Day 17

Sun tanning under the phototherapy light

Hayden is such a little trooper!....and apparently today also such a little rascal for the nurses. I came in tonight and the nurse told me "We didn't have the feeding tube taped down to his mouth really well and somehow or another he has managed to pull it out three times!!". I just laughed and told her that sounded exactly like my son. Also was told that he found this extremely funny and would grin at her EVERY time he did it. He is getting fed the maximum 17mls. every three hours now...YAY! Apparently he says yay too because he has gained a whole ounce in one day, now up to 2 lbs. and 3 oz. He is also on regular IV with less nutrients that they are hoping to wean him off of by tomorrow so that he can get all of his nutrients from fortified breast milk. When this happens, they can take the IV out altogether. He has had less breathing episodes in the last couple days but he still has problems with his breathing and with maintaining his oxygen levels. There is no way to fix this except for him to grow out of it and we are hoping that his lungs will mature sooner rather than later. He has such a personality and pretty much every nurse I have talked to loves him but knows that he likes playing games. He will pull off every wire and then grin like he has done something fabulous. We all love him so much and thank God that he is doing so well!! Hopefully if everything goes well, we will have him home with us sometime in July. Thanks everyone for all the prayers and support! We love you!!
Tim, Hilary, and Hayden :)