"Wimpy White Male"

Nicholas is doing ok today. Dr. Baily said he's acting like a "wimpy white male." Really, Nicholas is feistier than most but that is the term they give to preterm white males. As far as statistics go, white males do the worse, black females, the best. He hasn't had any bradycardia's (drop in heart rate) today but continues to fluctuate in his oxygen saturations (which means his monitors constantly beep). He comes back up on his own for the most part, which is good. He tends to drop his sats most when being suctioned (who wouldn't) or doing diaper changes (which for some reason takes a really long time on such a tiny person). I attached a picture of his diaper next to a newborn diaper. His diapers, well everything including a little pacifier, are so tiny. As a side note, since we have had many inquires, the blog is drafted daily by Denise R. and then proofed by Denise M. On the weight front, Nicholas gained 70 grams over the last couple of days and is now 1lb 15 ounces. We're excited for him to hit the 2 lb mark. He is getting 4cc of breast milk every 2 hours via a tube that goes from his mouth to his stomach (he doesn't have the suck and swallow thing down yet) and tolerating that well. They are increasing the feeds 1/2 cc every 12 hours. Gradual increases until we reach 9 cc's which meet his nutrition intake requirements. We will continue to hope for a quiet Saturday afternoon and look forward to tomorrow, as we may be able to "kangaroo" with him tomorrow (hold him! finally :). Have a good weekend and go Vikings!