Six Weeks Old

Hello all. Today Jack is 6 weeks old. It's hard to believe we've already been at this for that long. Seems like 1 or 2 weeks ago he was born. We're not sure if there was an error in the weighing of Jack or if he just lost a little but he's down to 3 lbs 5 oz today. I tend to think there was an error in weighing because he jumped about 3-4 ounces in one day and that just isn't right. Jack is still doing well. He is off of his antibiotics, which means they took out his IV. He is still doing well with his body temperature and was wearing a cute preemie outfit that Grandma Christi got for him today. His feedings are now up to 35ml, that is where he was before his incident on Monday.

Jack got a visit today from Great Grandma Nan. She thought he was the cutest little thing ever (we don't disagree). She was in town because she had to stay at the hospital overnight after her angioplasty. Grandma Patti also stopped in to say hello. It was nice to get a pic of Jack with Great Grandma Nan so we could send it home with her.

Another Good Day

Jack is now two weeks and two days old. He gained 20 grams yesterday, not enough to move him up an ounce (but close). For anybody wondering 1 gram equals 0.035 ounces, so 20 grams is about .705 ounces. Today is his first official day off of his IV fluids. He is now on Mary's milk that has been fortified with a few extra calories to help him grow faster. Mary and Jack got to do some more kangaroo care. Jack really seems to calm down and relax when he gets to lay on Mary's chest. They got to spend about an hour together, during which Mary almost fell asleep.

He has been very stable these past few days. Stable enough that they took him off of the SiPAP machine and put him on a CPAP mahcine. So now Jack is doing all the breathing for himself. During his last care time he was very active, with his eyes wide open and wiggling all around. We gave him a little drop of milk on his pacifier again and he went right at it. We also learned that some of his nurses are clamoring over who gets to care for him. What can we say, he's a popular guy.