This is pretty cool! The trend of fattening up and getting stronger continues, and they have taken him off the CPAP and put him on a canula. What's a canula? I don't know -- basically like a smaller CPAP I guess, but here's a close up:
We can't help but feel proud and excited at his progress. We know, this is a crazy ass roller-coaster ride and we shouldn't get our hopes up. I guess we're not getting our hopes up, we're more just thrilled and excited at his current state. *KNOCK WOOD*. It's possible (and very common) for babies to go back to the CPAP. It wouldn't be a step back -- they're just checking to see if he can hang with the canula. After two days, so far so good.
I've been feeling pretty sick for the past couple days (thank you 7 hours on an airplane) so I haven't been able to hold Cole yet, so I can't describe it from my own personal experience. Kate says that it is amazing to feel him in her arms without the bubbling mass of CPAP tubes buffering his head from her body. Also, now that he is in the crib, the process has changed from "kinda stressful crazy nurse assisted transport" to something much more simple, and much more real. She just picked him right up and held him. How cool is that?! I can't wait to do that.
Remember his crazy nasty hippopotamus leg extravaganza? Things are going well on that front too; now his ankle just has a big ol' scab on it, under which there should be some happy new skin forming. His leg is still wrapped in a big protective gauze sock.
Kate's mom sent some preemie clothes our way, and we were totally amused by the sizing labels:
Micro is funny, but TINY?! Come on! That is awesome!
2 comments:
i love that he has so much hair! and so lovely that it's the same color as his mama's locks. keep on keepin' on - all three of you.
Have a great Thanksgiving with your little Gobbler! Hugs!
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