4 Pounds and 1 ounce!!!

I called this morning and found out from the nurse that our Duggie finally reached the 4 pound mark last night at weigh in. He sure has come a long way from the 1 pound and 14 ounces he weighed at birth. The doctors had increased the pressure on his nasal cannula a couple of days ago and were worried they might have to put him back on the c-pap. However, he's done amazingly well with the small increase and has spent the last three days resting and growing, with very few breathing episodes. They have also decided that some of his apnea is being caused by reflux. Most preemies have a little reflux and usually out grow it with no medication needed. We have continued to visit once a day and holding him for only an hour, hoping he can rest and not use up too much of his precious energy needed for breathing and growing. Most preemies get to go home between 36 and 40 weeks gestation and our boy will be 34 weeks on Monday. He still has a few big milestones to go but I feel like we have rounded the corner and are entering the home stretch!