Day 54 - Tiny Wins

Monday, February 21, 2021

Update: James was able to recover nicely from yesterday’s craziness. It seems like the steroids have taken well so far. His FIO2 has been between 40-50% today. The hood of the incubator has been lifted most of the day since James has effectively been regulating his own temperature. James weighed in at 1710g last night, putting him at 3 pounds 12 ounces. His heart rate dropped a bit today, so he had an EKG done. The results returned without any concerns at the moment. But they will continue to monitor.  He has been enjoying his little pacifier and getting some touch time from Mom and hearing Dad’s voice. He enjoys being swaddled and his blue hat too.

Photos and Videos today:





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Pumping Update: At this point, we will be switching from the small 4oz hospital bottles to freezing in bags for better storage space. Let us know what brand you recommend! When the "milk room" 🍼 at the hospital 🏥 tells us to bring more in we will supply them with fresh milk pumped that day. Pumping an average of 1010mls per day with James feeding at about 250mls daily it won't be hard to have fresh on hand.

1st Deep Freezer is almost full! 5 cu ft! Don't mind the garage... It's actually pretty organized but the photo doesn't reflect that. 😆


While James was napping, picked up our 2nd Deep Freezer from FB Marketplace. 7 cu ft! 😮



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