Dear Samuel,
Each day throughout this journey, you continue to impress us.
Today was another good day. Your weight is now up to 2 pounds 9.6 ounces. It's actually the same as your weigh-in from Thursday night, but is up 40 grams from the last post. You keep heading in the right direction for weight....pretty soon you are going to be a chunker!
Your "high flow" oxygen was taken down to 1 Liter per hour (the lowest setting for this particular device) and are around 30% O2. The next step down from that would be what's called "wall air"; which essentially is just a lower flow of oxygenated air OR removing all ventilation/air altogether. If that were to be the case, it would be a HUGE milestone for us AND an earlier than expected one at that.
Momma gave you your first real bath on Thursday. She said you were wrapped in a towel and submerged into a "mini hot tub" (as I call it)....and each arm and leg were taken out separately to be washed. This process is called a swaddle bath and apparently you either REALLY liked it or REALLY didn't. Let's just say that your leg's and bottom had to get washed twice because there was some not so nice stuff ALL over the place, according to Mom.
Tonight when we came down to see you, you were backwards in your isolete. Maybe it was opposite day in the NICU or something, but it threw us for a loop.
Each day throughout this journey, you continue to impress us.
Today was another good day. Your weight is now up to 2 pounds 9.6 ounces. It's actually the same as your weigh-in from Thursday night, but is up 40 grams from the last post. You keep heading in the right direction for weight....pretty soon you are going to be a chunker!
Your "high flow" oxygen was taken down to 1 Liter per hour (the lowest setting for this particular device) and are around 30% O2. The next step down from that would be what's called "wall air"; which essentially is just a lower flow of oxygenated air OR removing all ventilation/air altogether. If that were to be the case, it would be a HUGE milestone for us AND an earlier than expected one at that.
Momma gave you your first real bath on Thursday. She said you were wrapped in a towel and submerged into a "mini hot tub" (as I call it)....and each arm and leg were taken out separately to be washed. This process is called a swaddle bath and apparently you either REALLY liked it or REALLY didn't. Let's just say that your leg's and bottom had to get washed twice because there was some not so nice stuff ALL over the place, according to Mom.
Tonight when we came down to see you, you were backwards in your isolete. Maybe it was opposite day in the NICU or something, but it threw us for a loop.
I got to hold you for a little bit tonight, before they started your feeding. It was the perfect way to end my day.....
Love,
Mom and Dad
