One of many late nights in the NICU!
This was yesterday! His 1st smile...we couldn't have asked for a better Easter present!!!
Yay, he's getting food from a bottle!!! And might I say, daddy is a great bottle feeder!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
One Step Closer to HOME!!!
WOW, what a big weekend it's been! I have lots of great news to share with you! On Friday we were able start giving Pearson a bottle with 5 ml of milk and I was able to attempt to nurse him or at least introduce him to the idea since we pretty much knew he wouldn't have much interest. He is still getting food through a tube, so he doesn't get hungry right now, which makes the bottle feeding more challenging. He does great as far as not spitting the milk back up, but he doesn't have a lot of interest in drinking and sucking, especially since he hasn't had to eat by mouth ever in his life. It will be a very slow process, but I know he will get where he needs to be eventually. Tomorrow they will start giving him less food through his tube, so that he will hopefully be more hungry and want to drink his bottle more. They did increase his milk to 10ml today, so hopefully they will be able to continuously go up on it. Something else great that happened this weekend is Pearson was able to graduate from NICU 3 to the NICU 2!!!!! Dr. Kays told us in our consult back in January that when you make it to the NICU 2 then that is your ticket out the door, so maybe we will be headed out of those doors with our sweet little P sooner than later!!! We continue to thank God for all the healing he has done for Pearson and we will continue to pray for more healing and guidance for Pearson as he gets over the hump of eating! He has been a strong little fighter so far and we know he will continue to fight until he is safe and healthy at home! Here are some great moments I captured over the weekend!
One of many late nights in the NICU!
One of many late nights in the NICU!
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There's that beautiful smile! Oh, my Sweet P sure is a handsome little man! I hope he's continuing to bottle feed! When I left the other day he was in his super awesome chair, watching his mobile, and going to town on his pacifier and really enjoying it! He better keep up all that good work!
ReplyDeleteYay! He looks so adorable!!!!! Eat, eat Pearson!!!!!! One of the good things about being right-sided is that RCDHers are a little less likely to have reflux (since the stomach was never moved) and a little more likely to be able to go home eating on their own without any g-tube ... but for us at least, it took a while (of course Dakota was a 7 week premie too so that complicated matters more). Seek out Elaine!!!! She is the occupational therapist and the sooner you can start working with her the better! Some NPs will tell you that you don't need her if Pearson is taking the bottle at all ... but you do!!!! Also, there are some great nurse feeders in the NICU II (there are also some bad ones, so be patient). If you ever get Jen (had her own NICU babies so she knows how we feel) or Mary - pick their brains! Of course Tony always helped us as well! They helped me so much! Many, many prayers that Pearson takes to feeding well!!!
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Jennifer
They just make me smile. When you see everything going so well it is such joy. Feedings can be slow, but it will come. Thank God for answered prayers.
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What great news and sweet pictures! I especially love the one of Pearson smiling. It almost looks like he is laughing at you! We did miss you at Don and Ellen's on Easter Sunday and prayed for all of you. Next year, Pearson will be giving the other kids a run for their money hunting those Easter eggs!
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Aunt Judy
So happy and thankful for all the great news. Loved seeing that sweet smile! Adorable and his hat is so fasionable! LOL Can't wait to see you all soon! Love and prayers!!!
ReplyDeletethat smile is too cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of Little P smiling!! He is absolutely beautiful. I'm thanking and praising God for every step and milestone that he reaches in this journey. I can't wait until you all come home and we get to see that smile in person! Love you!!
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