Yesterday was another big day for Duggie. He continues to leap over milestones and do well. They increased his feedings to 17 cc's yesterday and he will soon reach the maximum feeds for his size, which will be 19 or 20 cc's. He has now been taken off any supplemental nutrition and is getting evrything he needs from the breast milk and protien powder. He will have another lumbar puncture today and if all signs of the infection are gone, then he will be taken off one of the two antibiotics he's currently on and will get the very large i.v. taken out of his arm.
Yesterday we were around for the usual suctioning and changing of the tube in his nose that supplies the little bit of oxygen he needs. The respiratory therapist took everything off and gave him a little head massage, which he enjoyed very much, since he has to wear that hat around the clock. We got a good look at his beautiful dark hair. He woke up, looked around and kept his eyes open for a bit. It was nice to see him so alert and raising a little hell while they suctioned his nose and mouth. We are told that if all continues to go well, he'll be taken off the supplemental oxygen in a week or two. It isn't hurting anything and the docs want to continue it for a bit so he doesn't have to work so hard to breathe. We want to conserve all of his energy and calories right now.
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