The Journey of James Weston

First - We are overwhelmed with gratitude with how many of our friends and family sent their love and support. It’s been remarkable and we are truly blessed with having so many great people surrounding us. ❤️  Second - Lindsay and I started a daily log with what’s happening with Baby James. We love having people text us asking how things are, truly, and we are also getting slightly overwhelmed having to explain the situation repeatedly. This daily log/blog, will be the best place to visit first. Lindsay very much appreciates all of the ladies who have reached out to her with pumping tips and suggestions as well as those who have shared their personal and positive NICU stories. It’s so important to be able to relate right now. Sometimes talking to a stranger who has gone through the same situation means more than anything to her. Please keep that up! 👏  The most meaningful texts to us will be something like - “I saw on the blog that James winked, so cute!” - this shows us that...

1/8/21 - Friday   9a - Belly looks good today. Gas patterns in intestines look normal shows he can tolerate more milk. He’s at 5 ML and will increase 1 ML every 12 hours. Will increase from 24 calories to 26 calories per ounce (30 ML) of milk since his progress is so good.  Next brain ultrasound will be in 5 weeks to ensure things are still healthy. Still a risk for PVL for us to monitor (holes in brain tissues to reduce blood flow. Not likely, but possible). Two months post due date is when baby can see images and features, for now, the eye is just opening since the tissue is breaking down. Eye exams will happen around 31 weeks with ophthalmologist to ensure the retina development.  There’s a chance that he won’t need the PICC line since his feedings are going well. The alternative would be adding a little sedation for oral feeding and not through the umbilical catheter or PICC - this will be a big win for this week. Things to look that would call for extra atte...