On May 15, 2008 Joshua finally weighed 3 pounds. He had lost 1 ounce at the beginning and they weren't feeding him very much milk at this point so it took a while to gain the 4 ounces. Part of the reason they were not feeding him too much is because the babies have to show they can handle the feedings. They start feeding them a little bit and then slowly add more as they do well. They would feed him through the feeding tube and then 3 hours later come back and empty out his stomach through his feeding tube to see if he had digested the food. If the milk looked green they would throw it away, but if it the milk looked good, they would put it back in. It was weird to me, but fortunately most of the time he digested the milk just fine. They would also monitor Joshua's output. They would weigh his wet and dirty diapers and keep detailed notes about his diapers.
This is how Joshua looked at 3 pounds. 
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