May 14th, 2012

Hi everyone! Where to begin!? Of course our miracle is doing great! He is in the last and final room that any baby can go to. This room he will defiantly be discharged from. He's been on the nasal cannula now for the past month; no more dealing with the cpap or vent. They have been weaning down his flow rate gradually being that this is the last step before he's working all on his own to breathe. I was also able to breastfeed! His natural instinct to suck is there, but he doesn't have the strength yet to take the milk. They have been bottle-feeding him every day for about the past 2 weeks or so (it’s easier to bottle feed then breastfeed for him). His goal is to get a full bottle (approximately 60ml), but he is only able to suck out 15ml to 30 ml before he gets too tired and poops out. His breathing isn't 100% yet, so with him bottle-feeding, we have to take it very slow because a baby’s natural instinct is to eat before breathing. Other than that, he is doing great. He is having more awake moments then sleeping so we are starting to see a little bit of his personality. Doctors haven't given us a day for when he will be able to come home, so as of right now we’re just waiting on little Ryan to show us that he is ready.

He is now 7 pounds 4 ounces!!