Day 78

Day 78

We heard great news today. Jack is scheduled to come home this coming Wednesday! He weighs 5lbs 8oz already, which is more than enough weight. He still has not mastered eating completely from a bottle, so we have to learn how to place his feeding tube. He will have to continue to be fed at least partially through the tube at home. Hopefully he will get better at eating this week so he can get rid of the tube, but right now it looks like that won’t be the case. Placing the feeding tube sounds a lot scarier than what it actually is. We both placed it today and did just fine. When he is at home he’ll only have to have it changed once a week, unless of course he manages to pull it out or dislodge it himself.

He’ll also be coming home on oxygen. Although we were hoping that Jack wouldn’t need it, it’s not really a shock for us. In addition to his oxygen, he’ll also come home on an apnea monitor. This is actually a relief for us because it provides a small sense of security.

Tomorrow we will get our monitor & oxygen training and Jack will also have his car seat test. It is a big learning day for all of us. And, he’ll also get his official hospital picture taken. Say cheese Jack!