Day 27

Today Hayden has had another great day!! They have discovered the cause of his tummy problems...he is lactose intolerant. They said that this is caused by him being a preemie and should disappear when he gets closer to his full-term age. So they have put him back on the fortifiers for the breast milk (to help him gain weight) and they are also adding something called lactase to my breast milk to keep him from being allergic. He seems to be doing great with this. No weight gain so far but we are hoping that since he is on the fortifiers that he will start to gain weight faster.

He is also breathing very well on his own. He is still on the 2 liters at room air. Today however, he went about 30 minutes with the prongs slightly coming out of his nose and he still stayed from 95 to 100%. He is just doing so well with his breathing now. He still had one heart episode today where they had to stimulate him to wake him up, but those as well are getting fewer and further between.

His skin has been very dry and scaly lately. They said that this is because he is no longer in any humidity in his incubator and the warm, dry air will dry his skin out. So now he has some prescription cream that he is getting for his little dry skin. Overall, he is doing great and is so alert and happy. Thank you all for your prayers and support.

Tim, Hilary, and Hayden