Lots of Progress

Eli has been able to stay on CPAP this entire week! We've been so happy and excited with his progress. The doctors have slowly weened down the pressure support of the CPAP and Eli has been tolerating it really well! The only bummer about CPAP is not being able to see much of his face since the system requires a bigger tube. We call him our little rhino. Eli also hit 5 pounds this week! Such a big accomplishment since it is more than...

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Third Time's the Charm

Here is a recap of our week. We've had lots of big changes! Monday: The doctors wanted to start refeeding the stool that comes out of Eli's ostomy bag and put it through the second part of his intestine. Eli was sent down to radiology for a test to make sure there were no strictures or perforations. It was a little scary because this was the first time that Eli would be leaving the NICU, even if it was just to go to a different floor of the hospital....

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Keep On Keepin' On!

After going back on the ventilator, Eli has been doing great! He is up to full feedings of milk and steadily gaining weight (4 pounds 5.9 ounces!) The doctors were fortifying his milk before and now they have stopped because he is gaining weight too quickly.  His blood gases have been really good and we anticipate that the doctors will try him on CPAP again in the next week. We enjoy this sweet little boy so much! Already he is developing a personality and showing us more facial expressions. Here's a video Jason took: ...

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