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Josh had an uneventful day today, continuing his string of good, happy days.  He continues to do well with his high flow nasal (HFNC).  He had a few episodes of desaturation (when his oxygen levels go down) yesterday, but those seems to be caused by one of two things - either his nose is clogged with boogies or he is sleeping too deeply and forgets to breath deeply. Josh has had a few of these episodes, but has not had any apnea in the last 24 hours.  We are very proud that he has done so well with his HFNC.  After talking to the nurse practitioner today, we were told that if he continues to do well on the HFNC he will be transferred to the NICU 2.  This is a big move for us and we definitely don't want to rush it.  The NICU 2 is a lower level of care and will be the unit from which Josh will be eventually discharged from.  We are told it isn't as spacious as the NICU 3 and can be a bit more frustrating because you are waiting for your baby to be ready to go home.  We are willing to bide our time in the NICU 3 for now to make sure Josh is really ready before he is  moved.

Josh is continuing to tolerate his feedings well and was increased to 13ml every 3 hours today.  He has continued to not have any residuals with his feeding.  Josh also gained 50 grams over night and now weighs 2lbs 13oz!!!  He is filling out quite nicely, you can barely see his ribs when he is breathing.  We are looking forward to the day when he weighs enough to maintain his body temperature on his own. Josh is still no longer showing any signs of infection, so they have decided to discontinue his antibiotics tomorrow after 7 days of treatment.

Josh continue to have good clear awake times today.  He is much more aware of his environment, looking around and focusing on other items.  He also seeks out either Mom or Dad's faces to focus on while awake. Although his awake times do no last very long, it is nice to spend some good quality time with him while he is awake.  Josh continues to be fascinated with his tubes - he even managed to pull his nasal cannula out twice today.  Both times he was able to maintain is oxygen saturations within his parameters, which was encouraging.

Dad has turned the corner and is starting to feel better.  Mom is still feeling well, but does have an intermittent sore throat that started back this evening.  Mom and Dad continue to be encouraged by our family and friends an the support they provide to us in many ways.  Thank you for you love and support.

Prayer Request:

• Josh continue to do well on his nasal cannula and not have many, if any, desaturations
• Josh would continue to tolerate his feedings without residuals or reflux and he would continue to gain weight
• Josh's doctors would have wisdom about when to transfer him to NICU 2
• Josh would not develop any other infections while in the NICU
• Dad would continue to feel better and Mom would not get sick

Praises:

• Josh is now up to 2lbs 13oz!!!  (Only 3oz to go before we hit 3lbs!)
• Josh is tolerating his feedings well
• Josh is doing well on is high flow nasal cannula
• Josh will soon be off of his antibiotics
• Mom and Dad are thankful for their family and friends - both near and far away - that are so supportive!  We love you!

 (Cute little Josh asleep when Mommy got there... his little birthmark was pretty bright today)

 

 (Look at that blond hair!)

 

 (Josh in all his cuteness doing what he does best... sleeping... and in his favorite position... all limbs stretched out)