Mason is 3 weeks and 2 days old today! I can't believe it!! Time is going by pretty fast, which is good right now. The days are exhausting, but at least they are moving along.
Mason weighs 3 pounds 10.5 ounces as of last night. He had a setback about a week ago and lost some weight due to the fact that they took him completely off of his feedings. Luckily it was nothing major and he was back on his full feeds within a few days. He was able to get off of his high flow canula (nose tube blowing air into his lungs). He had relied on the 5 liter air flow for 2.5 weeks and they could not get him off of it because his heart rate would drop. One day he figured out that he had to breath on his own and dropped from the 5 liter high flow to 2 liter low flow in a matter of a couple of days and is breathing room air. He is also big enough now to be swaddled and dressed in attempt to maintain his own body temperature rather than his bed doing it for him. So far he is a champ. It wont be long until he can be moved to an open crib.
We knew all along he was a wiggle worm. In fact I felt him moving in my tummy at 13-14 weeks for the first time. They always try to put him in the fetal position in his bed and tie him down that way so that it was "womb like"...yeah right. He kicks his legs out of it in no time and hangs them out the sides. On Monday morning when they lifted the blanket from over his bed they found him completely out of his "womb" bed and he had somehow rolled all the way to the edge and was smushed against the plastic with his hiney up in the air. who knows how he did it, but it sure was adorable. His hair was a mess like he had worked REALLY hard to get over there. He'll be walking in no time.
We got to give him his first tub bath on Tuesday night. He just chilled out. I figured he would cry but he was good about it and got so relaxed that he decided to poop in his tub. HA!
For Christmas one of the nurses brought a little sleigh to put the babies in for pictures. Mason was a little small, but we tortured him with pictures anyway. I couldnt believe how HUGE the little outfit is on him (not shown in picture)...it is a preemie size 4-6 pounds and is tiny until you put it on him. Again, such a trooper.
He is doing great right now! Keep praying that he will continue to do so well that we can get him home soon! :)
2 comments:
prayers are going up now for your boy. he is a little doll and i'm sure is growing stronger by the day!
Thanks for the update! It's funny how someone so tiny can have such a big personality already! Too cute! Love all the pictures...definitely looks like you! He's a cutie!
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