Another Update...

Andrew is 5 Weeks Old!

In a way it seems hard to believe that we have been parents for that long already. But dont get me wrong, we are still REALLY ready to go home! We still dont know when that will be, it all depends on AJ, and how well he does with his breathing and eating.

He moved to a new bed on Saturday, this one is open which means he has to get used to all the sound, and keep his own temp. which he has been doing very well!

He also moved to another room, still in the NICU, but this one is for bigger, stronger babies. Here they have 1 nurse for every 4 babies instead of 1 for 2. It is also alot quieter in there because not all the babies machines are beeping all the time. :)

His breathing as really improved alot! He has been on the nasal prongs since last week Thursday and has been doing great. No more sedation for him cause he is so much more relaxed when off of the CPAP. From Sunday to Monday night he was off of everything, and did all his own breathing all night long, but by morning he was getting tired so he went back on the prongs. They will probably try without them again in a day or 2. We are so thankful that he is improving in this area, it is a huge answer to prayer!

His weight is up to 1796 grams, this is about 3 pounds, 13 ounces, or somewhere close to that. He is getting 30 mls per feeding and is no longer throwing up like he was, this is also an answer to prayer as he really needs to keep eveything in his tummy so that he can grow.

Yesterday I tried nursing again, he has kind of upset about it, but did suck for awhile. Then I gave him the bottle, he took 6 mls before getting to tired to care, this was very exciting for us! He still has a hard time remember to breath, suck and swallow, all at the same time, but he is learning and once again we are so thankful!

We got training on how to give him a bath yesterday, he didnt think much of it, but he sure liked it afterward, as you can see in the picture, he was very relaxed! :)

Well its been fun to do a post that has so much positive news in it! We are still so grateful for all of your prayers as we continue to feel them every day. We are so blessed to have you all behind us! Please continue to pray for his lungs to grow stronger and that he will figure out his whole eating thing, :) thankyou, and God bless you!!