GREAT DAY

We had a great day and great report from the doctor today. Justin is at his heaviest weight today despite the minor set back at the beginning of the week. 3lbs 3.5 ounces. They are increasing his feedings by .5mls now every 4 hours. At 4pm today he was at 3 mls an hour. He is on his way up and he even looks bigger today. I also measured his length yesterday and forgot to report. He is 16 inches long now. When he was born, he was 14.5 inches. WOW!

They have done many tests over the last 24 hours (a blood culture and also checked his spinal fluid) to make sure the infection is not still in his blood and didn't spread anywhere else. They didn't anticipate any problems due to the fact that the infection was caught so early and he bounced back so quickly. Both preliminary cultures have come back negative so we are thrilled about that. He is still on antibiotics and will continue to be to make sure the infection is totally gone. Also, she left him on high-flow today of 4 liters but he is down to room air and not requiring ANY oxygen. She will readdress the flow again tomorrow but just wanted to give him a little extra help in that department since he has been working so hard on everything else.

So, not much news today but no news is good news. Will write more tomorrow :)

Thanks everyone for all your comments and support. I know some people are having a hard time commenting and I am sorry to say, I have no idea how to do it. You're on your own. Sorry!