thursday/friday

Thursday Ethan was starting to do better. He wasn't dropping his heart rate much at all. He was still eating and pooping and well that's a good day!

Friday Ethan was doing really good. He wasn't dropping his heart rate much and they were slowly weaning the cipap settings down. I can't wait til he is on the nasal canula again! They have been increasing his feedings slowly and they said that he would be at full feeds by tomorrow. That means that they will take out his tpn fluids. I have been waiting for this! When they stop the tpn fluids that means he will turn less orange, his liver will start to recover, and he will get the iv out of his little foot so both feet can go in his sleepers! They have had him on continuous feeds... meaning that the amount of milk that he would get every three hours they have it go in his belly over a 3 hour period of time. They did this to help with the acid reflux. They hope to be able to change this and slowly get him back to eating over 15 minutes or so.