Day 16 and 17 update

Sorry for not posting yesterday - we got so many comments about not updating the blog - it's nice to know so many people are following it. Thank you - it really does mean so much to us to know how many people care about BBN and our family.

BBN continues to do well. Tomorrow they will take him off the nasal cannuala which means he'll be breathing 100% on his own. Hopefully he will do well. We'll keep everyone posted.

The other exciting news is that last night he made it up over his birthweight. He is now 4lbs 1 oz. Hopefully we will continue to see steady weight gain from here on out.

If he does well off the oxygen, his main issue will be feeding. Like most premies, eating from a bottle is very difficult for BBN. Right now they are offering him the bottle at every other feed and feeding through the tube at every other feed. He has been spitting up a lot of his tube feedings, since he can't pace himself on a tube the way he can with a bottle. They are now programming his tube feedings to extend for a full hour so that his stomach doesn't get too full (they tried over a half hour, but he was still spitting up a lot) Hopefully once he makes a full transition to the bottle we wont' have to worry about this. It is common for premies to have reflux issues and worse case scenario there is a medicine they can give him if it persists.

The exciting news is that he drank his 5pm bottle tonight in about 10-15 minutes which is the best he's ever done - so we know he can do it.

If he starts feeding well then there is a chance we can bring him home next week, but we'll just have to wait and see how he does.

Thanks again for all of your love and support. We look forward to reporting more good news and hope to have BBN home soon.