Today I was able to give Chase a bath all by myself. The nurse was very patient and walked me through the process. Jason was in charge of lifting Chase up off the bed so the nurse could slide a pad underneath him to keep his bed from getting wet during bath time. As Jas lifted the little naked one up off the bed he said "Don't pee on me Peanut" not a second went by and as he had him up in the air he started to poop everywhere. Jason was officially christened! Although only a little bit got on daddy's hand it was en0ugh!
Rounds went well again. Chase continues to only have minimal aspirates so they upped his feeds to 22ccs! I think the neonatologist mentioned that they usually don't do more than 23 ccs from the feeding tube at a time. He'll be 31 wks on Sunday, so we are going to start talking about the plan for when I can begin breastfeeding as most babies start to develop their sucking abilities at 32-34 wks. Although his breathing issues are slowly improving, continued progress will help with feedings tremendously. Since his feedings are going so well and he no longer requires TPN or PN (nutrients) and he can receive his caffeine via gavage or his feeding tube, they took out the picc line. It was amazing to see how quickly they removed the tiny little catheter they had threaded in his arm.
One more thing-Chase was almost too long for the little outfit they picked out for him this afternoon!! Continue to grow little one, we got your crib today and can't wait for you to come home.
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