Bottles

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. There have been some changes with Nick. Some good, some not so good, but overall, everything is going well. Early Saturday morning, Nick had two spells where he dropped his oxygen level, and his heart rate, so they decided to put him back on his oxygen. He is on a low setting and doing well with it. I think he doesn't really like to have it on. He keeps pulling at the tube. Since his breathing is still a little labored, they want to give him some more time with the oxygen.

The bottle feeding has been going well. The nurse decided yesterday to turn his oxygen way up while he was taking his bottle to help him out a little. He took the whole bottle in 20 minutes. They did the same last night, and again, he took the whole bottle. Having the little bit of extra oxygen helps him out a lot. He can use his full energy to eat. That is a positive step forward. They should start to add a few more bottles to his day over the next few days.

While I am disappointed that he is still on the oxygen, I am thrilled with the bottle feeding. In all actuality, the possibility is there for Nick to go home on oxygen. They don't do it often, but it is a possibility. He can't go home with out taking all his bottles, though. So for now, it is better to concentrate on the feeding aspect. The oxygen thing will come as he gets bigger and older, and like I said, he could always go home with oxygen for a while.

Nick is getting bigger and bigger. He is now 5lbs, 12.8oz. He will be 6lbs before long! He wakes up a little before feedings and then is awake for a while after. He just looks around at everything and takes it all in. I will try to take some new photos today to post!