25 days young!

First let me start off this post by thanking everyone for the comments that are left on the blog. I look forward to and enjoy reading them! I share each comment with David so that he knows how many people care about Will and are rooting for him.

Today was a tough day for the little guy. He was extremely touchy and sensitive to noises, voices, touching, etc. Throughout the day his oxygen dropped quite a few times, but he was able to bring it back up on his own without needing to be bagged. Hopefully he is just having a bad day and tomorrow will be better. Because of his mood today I was not able to do Kangaroo Care with him, maybe tomorrow.

Will's feedings are still on track and increasing every 12 hours. Currently he is at 14.5 ml's every 3 hours. This is a huge jump from 1 ml every 12 hours just a week or so ago. He will be at 16 ml's by morning, which is considered a "full feeding" for his size. Our nurse is very pleased that his feedings are being tolerated... this is important to get him to gain weight. They are adding a human milk fortifier to the breastmilk, which adds calories. This could be one possibility of why he is being touchy today. The fortifier makes the breastmilk thicker and the change in consistency may be a big change to his tummy.

I got to change his diaper today! David opted not to assist, what he doesn't know is that for everyone he passes up now, will be added to his diaper duty when Will comes home! :-)

We are getting in touch with the Catholic church in Stockton to have them come to the hospital and bless Will. We will also be looking into having him baptized while he is in the hospital and once he is home we can complete the celebration with family and friends.

Again... thank you for your comments, we look forward to hearing from all of you! Keep the prayers coming!!