Hugo continues to do so well! He's almost six pounds now and they have moved him to Phase 3 of the cue based feeding. In this phase he will receive all of his feedings by bottle or breast at times determined by him but he has to reach a certain number of milliliters in a twelve hour shift. If he doesn't reach it they will feed him the rest by bolus.
And he was moved to a crib! Nolan is one proud Papa. Hugo has been doing a great job keeping his temperature. Once he was in the crib they started him with a onesie, a sleeper, a sleep sack, a hat, and a blanket. As he continued to keep his temperature he was slowly able to shed layers down to the goal of a sleep sack with a onesie or sleeper.
Once Hugo spends a few more days off caffeine without spells and gets though Phase 4 of feeding he'll be cleared to come home. The doctor has told us it could even be at the end of this week! In order to prepare the cats we brought home one of Hugo's hospital blankets. They were supremely interested in the scent but eventually decided the soft texture of the blanket was more captivating.
I cannot believe how far our little boy has come! The end of his hospital stay is so near. He's done a fantastic job. He's caught us unprepared yet again. Probably not for the last time.
Oh, how awesome! He is doing so well!!! And to possibly come home this weekend - terrific!! Go Hugo! Go!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you and to hear that things are going so well! You have had to have so much supervision and help, I'm sure it will be a little scary to go home. But all will go well. Believe in yourselves too. =)
ReplyDeleteyay! so happy to read this! You guys are such sweet, parents and he is such a strong and super cute little babe! :)
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