1. The doctors have been able to discontinue his IVs of lipids and sugars/electrolytes/vitamins, which has allowed him to just receive his tube feedings of formula/milk. He has a little tube that goes into his mouth and down into his stomach. He likes to pull this one out at least once a day! :)
2. His feeding amounts are increasing daily. Hopefully, it will not be long before he can try bottle feeding.
3. He was a little jaundiced and was under the light for a few days but now no longer needs the light and has normal bilirubin levels.
4. He initially had a low platelet count, and it has now improved to normal levels.
5. Due to being born before 32 weeks, they had to do a head ultrasound to check for concerns. He had the ultrasound yesterday, and the results came back normal. Praise God!
6. He lost about 2 ounces and is now starting to trend in the positive direction with his weight.
7. He has been on oxygen since right after his birth, and today it was discontinued. He can now breathe on his own and has kept his oxygen levels up all day! :)
We continue to be amazed by how he is doing and the progress he is making. We give all of the glory to God as we know he is working lots of miracles around us and continuing to hear and answer our prayers! As of today, baby H would have been about 32 weeks gestation, so we think he is doing very well considering how premature he was! Based on our understanding, the main goal at this point is for baby H to gain weight! We are so thankful and feel so blessed that he arrived safely and is doing so incredibly well!
He will likely be in the NICU for awhile, but we are so grateful that he is doing so well! Thank you for your continued prayers for his health!
Here are some pictures of baby H...
S meeting Baby H for the first time
Our first picture as a family of 4
Mommy and Baby H before Mommy left the hospital
Daddy and Baby H...one of my favorite pictures!
Daddy, Mommy, and Baby H
Baby H's first photo shoot-done by photographers Mommy and Daddy!
Baby H breathing on his own after his oxygen was removed! Yay! 
Carrie & Mchael: You are truly experiencing God's hand at work...He has shown us so many miracles through the past year! We are so proud of you all and your strong faith. Your boys are so fortunate to have you as their loving parents. Love, Mom and Dad
ReplyDeletewow - ya'll are blessed. What a beautiful little boy! Congrats - I know you are exhausted and sad every time you leave him, but thank the Lord for the NICU. Prayers will continue to go up for ya'll!!!
ReplyDeleteHe is absolutely precious - and doing SO great!!! What a strong little boy!
ReplyDeleteCarrie,
ReplyDeleteHe is absolutely adorable! What great improvements. It sounds like he is headed in the right directions. Keeping you and your family in my prayers has baby H continues to GROW!
Miss ya!
This is incredible. I am sooooo excited about how well he is doing! It was really good to see you and Hudson today. Let me know if you need anything.
ReplyDeleteYAY!! I am so glad at all the improvements you have listed and you all look great!! Thanks for sharing your story and all the photos! We will continue praying for Baby H and specificall for some weight gain as well as strength! - Rachel, Troy and Daniel
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing for you all!!! I am so happy for you all and I know you all are overjoyed with his progress so far. I love the pictures and think he is adorable.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you all soon!
Kami
Wow! Baby H has made a lot of improvements in one short week -- it's exciting to read your list! Praise God!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear that baby H is doing so well! I will pray that he continues to do well! He is so cute!
ReplyDeletePraise God! I'm so excited to hear how well baby H is doing!! So very thankful to hear that the head ultrasound went well and that H is healthy!! Praying for him to gain weight so you can bring him home sooner than later!!
ReplyDeleteMuch love coming your way!
God is so good! I am so excited to hear the wonderful progress H is making! You are in our prayers...we love you guys!
ReplyDeleteWe're so happy to read H is doing so well! We pray for continued improvements for him and strength for you all. He's a beautiful little boy and has been blessed to be born into such a loving family.
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