The Journey of James Weston

Sweet Baby James is 2 months old (34 weeks gestational)! 👶 Loves being swaddled, laying on his back and right side specifically (used to love his tummy, but things change quickly 😉). Enjoys his morphine cocktails, but hates blood pressure readings, temperatures taken under his arm, and tubes (all tubes and lines). 🌡️ James is super expressive with his hands throwing gang signs at the nurses and he can shoot you a look with just his eyebrows. 🤟 He is a human clock and knows when he is due for his meds and diaper change! 🧷 James loves when Daddy reads Dr. Seuss and his skin to skin time with Mommy. 💗 He immediately calms down after his diaper is changed and will alert everyone when it's dirty by dropping his oxygen rate. 😯 James isn't a fan of heel sticks but loves his custom made pacifier for his ET tube! Although he is tiny, he is very strong and is known for his feistiness in the NICU. 💪 The nurses are always saying he is the cutest! "This week in the womb" h...

Sunday, February 28, 2021 James woke up today and told the world “I’d really like my dad to hold me today.” And the universe responded with “Sounds good Baby James ... we can make that happen!”  And so ...  James and Dad bonded for 75 minutes doing skin to skin. Dad found that humming was a great way to bond and calm Baby James during the hold. Such a nice experience!  This was Dad’s first time holding a baby ... ever!  And today James is officially 2 months old too. 👶  Dad also made it on the “Wall of Fame” of first skin to skin holds. The nurse took a Polaroid to hang next to Mom’s photo.  Update:  James has been at 40% on FIO2 for most of the day. He’s about to weigh in at 4 pounds today (assuming he doesn’t lose any weight since last night). He’s had his ups and downs, but mostly has been stable. His blood gas showed his CO2 in the 50s, which is good. He’s up to 35 ML of feed and is tolerating it.