Day 33, 3-8-17;

Hello Baby, You had a great day today. Your vent settings and blood gases all looked great all day. You handled your food well, but you did have a little diarrhea. That probably is the reason you lost 10 grams throughout the day. I am not really concerned, I would guess its water weight.

Mommy got to  hold you today. She also helped out at bath time. I guess she enjoyed it more than you did. It is not really like a soft warm bath, more like a rub down that you don’t really appreciate. It is probably hard to sleep while being rubbed down by giants. You slept perfectly while mom held you for 3 hours. The nurses were even talking about how well you did. You need less oxygen and have lower heart rate when you are held. I guess statistically the more babies are held the better they do.

Overnight, you had a couple brady episodes, which is when you heart rate drops from 160ish down to under 100 for  20-30 seconds. This is not uncommon at all. I have witnessed this multiple times. It can be a sign of a few different things, tube placement, infection, fluid in your lungs, or just that you are in an uncomfortable position. Since it happened  a few times overnight they scheduled a X-ray  for you first thing in the morning, but no one seems concerned, so neither am I. Mommy and I love you and you make us very proud. Keep on keepin’ on. 20170308_143802

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