We didn't hit the 4 lb mark yet but hopefully soon. He actually lost an ounce for today but it all depends on when he is weighed. Sometime in the next couple days I am sure we will see 4 lbs. We went down to 1 liter of flow in his nasal cannula and we will see how he does on that. It's a big step for him but the doctor thinks we should try it. I agreed with her that he is ready for another step down because he has gone quite a few days on 2 liters, hasn't had any problems, and hasn't had any spells. If he doesn't tolerate this they will move him back up, but we'll see how he does. He also got a bath today...a full bath this time! Last time we just washed his hair. We were waiting for his PICC line to come out in order to give him a real bath. He did well and then I swaddled him up and held him for a while. He likes to snuggle!
The big news for the day is we are moving out of NICU. Justin is going to Level 2 because he is not a sick baby anymore and just needs to learn how to eat and grow. I know I have talked about both of the Level 2 centers in previous posts (ICC and Special Care Nursery). I mentioned first that he would go to ICC and then we thought he might go to Special Care. I thought ICC was for more chronic babies, and it is, but that just means they can handle sicker babies. It doesn't mean they have to be sick to go there. Basically he would go to whatever Level 2 center that had an open bed spot for him. They had an opening today and the doctor thinks he is more than ready for Level 2 so here we go! He won't move until this evening and we are not even sure where he will go yet (ICC for sure, just not sure what bed spot). This is a really exciting day for us but also a little sad. We have gotten to know so many great nurses (especially his primary nurse, Christy) and we will be sad to leave them. But, this can only mean good things and we are that much closer to getting him home!!!
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