Big Caleb Update

Its been a few days since our last post, here are the updates:

• Caleb has gained a lot of weight over the past few days, he has hit 3lbs!!!!! and last night he weighed in at 3lbs 2.4ounces!




• Last Sunday he was moved from Patient Controlled isolet to Air Controled and is now in Clothes!

1.26.10 Caleb Update

Caleb is now 2weeks old and 1day old! here are a few new updates:

• He gained the weight he lost sunday night back last night at his weigh-in, so he is now 2lbs 14.9oz.


• since he has kept his weight above 1250grams he is now in the isolate as air controlled, not patient controlled. which means he gets to wear clothes!!!! last night they put him in his first onesie and he is super cute!

1.25.10 Update

It has been a few days since we last posted an update and Caleb has made some great strides over the past few days.

Saturday night when Caleb was weighed he gained 1.6 ounces, then tonight he lost 0.5 ounces. It's expected for him to gain and lose weight but we weren't expecting that much of a difference.

Friday the NNP decided that since he has done so well with his O2 levels and have not had any issues that he was able to lose that sensor!!! One less lead!!!!! So now he only has heart rate senors and his feeding tube!

Today the NNP decided that when we bottle feed once a day that he only gets 10cc instead of his full feeding amount. This is to help him not to burn a lot of calories trying to feed from the bottle. Today he took 8cc of his 10cc.

We started practicing breast feeding and he is starting to catch on. We again are only doing this once a day too. He is starting to figure things out, and when we are holding him at the beginning of his feeding he is rooting around and looking for his meal.

Right now we are just praying that his weight continues to go up and not down. The sooner he gains weight the sooner he will be out in an open air bed and will be able to take more bottle/breast feedings.

1.21.2010 Update

Caleb had another good day! We continue to praise God for each milestone and good day he has.

Today he had under 2 residual after each feeding, and is now at 25cc. At his 2am feeding he will go up to 26cc and stay there for awhile. Tonight we did his bottle feeding again, and he did very well, he took 8.5cc of his 25cc. We were not thinking he would take that much tonight.

The nurses and doctors mentioned to us today that this next week might get a little frustrating for us. Due to us not seeing the changes and him hitting many or any milestones this week as the last week or so. We ask for prayers on keeping our hearts calm and spirits up over the next week. The staff in the NUCI expect him to just continue to grow and learn to take the bottle more and more.

Thank you for all of the prayers, support and love.

Caleb Update 1.20.2010

We just got back from family time at the NICU. Caleb is making great strides today. I was in this morning for his 11am feeding and talked with his NNP and she agreed to letting him try a bottle at his 8pm feeding.

He took 7cc of his 22cc feeding, they aloud him to try the bottle for 30min and anything after that any that was left they did the gravity drop into the feeding tube. Towards the end of the 30min he was getting tired and fell asleep. The nurses were very happy at what he took, and it is a good starting point.

They weighed him again tonight and he is up to 1247 grams, which is 2lbs 12ounces. we are 1 ounce shy of his birth weight!!

His labs came back and his platelets are almost back to normal, and billirubin is down to 5.2, so no more billilights!

God is good!!! We contuine to pray for contuined wieght gain over the next few days and for the bottle feeding to go well and for him to take more and more from the bottle!

Quick Update

Today Caleb is up to 19cc per feeding and is doing very well. he is rooting more and more, and taking his paci more during the feeding.

His ultrasound came back clear, from yesterday!

A Physical Therapist stopped by and evaluated him. She said that everything looks good, and that she will start making weekly visits to check in while he is there.

Josh was able to stop in before work this morning, and was able to change his diaper for the first time!! Way to go Daddy!

Josh and I are going up for his 8pm feeding, and will update with his new weight and any other updates tomorrow!

Back from Caleb Visit 1.18.2010

We just got back from Caleb's 2pm feeding. He had his ultrasound done this morning and everything looked good. He is up to 17cc today for his feedings, just over a half an ounce. The nurse mentioned that at his 11am feeding he was "rooting" around (looking for something to suck on) so they are giving him his paci more now at feedings so that he associates sucking with his tummy getting full. The staff mentioned they might introduced a bottle here in the next few days!!!

Each day he is more awake and looking around. And such a blessing.