There is a board I post on that where there are certain days in your pregnancy you get excited about and can kinda brag about. Some are 12 weeks, 20 weeks(half way), 24 weeks(called v-day viability day!), and 35/35 (35weeks/35 days to go). Today I was supposed to be able to post that but obviously I am not.
I am so happy to say that Elijah is doing so well though. He took yet again another full bottle at 200 this morning, I believe thats 3 now! He does get really tired after he finishes a full bottle so usually they let him rest the next feeding to build up some energy. He is still having alarms that they call brady's which means his heart rate drops. This is very common in preemies and especially since they took him off of the caffeine a few days ago. The good news is that everytime he has an alarm he brings himself right back up, usually before the nurse even gets over by him!
I didn't get to see him yesterday because I woke up with a sore throat :-( today I feel a little better but I am not sure if I am going to visit becasue I don't want to risk anything. Shaun visited yesterday and now feels kinda sick today which of course makes me super nervous so please pray Elijah doesn't get sick! They've been monitoring his temps and they have been pretty good. He is also gaining weight like a champ! He was 5lb5.8oz when he was born and today he is 5lbs11.4oz!
He got moved to the intermediate room in the NICU which is a huge step! Hopefully he continues to do well and they will put him on an "ad lib" feeding schedule this week. He will be able to tell the nurses when he is hungry and they will go off of his cues, as long as he continues to gain weight with this schedule that is a good sign.
Although he may not be home for Christmas I know he will be home soon. He is doing so well and us being able to be with him at the hospital on Christmas eve and day will be good enough this year! I know next year I will have a healthy little 1 year old at home (with an almost 5 year old!...tear)!
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