A LITTLE TIRED TODAY

I think Justin is a little tired today. He has been working so hard with his respiratory development and done such a great job. But, it is all HARD work and babies at this age get a little tired. Last night before I went to bed they had put the cannula back in for a little help. They certainly don't want him to struggle to breathe! Before, he was getting a flow of 3 liters and now it's down to .5 liters. So, he is just needing a tiny bit of air in order to not have to work so hard. They also turned his phototherapy lights back on today...to be expected. They said that the lights work so well when they are on that when they turn them off, most of the time their bilirubin levels go back up. So, until his feedings are much more significant, he might be on and off the lights. They increase his feedings by 1ml every six hours so he is at 1.8mls as of now. As things continue to progress, they will increase the feedings at a higher pace. We will go see him over lunch time but will only hold him for a short time. We have to give the little guy a chance to rest!!

If anything new arrises while I am there, I will update you later. Or else, we'll update again tomorrow.