NICU: Day 4

Today makes the fourth day that little Brady has been in the NICU. Thankfully, today has been a good day for him! He's been taken off the C-pap and they are working on weaning him off the oxygen as well. 

He still has a chest tube placed in order to try to drain the air that has built up on the outside of his lung, and will likely have to have that for at least 3 or 4 more days, but I'm hoping that it'll continue to work and they won't need to re-position it again.

Yesterday, they had to stop his feedings (which he is getting through a tube), because he threw up and his vitals dropped drastically, but he did recover on his own. They just gave his system a break  for a day, and today they've been able to start feeding him again, 5 cc's at a time. I feel like a dairy cow with the exclusively pumping thing. Haha

Last night was the first time that he's had his eyes open, and I was so excited it happened while we were there. Take a look at our little handsome man!

He was so alert and seemed happy. Usually, he just sleeps 24/7, but he stayed awake for about an hour last night and just looked at us.



Last night I also got to do a little more for him. I changed a poopy diaper and I got to take his temperature. I know that doesn't sound like much, but considering I have barely got to touch him since he was born, it was pretty exciting.

As of now, he's doing pretty good. He isn't getting out of the NICU any time soon, but he's at least improving. I can't wait til I can actually hold him in my arms!

I promise I'll get the birth story up as soon as I can.
Until next time,

P.S. Pray for our premie!