Fortified

Mommy spent a long time with Chase today! He got another bath and did relatively well while off the CPAP. He of course still needed blow by oxygen, but didn't really desat, and only had one brief brady while he was being bathed and getting a rest from his cap:) His feeds were upped to 24 ccs and they have now added a fortifier to the milk to help give him some extra nutrients and calories. His weight was down a little to 2lbs. 11oz. so he needs all the supplements he can get!

While I was holding him today Uncle Pat and Jenna stopped by for a while and brought some adorable preemie sleepers. We've been having a tough time finding preemie clothes that fit the NICU requirements recently, but they were able to find three to add to Chase's wardrobe.

Although the nurses are able to move Chase to and from his isolette for holdings without additional assistance, it is always much easier to have an extra set of hands. They have to move the CPAP bubble machine, his pump for feeding, and all of the leads and pulsox attached to him. Usually they enlist the help from other staff, but occasionally they will ask Jas to jump in. Since Jas was at home busy working on the renovation, the nurse asked Uncle Pat to help out! Pat had to help lift Chase out of my shirt and put in back in his isolette. Even though he hasn't had to hold many babies, and definitely never one this small, he managed to put Chase back in safe and sound with only minimal deliberation on his head positioning.

Jason made it to the hospital for a few minutes before shift change to see the little man. A lot of work got done on the renovation this weekend. Many thanks to Ben and Dean for helping out yesterday, and Woody, Podolak, and Gorman for toughing out the heat today to get us one step closer to completion:)