Day 42

So today Hayden is officially 6 weeks old! He has come so far and grown so well! We are so proud of how good he is doing and how strong he is. Don't have much to update you all on tonight, everything is still pretty much the same as it was yesterday.

He is still on his 2 liters of oxygen (and thank the Lord he has been doing very well on it, no events at all since then and we are praying it will stay that way). He also is still on his continuous feedings although they did increase them slightly again today. He is eating almost 25 mls. every three hours now (which is just a little short of an ounce). He is still getting his extra calories to help him beef up a little. Other than that, he is doing pretty much the same. He also didn't gain any weight from yesterday. He still weighs 2 lbs. and 15 oz. One more ounce to go till he crosses the three pound mark!!!

Also, today was great because I got to try letting him suckle a little bit. He is just playing around and getting used to it now but the nurses have told me that its really good for him because it will help make it a little easier for him when it comes time to actually breast and bottle feed. He did really well with it (in my opinion of course hehe) and he seems to really love his pacifier. All of which are good signs that he is getting closer to being able to bottle feed.

Also got some great pictures of my parents holding Hayden for the first time! I got some great pictures of them here on the blog tonight. Timothy's parents will be coming to hold him Thursday for the first time too so it seems this week Hayden will be introduced to both sets of his grandparents! More pictures of this encounter to come on Thurday. Thanks everyone for your prayers and for all your support. You all have been great and we love you very much!

Tim, Hilary, and Hayden