Day 5 in NICU

Every morning at 10am a group of specialists visit your baby's bedside and discuss any changes and the plan for the day.  I have made sure I was there by 8:30am to do his diaper change and hold him while he is fed until the doctors come around with any news.  It has been beneficial to be there early too because then I tend to get to hear the updates as they are observing before 10am. :)  So this morning as they were doing rounds I heard them say Lincoln was on day 5 of 7 of the antibiotic.  He had taken it the first 2 days and then stopped one day because the test came back negative but then continued it.  I was anticipating this to be starting over day 2 of 7 so I got excited to hear he was further along with his antibiotic than I thought.

He had gained 2 oz over the day and weighed 6lb 11oz.  He was spitty so they put his food in a pump to give it to him over the course of 30 and then 60 minutes to see if that would help.  It didn't seem to make too much of a difference.

He was on 25-30% oxygen and his Cpap machine had moved from 8 to 6.  

Still on lights for the jaundice but it was low intensity because his levels had improved almost 2 points.

The girls got to meet Lincoln tonight on Facetime.  It made my heart so happy for them to be giggling as they watched his little face and hands and feet.  Dustin showed them his bed and lights and all the other jazz he has in his little room.  We can't wait for them to get to hold him and meet him for reals.