Day 49

Day 49

We got many surprises today when we went in to see Jack. He is in a CRIB! Way to go Jack. He was doing such a good job keeping his temperature where it needs to be that they decided he no longer needed an incubator. Now we have to shop for a mobile for him!

In addition to that great news, Mommy fed Jack with a bottle! Yes…Jack did very well mastering the act of sucking and swallowing at the same time and remembering to breathe. He was given 15ccs of food and managed to only get about 3 on his bib. What a great job!

He is up to 34ccs of food every three hours and that is contributing to his rapid weight gain. He is 3lbs 15.6oz. Just .4oz away from an astonishing four pounds. That is great news.

We did get the results from the eye exam today and found that Jack suffered some optic nerve damage at the time of his bleed. Its frustrating, but like seemingly everything else, only time will tell. It might turn out that he may need glasses at an early age. We are optimistic because we know that Jack can see. When we take pictures of him, he flinches and quickly closes his eyes because of the flash. He also looks at us all the time.

We had a nice chat with one of his nurses today. We discussed Jack’s trip home and all the joys and challenges that come along with it. Of course we can’t wait till the day that Jack will be coming home, but it will be a stressful time. We are used to having our most of our daily worries lessened by knowing the NICU staff is there ready to jump in at any time. But, we are preparing in advance by doing as much as we can with Jack now and asking the nurses many questions.