One week down...

Not a whole lot of news today. Patrick had the echo this morning and we haven't heard back on it yet, but the doctor and the nurses have said they didn't hear a murmer today. He's had a couple of bradycardia episodes in the last two days, but he's been able to recover on his own in a matter of seconds, so they're not too worried. As long as he can bring his heart rate back up, they don't see anything wrong.


He was 2 lbs 11 oz today, but he did have some pretty good poops and one ounce isn't bad as far as losing weight. I did ask the nurse about his size, since everyone has commented on how long his arms and feet are, but he falls into the 50th percentile in size, so he just needs to get some fat on him. They went up to 15ccs on his feedings and plan on getting to 18 tomorrow. The doctor said they will probably remove the umbillical line he's been getting extra food through (lipids and TPN) and then the only thing connected to him will be the sensors and the feeding tube!

I held Patrick for about an hour and a half this afternoon, and Jon was able to hold him tonight. It's so much easier to get him in and out of the isolette with the few cords he's attached to! He really likes to be held, especially during his feedings. It seems like he's pretty awake when we start out, but once he gets some food in his belly, he's ready to nap. When I held him, he had one of those good sized poops. I thought it was pretty funny. When he was in his isolette this morning, he managed to grab his ankle and was pulling it towards his face. I wish I had a picture of it! He makes the funniest faces and I always miss them with the camera.

We found out today that one of Jon's coworkers from his old job spent the day at the hospital with his wife. She is up on the 9th floor for the night with their twins. They've gotten to 28 weeks, and it sounds like they might be able to go home tomorrow night, but we know how scary it can be to get rushed upstairs and have to stay at least overnight. We'll be thinking about them a lot, and hoping she gets to go home for a few more weeks before anything happens!

Thanks for checking in on us! Glad to have another day of good news about Patrick.