Turning It Around?

Last night, as we were trying to feed Colin, those little lips were denying access to the bottle. He would just not open that little mouth to eat. Out like a light. We're not used to seeing that, and it broke our hearts because we know he's tired due to his anemia. In fact that day he kept taking less and less with each subsequent feeding, as his energy was just sapped.
Not only was he low on energy from the anemia, but his transition to a crib was also wearing on him. He lost almost a full ounce of weight because of it. Now that there's a greater demand on him to maintain his body temp, he burns more calories to do so. As a result, the weight comes off. It's just one of those transition phases that he has to figure out. You know, one step back, three steps forward type-of-thing.
Well, maybe our little boy has turned the corner over night? First, he has not failed the "crib test" as he has been maintaining his body temp. No more isolette for our guy! Second, he's back to eating full value meals ;-) He went on a bottle rampage and took bottles of 35, 40 and 50 ounces overnight! Someone is getting a second wind. I wouldn't expect anything less from our little fighter :-)