Day 40

They had to tape the oxygen tubing to his nose because he was
pulling it out so much!!!

So today Hayden is doing very well! I was told last night that he accomplished quite a feat yesterday....HE FLIPPED FROM HIS BACK TO HIS STOMACH ALL BY HIMSELF!! I was told that one of the nurses went to check on him because his heart monitor had slipped off a little bit and when she went to check on him, he had turned over all by himself. He is such a squirmy baby and a mover! We are so proud of him and he is such a smart baby. Another feat he accomplished last night during the night (that I found out about this morning) was that he managed to get the adjustable part of the nasal cannula (the part that's on the back of his head) into his mouth and was chewing on it! He has such a personality and all the nurses are telling me that I should have named him Houdini instead of Hayden.

To give you an update of how he is doing physically, he is now back down to 2 liters of oxygen and he is still staying on room air. He has not had any events since yesterday morning, so he has made it over 24 hours without having an event! YAY! He has also been increased up to 8 mls. of food every hour. He is still on his continuous feedings but we are hoping soon that he can come off of those and back to being fed every three hours. They have also told me that on Wednesday (when he turns 32 weeks) we can try and experiment with a bottle and see what he does with it. He may not take it but we can at least see how he responds to it. They have also told me that by 34 weeks he should be taking it much more readily and easily. He is also getting an extra 27 calories per feeding to help boost his weight gain. He also is still at the same weight as yesterday, no weight gain today.

We are so proud of him and how he is doing so well! Also as a treat for you blog followers, I have brand new pictures of him and (if I can get it to work) a video of his gymnastics lol. We love you and thank you for all of your prayers!

Tim, Hilary, and Hayden