Friday, May 1, 2009



These are pictures from this morning when Amy went down to see him. A couple of days ago, the CPAP apparatus that was giving him oxygen was beginning to rough his nose up a bit. So, they put him on something else -- an oxygen thing that cups over his nose. Amy says she saw his upper lip for the first time today because of the change. He has been eating milk since Wednesday (2 days ago) and seems to be tolerating it well. Last night I (Christian) went and he hadn't gone to the bathroom in 48 hours, but today they told Amy he did last night. They will be slowly increasing how much he eats (through the tube). He eats milk mixed with a calorie supplement. He weighed in today at 1 pound 14 ounces, so he's been gaining about an ounce a day for the last 2 or 3 days. He's gaining a reputation in the NICU for being feisty. Last night he was kicking his legs quite a bit. The plan is still for him to be in the hospital until July.

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