Owen had a good day! They moved him back down again on his flow to 2.5. He kept pulling out the cannula and breathing fine without it. They would go in randomly to check on him and it would be on top of his nose. If he can breathe without it completely for indefinite amounts of time, they figured he could be moved down a bit. It may have to be turned up during assessments and such. He does not like being messed with.
His eye exam went well today. The ROP condition is still regressing. Not another test for 2 weeks. They've increased his feedings to 45 ml and adjusted all his medications based on his growth. He's at 5.16 lbs.
When we went to see him this evening, he looked so good! He was resting well and tolerated his assessment well. His color looked good. His skin looked and smelled very nice, and his little cheeks look a little chubby. We got to see several smiles and were even able to catch a few in pictures.

Owen's new area in the hospital is very nice. Comfortable, spacious, and peaceful. He gets a lot more attention.
He hit the 5 lb mark! He weighs just over 5 lbs.

Owen is doing well today. No changes in his care. He was moved to a new area last night. The nurse practitioner said they like to call it "a suite". I'm anxious to see what its like today. The charge nurse said they wanted him to be in a quieter area. We're looking forward to that. 

Owen had a little episode last night with his breathing. He went down pretty low on his sats. He had been moved down to 2.5 on the flow yesterday. We were so excited. They were talking to us about when he gets to 2, its time to have the speech therapist check him out and see if he's ready for bottle feeding. Well we'll get there, but for now, he's back on 3. He did well through the night on 2.5; no more episodes. But he was irritable and having to work too hard to breathe.
They're working on helping him grow. His feedings are increased to 40 ml. Hopefully with a little growth, he'll be ready to move down again.

He finally got to meet his PawPaw!

 Owen's wardrobe is expanding. He now has a "daytime outfit" as they say. We've never seen him in little pants. He's even moved up to sleepers with zippers instead of snaps only.

 He loves his paci. Its almost as big as his face. But he loves it!

He keeps moving along. Today his gases were good again and they moved the flow down to 3. They say that sometimes when they move the flow down, they have to increase the oxygen level. But so far they haven't had to do that with him. His oxygen remains at the room level.

He's doing better with his spit ups.

He's not gaining any weight lately, but he's not losing, and that's a big deal because he's using more energy, burning more calories being off the ventilator.

We're so happy he's doing so well! Hoping it continues. We want to bring our baby home soon!!

Owen continues to do well. He is maintaining his weight at 4lbs and 9 oz. They've increased his feedings to 37 ml. His blood gases are good again today. They've turned the flow down on his oxygen to 3.5. This is the fifth day without the ventilator! We're so excited and hopeful. Please keep him in your prayers.

Owen continues to do well this morning. His blood gases are where they need to be. He's maintaining steady progress with the lower settings on the oxygen.