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| Old picture - new to the blog. This was taken by Grandma Owen an hour or less after he was born. |
- He's tolerating his feedings, which doesn't sound like anything special but it's one of the things he'll have to do consistently to be able to come home.
- He gained 10 grams overnight. Again, this doesn't sound like a lot, but to this point he had only been losing weight. The gain last night is the precursor to more gains; something he will obviously have to do to come home.
- Residuals are no longer green. I think Jenny mentioned the icky green stuff coming out after his feedings. It is no longer green, which eliminates any possible concerns with the discoloring.
- Blood Sugar levels have stabilized to the good.
- He has only had 3 alarms since they hooked up the nasal cannula. His improvements since hooking this up mean that they will try removing it in the next couple of days to see if he has figured out how to breathe all on his own.
- All of his improvements indicate no infection. There was some concern, between the green residuals and earlier lack of bowel movements, that he may have an infection. He could still prove to have one, but all signs now indicate that he does not.
- The nurse practitioner that saw him this morning thinks the spots on his nose are just scabs. We've heard conflicting reports on these little spots, but we're not too concerned either way. It was good to hear that, at least someone, thinks it's something that will go away.
- His bilirubin numbers have remained too high. This was the only news we received this morning that wasn't good news, but it isn't bad news either. It just means he has to stay under the bug zapper and limits the amount of time we can take him out and hold him each day.
McDad
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