Brendan is doing much better tonight, already having lost 4oz of fluid (they weigh his diapers!) since his dose of Lasix at 3PM. He’ll get a new dose 2x a day. The doctors must not have connected this afternoon so we did not get any news about his treatment plan. But his blood gas test came back looking good and the doctor on night rounds was positive. They even decreased the rate on the ventilator to let him breath more on his own. No matter how much I worry about him, I know that he is safe and stable and he will be OK. I just hate to see pain on his tiny face, and I am glad he won’t remember all of this.

Trevor did move to his open crib tonight and got real clothes on for the first time. He was able to take 8cc of milk from the bottle before he started breathing too fast again and the rest went in the tube. He is up to 35cc, still increasing until a max of 43cc (about 1.5oz). His IV is out so the only thing still connected to him is a few leads, pulse-ox, and the feeding tube.

Pictures Update!

Brendan gets a few looks around, feeling more alert and interactive more each day.

Trevor gets to wear clothes and doesn’t know what to think about it

This preemie outfit is maybe a little baggy