A little awake time

Nicholas has done well over the last couple of days. His PICC (type of IV) clotted yesterday, so, they pulled it. The worst part for Nicholas was having the tape removed; he was not happy. I did get to hold him for awhile in the afternoon which was nice for both of us. Denise M is looking forward to Sunday, which is her day to hold Nicholas. Today, they changed him to CPAP only. The Biphasic CPAP basically gave him a certain number of breaths, the CPAP reminds him to breath rather than giving breaths; a step in the right direction. His oxygen requirement continues to decrease, (he is in the mid-20's, which is getting closer to the 21% room air target) also a good sign. He is up to 12 cc of fortified breast milk every 2 hours. They fortify it to give him more calories, which helps him grow. He has lost more weight than he has gained over the last three days, not uncommon when coming off the vent. They say he burns a lot of calories breathing on his own. If we could lose that amount of calories by breathing we wouldn't be looking for somewhere to workout. We took the picture attached during his hands on care. He was very alert and enjoyed the brief respite from his CPAP hat.