We just heard from the doctors this morning as they were doing their rounds. Liam's head ultrasound came back and everything looks stable! They are going to continue to monitor his head's circumference, but right now he still does not require the shunt! His head measured the same over the past 24 hours and the ultrasound was normal. Thanks to all that prayed for him overnight; prayer really does work and we couldn't be more blessed for all the prayer warriors we have back home.
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| Liam cuddling with his pacifier. |
Liam is still having some issues maintaining his blood sugar. They had weaned him off of his IV fluids yesterday and were hoping that the fortified milk feeds would be enough. His sugar was really low last night so he had to go back on the fluids. They are going to try continuous feeds today and go down on his fluids again to see if his blood sugars will remain a bit more stable. Once he starts getting bigger, they can try to go back to intermittent feeds.
Liam had gained a whopping 30-grams yesterday and is just a little over his birth weight. He had lost weight for a couple of days so we were happy to hear he's gaining. They are going to increase the calorie amount in his fortified milk to keep him gaining. If he gains weight for 5 consecutive days he can finally come out of the isolette and be in a normal crib. We'll also be able to finally put him in some of the cute clothes we bought him! We've been able to put some of our own receiving blankets in his bed, but we can finally get him something to wear.
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| Progression of a yawn: Step 1 |
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| Progression of a yawn: Step 2 |
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| Back to sleep. |
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