Good Friday Indeed

All I've wanted is to have a good Friday this week.  I wanted to be able to relax, watch movies, cuddle my hubby, and just unwind from a pretty nervous week.  Everything has been going as planned today, and I've been anxiously waiting for my nightly call with John's nurse, hoping that the update wouldn't undo everything.  Well, my boy has been working extra hard today to make sure I wouldn't be disappointed.  I just got off one of the most exciting calls I've had so far.

He's measuring at 1600grams, only 200 grams from where he needs to be to start weaning to an open crib.  I can hardly wait for that because we can hold him more often and be more active as parents.  We also get to dress him in all the adorable preemie size outfits we've been buying--you know, those cute teeny outfits you see in the baby section that you secretly hope you could fit on your baby before realizing how terrible you are for wishing for a preemie, even if just for a moment?  Yeah, we've got a bunch of those little clothes. And he's about to be wearing them.  I know he's going to drop a few ounces once that IV is gone since he's really swollen right now, but he should be to 1800 in the next week.  It's also reassuring that his body temperature is really stable right now.  He's so close to maintaining it on his own already!

His nurse also told me she can't hear his heart murmur anymore, and that his other nurses haven't been hearing it either, so that opening must have closed up.  His oxygen levels are very stable right now too, and she is pretty sure the two are related.  She was actually shocked at how good he's doing breathing wise since she's usually has him at night and she's been off for the last 6 days.  The last time she had him he had just been diagnosed with the infection and had been up and down on oxygen levels since he was born.  Now today he's looking good, acting good, and just being an all around big boy.

He had another renal ultrasound to check the condition of the fungus in the kidneys.  We don't have the official report yet, but the preliminary word is that everything looks clear.  If that's the case we just have to stick with 4 more weeks of anti-fungals to make sure it stays clear.

He just needs to wok up on his feeds now and hopefully he has no more tummy issues.  He needs to be eating milk so he can get big and strong so he can get the hell out of there!