Landon's night

Landon had such a great night that I couldn't wait to update everyone until this afternoon! He woke up a few times and wanted to eat. His total intake was 55mls, which is almost 2 ounces!!! And he was able to burp as well. Right now his tummy is pretty bloated, but that is one of the side affects of the anesthesia. The anesthesia slows down the function of his stomach, so we are waiting for him to start passing gas and pooping. He has been peeing really well. Because of his progress with eating, he will be able to have the IV with nutrients turned off today. He did not need any morphine overnight, just some Tylenol! He is very much more alert without the morphine and isn't really fussing like he is in pain.

Our expectations for the day are pretty high. He should be able to have his chest tube removed, his arterial line removed, as well as his oxygen removed. He has kept his pulse ox at 99 or 100 consistently, which is amazing! After he has the chest tube removed, he will have to be monitored to make sure that his pulse ox doesn't change and then he will be able to have the oxygen removed.

I just asked about his weight. When he was born, he was 7 lbs. 9 oz. Yesterday he weighed in at 8 lbs. 9 oz.  I know that sounds crazy, but he has a lot of extra fluid in him and the tubes and wires will account for some of that weight. This morning he weighed in at 8 lbs 8 oz., which is fine. He has bee releasing a lot of the fluid in him and as he gets lines removed, his weight will continue to lower. They expect him to get back to his "dry" weight and then go from there.

We are expecting some visitors today so it is time for me to eat and take a nap!

This was a couple nights ago, but he really likes to hold on to things.