Baby Skyler is off the air machine and is digesting the milk. The Doctor also took out his IV. He looked much more comfortable today. His weight is at 3lbs and 14oz, his birth weight. When we visited him today, he was lying and sleeping on his stomach. But he didn't like that too much and tried to turn the body himself, according to Erica. I think he was just pushing and kicking. He was also quite awake today and we were able to capture him when he opened his eyes.
As the baby grows, the doctor is challenging him to grow. First, they lowered the air pressure so Skyler can learn to breath on his own. They are feeding him more and more so he will not need the IV once he can digest the milk and formula. The next step is to learn to eat without the tube and to learn to live in room temperature. We'll continue to challenge him until he is ready to go home.
Baby Skyler is teaching us to remember the little things we took for granted: how to breath, how to eat, and how to received care, support, and love from everyone around us. Sometime we think that he is all alone in the NICU box, fighting to get out to the world. But when I saw him looking at us today, I also discovered that Skyler might not believe he is alone. Through his eyes, he is not alone because there are so much more around him that hopefully he doesn't feel lonely. Maybe that's why he didn't like to sleep on his stomach.
Thank everyone again for your wonderful thoughts and wishes!
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Skyler got BIG ROUND eyes just like his mama!!!! :-)
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