Jack had another pediatrician appt today. He weighed in at 10lbs, 8.5 oz, and was 21 1/8 inches long. Both of those numbers aren't even on the growth chart for a 4 month old (not surprising, since he's only 1 month adjusted age!). However, his head circumference (15 3/4 inches) is in the 10th percentile for a 4 month old! He had his 4 month vaccines today - 4 shots in the thighs, and one oral vaccine. He hated it, but recovered pretty quickly with his pacifier. He did seem a little fussier than usual this afternoon though, and I felt badly for him with his bugs bunny bandaids! So we spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch snuggling.
Yesterday Jack had a repeat swallow study (video xray with contrast), to see if we could stop adding thickener to his milk. He did great! He now no longer has to have the thickener or the higher calorie formula fortifier. Down to just milk, daily vitamins, and Zantac every 8 hours. And the oxygen. I went downtown last week and checked out a pulse oximeter from the oxygen company. We turned off Jack's oxygen and hooked him up to the pulse ox so we could monitor how he did on his own. He did well for the first 2 1/2 hours, then started trending downwards, so he'll be staying on the O's for at least another 3- 4 weeks.
The swallow study was performed at the same hospital downtown where Jack spent his first 3 months. We dropped by the NICU to visit with the nurses. It was fun to see people who were so involved in our lives during that time, but a little strange to no longer be a NICU parent.
My mom left town today. She spent 2 1/2 weeks here helping me out and making sure I got some sleep. Thank you so much!! =) We will definitely miss you, but it's time for me to start figuring out a routine on my own. I'll let you know how that goes. =) The good news is that he is going 4-5 hours (and did 6 hours last night!) between night feedings. The bad news is that he only does that if he's being held while he sleeps. Otherwise he seems to startle himself awake much more easily (even if he's swaddled). But it's working for us for now.
Yesterday Jack had a repeat swallow study (video xray with contrast), to see if we could stop adding thickener to his milk. He did great! He now no longer has to have the thickener or the higher calorie formula fortifier. Down to just milk, daily vitamins, and Zantac every 8 hours. And the oxygen. I went downtown last week and checked out a pulse oximeter from the oxygen company. We turned off Jack's oxygen and hooked him up to the pulse ox so we could monitor how he did on his own. He did well for the first 2 1/2 hours, then started trending downwards, so he'll be staying on the O's for at least another 3- 4 weeks.
The swallow study was performed at the same hospital downtown where Jack spent his first 3 months. We dropped by the NICU to visit with the nurses. It was fun to see people who were so involved in our lives during that time, but a little strange to no longer be a NICU parent.
My mom left town today. She spent 2 1/2 weeks here helping me out and making sure I got some sleep. Thank you so much!! =) We will definitely miss you, but it's time for me to start figuring out a routine on my own. I'll let you know how that goes. =) The good news is that he is going 4-5 hours (and did 6 hours last night!) between night feedings. The bad news is that he only does that if he's being held while he sleeps. Otherwise he seems to startle himself awake much more easily (even if he's swaddled). But it's working for us for now.
2 comments:
Cute pics! Glad your mom could come and that Jack is doing so well!
Love the updated info and pics! Love you so much and can hardly wait to hold my nephew!
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