Day 19

Day 19

Jax day 19: 960 grams or 2 lbs 2 oz. They think some of this weight loss could be due to not having the weight from his ventilator tube anymore. He is continuing to take the milk well. They increased his feeding to 3 cc (2.5 cc is a half teaspoon) every 3 hours, and they are going to increase that by 1 cc every 12 hours if he continues to process it well. The vent is still out! He is still having apnea and bradycardia episodes. They make sitting by his bedside much more nerve wracking. We are getting our squats in jumping up and down every time his alarm dings so we can rub his chest to wake him up. He likes to play games with us, and half the time as soon as we stand up he starts breathing again. It's just fine with us, we'll jump up and down for him all day long. I've saved the best bit of news for last...if he continues to do well through the night, Hunter and I will get to hold him tomorrow! Fingers crossed and lots of prayers, we have been looking forward to this moment for a long time. FOJSP!