Nicholas continues to progress. He is talking almost all of his bottles by mouth instead of his NG tube. In fact, the NG came out today and they are not going to put it back in unless he can't take the 360ml he needs in a day. He is up to 5lbs 6 ounces and has outgrown a couple of his preemie outfits. He lucked out yesterday as he was suppose to get circumcised, however, he has two inguinal hernias that need to be repaired first. They had him in the room to do the procedure and once they saw the hernias, nixed it. No problem, we all had a better St. Patrick's day as a result. We'll fix the hernias once he gets bigger and his lungs are stronger. He is still on oxygen, 50cc via nasal cannula (it's around 1/20 of a liter). His hematocrit is still low (24) but they will continue to monitor that. We have hopes of going home sometime next week. We anticipate going home on oxygen; we'll see what the next week brings. His head ultrasounds and eye exams have all been normal which is a huge blessing! We hope you all had a nice St. Patrick's Day yesterday and we hope to have more news of home in our next blog.
That is so awesome Nicholas to know the ng tube is out. Keep up the good work so they don't have to put it back in and you can finally go home. We'll keep our fingers crossed that all goes well and next week will be a high water mark for you to see your home.
ReplyDeleteD and D, you have both done such a great job through all this but we expected nothing but that. You are both such well rounded, calm individuals and took everything in stride which wouldn't be easy for anyone to do. It's been a long, hard road and the light is ever closer at the end of the tunnel. Stay strong for each other and Nicholas.
Love you all,
Judy/Dave
Nicholas, you are so beautiful, I can not wait to hold you and snuggle with you....I hope you can come home with your moms and have us over for a visit with you.....I hope by June and July....All our Love, PaPa and Grandma
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