August 17, 2006

He's still on the nasal canula.. Boy am I excited!!!
We had a meeting with the doc today and it was a good "report card" for Aiden. The plan is to keep uping his feeds twice a day until he gets to full feeds. (that will be by tomorrow for the weight they are using, but a few more days for his actual weight) and then starting tomorrow we will also add calories to the milk. Right now he is still getting the pergestimil, which is 20 calories an ounce, they will then go to pergestimil 24, which is 24 calories an ounce and eventually add to that to give him 30. Once he gets up to 3 ounce feeding he will pack on the weight. Right now he is on 2/3 of an ounce per feeding. He won't get to 3 ounces til he is a bit bigger since he is still really little, but an ounce right now is a full feed for him.
But considering even if he was born today, he'd still be about 7 weeks early, I think he is doing great for what he went through in the begining.
They also took him off his IV fats so now all he gets is the IV nutrition that looks like gatoraid. As they up his feeds they lower the other stuff, so he will even be off that in a few days too. Then No pik line, no IV's nothing.. He will have all his limbs free and be eating just like a normal baby. Well not from a bottle but he'll be getting milk. The bottle comes later.. Something I think he will do well with also, since he does great with his binki.
They also updated us on his last head ultrasound and she said that is basicly looks "normal" which was really good to hear. His lungs sound good and his heart too. He doesn't seem to be a baby who spells alot and they are truley amazed at his progress this far.
All I can say is he is amazing and awesome. Everyday i rush to the hospital to see him and just fall in love all over again. It's a love that only a parent can feel.
Lets see what tomorrow brings.. All i know is it is one day closer to Aiden coming home, and it's friday, two really great things..