Another Ounce

Slowly but surely Chase continues to gain weight! I spent a long time at the hospital today, since I'm heading back to work tomorrow:( The docs reassured me that even though I won't be there to meet with the team for rounds every morning they'll fill me in when I get there after work. My plan is to get to the hospital right after shift change in the morning so I can get about 45 minutes in with the little one.

Today they did another chest x-ray to see if there was any difference after yesterday's dose of Lasix. There really wasn't that much change, so they wrote orders for one dose a day for the next five days. His O2 levels needed to be upped a little since yesterday, but as soon as I held him his breathing became a bit less labored and they were able to dial him down some.

Jas took a break from the renovation and the insane heat to join me for a visit and see me nurse Chase. He didn't do as well as the other day, since it seemed he was a little too comfy and nodded off a few times. Who can blame him-why work for lunch when a few minutes after he latches they start his feeding through the tube and his belly fills without any effort!