Day Nine - July 26th

32 weeks 6 days
His weight is down a little today:  3 lb. 6.2 oz, but that's what happens when you aren't eating.  He does get everything he needs.  He receives special IV fluids that are designed specifically for his body.  They check the amounts of different vitamins and minerals in his body and based on his weight, etc, determine how much he needs of what.  He also receives lipids which is like fat. They removed the pressure from the c-pap completely and he has done well with that.  Seems like we are getting closer to the nasal cannula.  The cannula is what you see people with an oxygen tank wearing.  It's a clear, flexible plastic tube that sits in the nostrils.
He had a chest x-ray and a head ultrasound done this morning.  We've gotten results from the abdominal ultrasound and everything looks normal.  The ascietes appears to have resolved.  He's had a reploggle in his belly.  A tube going down his throat suctioning gunk out of his belly.  It's been kind of green and sludgy., but is looking some better.