Day 91

Day 91

Parker is still having a hard time with his bottles. I fed him at noon and at first he acted like this was his first time eating. He would gulp and then pull his head back and spit out the milk and then breathe really hard. So I tried another position, he drank about 10cc and then decided to stop. Not sure what it's all about. They're thinking maybe reflux?? He has a swallow eval hopefully tomorrow and we're keeping the head of his crib elevated. Elevating the crib bed helped. He was so nice and chill today. Slept like a champ. So now we wait and see. It is so frustrating to see him do so well with his bottle feeding and then all of a sudden stop. Patience! That's what we've had to deal with the past 3 months!!

Day 90

Day 90

Parker has had a little set back with his feeds. He's pooping out at the end of taking his bottles. So we're back down to 3 times a day with the bottle. Which is ok. We're just giving him a little break. I think it's his way of saying, hey mom I'm not ready to go home yet. So the ride continues. At least he's gaining weight and doing well on his minimal amount of oxygen. Oh, and his head ultrasound showed that the bleed on the left has resolved and the right has a little residual remaining. So things are still good. We are counting our many blessings and all that the Lord has blessed us with.

Day 89

Parker had a good day. I think this cloudy weather made him sleepy cuz he pretty much slept the afternoon away. He had a hard time with his bottles last night. His nurse said he only would take about half. He took a full bottle for me and a half bottle for John. Kind of frustrating at times. Now I can see why everyone says it gets harder at the end. We're so close to going home, but once again it all depends on Parker. He does what he wants to do. I always tell him if he eats all his food he can come home and not be poked so much. I'm sure we'll get there. Just takes time.

Day 88

Parker did really well again with his 2 bottles during the day. His feeds are up to 55cc every 3 hours. Gotta keep fattening this boy up! He was a bit fussy in the late afternoon. Sometimes I think the milk fortifier makes him gassy, so we switched it. Hopefully that will help. There was lots of snuggling to help him calm down. Thankfully he chilled out. Hate to see him grumpy.

Day 87

Parker had an awesome day today. He had a good bath this morning and slept great all day! I gave him his bottle at noon, and even though he was sleepy, he took the whole thing!! That's the first time he's taken a full bottle with me. I was so proud of him. And he took pretty close to the whole bottle with John this evening. He's getting this eating thing down. His weight is proving that. He's up to 6lbs and is 18 1/2 inches long. He's growing out of his preemie outfits I got him for the hospital. Its amazing to see how much he's grown!!

Day 86

Day 86

Parker is continuing to work on his bottle. He put up a big stink (literally) with me at noon, so he did not want to take his bottle. Fought me, so I have in and down the tube it went. He did well with daddy at 6 and took all but 3cc. We've learned over the last 3 months that Parker runs the show! He's still a sweet boy!

Day 85

Parker had a great day! Bumped up his bottle feedings to every other feed. Do he took 2 bottles while I was there and took all but a few cc's. He did a great job! We tried taking the oxygen off to see how he would do, but he was unable to keep his sats up. So still on 0.1L, which is the least amount that can be given. He sats 100% on that. We are so proud of all the progress he has been making! And he's up to 5lbs 13oz.