Thursday, March 3, 2011

It Is SO Hard

To put him back in his bed after I've been holding him!!!

So here are some of his new updates:

His stomach just wasn't tolerating his feedings like they wanted, so to give his stomach a break and to help him gain the weight needed, they have put in an OJ tube, and no, that doesn't just pump him full of Orange Juice (although he does get caffeine through an IV to help stimulate his brain so it can remember to breath) but it is a feeding tube that goes beyond the stomach just slightly into the intestines so the milk bypasses the stomach completely. He still gets most of the nutrients from the milk, but his stomach can rest and grow.

At first he just wasn't letting them wean him off of his new ventilator, but the last day or so they have been able to slowly turn the pressures down, so that is a really good sign.

He outgrew his tiny diapers! He is now in the next size up, and once again his diaper drowns him!

He has almost doubled his birth weight! As of tonight, he is now 2 pounds 9 ounces! So chunky, and so cute!

We got hand molds of him tonight!

So we are really proud of him and he is just doing so well.

Well, it's time to go pump, so wave goodbye to all your fans Jaden!

3 comments:

christina said...

i am so glad he is doing so well! you have such a strong little boy! happy one month bday little guy!!!!

Amber Lynn said...

his little hand is so stinkin cute!!
hugs to you dear friend

Jared West said...

AHH!! He is so so cute!!! So glad he is doing well. Hope you are to my friend!