Cozy Isolette

Andrew is 2 weeks old, as of Friday. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been two weeks! It was a busy weekend. Aunt Erin and Grandma and Grandpa Mrozek came to visit on Saturday. They were able to take part of our treks to and from the hospital for a few visits. I think their favorite part was the 3 minute scrub every time you enter the NICU! Andrew has continued to gain weight over the weekend and he is now above his birth weight…about 4 pounds 5 ounces. He is also still maintaining his temperature but he is still in his isolette. We are hoping that he will stay in the isolette, (even though it is one of the steps to going home) because he is still working hard on eating. It takes a lot of energy to maintain his temperature and to eat, so he needs to work on eating and not worry about burning too many calories while trying to maintain his temp. We worked with the nurses to try to figure out the best way for him to take his feedings through the gavage tube this weekend. We had a few scary moments (for us, the nurses were carefully watching) with feedings and breathing. But by the end of the weekend, we think we have figured out the best way to keep him from having any desats on the monitor and reflux. There is a lot to watch for while feeding him and it’s scary to see his little face go pale. Keep us in your prayers that the feeding will start to “click” and that he will be able to eat without any reflux episodes.

Praying on Sunday.

I'm getting so big.

Snuggled with dad.

Andrew's cozy isolette.