Now, for yesterday's exciting news...there's so much...where to start? I guess the first monumental milestone was that Peter pooped...now, all you parents of full term babies may think...why is that so exciting? Well, for us, it means that Peter is processing the food he is getting in an "effective" manner...in addition, Brad and I changed the first of thousands of diapers yesterday...his diapers are soooo small...it is amazing that there is a diaper that fits these little guys, but as Brad says...babies are a billion dollar industry, they have thought of everything. Because of his elimination success, the breastmilk Peter is getting has been increased to 3mls every three hours. Peter's weight is now up to 2 lbs, 12 oz. This is significant progress as most all babies lose at least 10% of their body weight in the first week of life...not our little moose!
As for the PICC line, we are still not having success. Today a surgeon is going to do a cut down (a tiny incision where they pull the vein up to the surface to insert the line) We wished Peter did not have to go through this, but he won't be able to pull this line out. He will hopefully only need the PICC for a little while as it is just for nutrition and soon he will be breast feeding
We did get some encouraging news from both our favorite nurse and Dr Thurin yesterday. They both commented that at this point, Peter is healthy and stable...he just needs to grow. He is in the best scenario a preemie can have for being in the NICU.
