"Big" Boy Bed

They decided not to take Nick of cpap today. They are going to give him one more week. They plan to take it off either Sunday or Monday. The thinking behind waiting a week is if they took him off now, they would have to put him on a 4 liter nasal cannula. A 2 liter nasal cannula is better for him. So, they are hoping that by waiting a week, they can switch him to a 2 liter instead of a 4 liter. A few more days isn't so bad. The doctor said that the longer he stays on it, the easier time he will have to come off it.

This weekend, they decided to put Nick in an open air crib. No more isolette. He is big enough now, that he can hold his temperature on his own while being swaddled. He still isn't so keen on being swaddled, but he is tolerating it. It is really neat to see him in the crib. He is much easier to touch and kiss... you know he is thrilled with that.

The big news for the weekend... Nick reached 4 pounds! 4lbs, 1.5 ounces to be exact. Growing so big. We just have a few more hurdles to get through. I know he is going to get through them and be home in no time.

Now for a few more photos...

Now, just to give you an idea of how much he has grown over the last (almost) 2 months...

This is Nick at 5 days old, with his elk stuffed animal.

Nick today with the same stuffed animal... and of course he is in his "big" boy bed.