23 days old!
We talked to the charge nurse last night about whether Ryan has 2 infections or just one. She said that from what she could tell he only has one infection. We were glad to hear this. Ryan's oxygen needs fluctuated through the day yesterday. At times he needed only 50% and other times he needed close to 100%. Last night we saw the scariest of his "episodes" during his handling time. His oxygen dropped into the 20s and his heart rate dropped into the 80s. This was scary for us and even alarmed the nurse caring for Ryan. Before we left for the evening we learned that he did the same thing again spontaneously with no one even touching him. It seems to us that he is dropping a lot lower during his "episodes" and he is having them more often. Ryan is tolerating his feedings well, and they have increased his amount to 5 ml every 3 hours. He has gained a little weight and is now above his birth weight at 1 lb 9 oz. We are thankful for his little progresses. Sometimes the setbacks are so overwhelming and concerning that we forget to remember his little bits of progress. We are very thankful that he is tolerating his food and growing. His movements are much smoother, and he can make some really cute expressions with his face. We sure do enjoy these little things.
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