We haven't been so great about posting because we have been so busy. Milo has been doing well. He is still on oxygen thru a cannula, but he has been weaned to the point where he is just about ready to have it removed. He is still also on a bit of the narcotic painkiller. He has had that weaned away slowly over the last week and he may lose that entirely today or tomorrow as well. His lungs are looking better than they have since birth and his heart and aorta look great! His chest tube was removed a couple of days ago, as well as his arterial and femoral lines. We was also moved back to the NICU on Friday as he has shown "remarkable" recovery from his surgery.
He still has a little ways to go, though. He turns three weeks old today, and he only started to eat by mouth yesterday. Since beginning to take food, he has gotten milk thru a feeding tube that goes through his nose and down to his stomach. He has been tolerating the bottle well since last night, and started with a very small amount but has since increased his intake. Also, there is a line still in his arm. A day or so after the painkiller is off, he can get that out. We are hopeful that we can get him home by his original due date, June 1.
The rest of us are doing fine too. Ryan went back to work for a few days, while Amber tries to spend lots of time with Milo. Vivienne has been having fun with her grandparents. The last couple of days, we have spent less time at the hospital and more with Viv so that she has had at least one parent around at all times for two days. It is terrible to have to split your time between your two small children. We are so ready for us all to be together and for this exhausting experience to be over.
He still has a little ways to go, though. He turns three weeks old today, and he only started to eat by mouth yesterday. Since beginning to take food, he has gotten milk thru a feeding tube that goes through his nose and down to his stomach. He has been tolerating the bottle well since last night, and started with a very small amount but has since increased his intake. Also, there is a line still in his arm. A day or so after the painkiller is off, he can get that out. We are hopeful that we can get him home by his original due date, June 1.
The rest of us are doing fine too. Ryan went back to work for a few days, while Amber tries to spend lots of time with Milo. Vivienne has been having fun with her grandparents. The last couple of days, we have spent less time at the hospital and more with Viv so that she has had at least one parent around at all times for two days. It is terrible to have to split your time between your two small children. We are so ready for us all to be together and for this exhausting experience to be over.
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