Vinnie is now weighing in at 2.71kg and I spotted a few dimples on his chubby little arms, hands and legs today! He gained over 200g in the last 2 days, which is a lot. Could be a lot of fluid or just 200g of 'cuteness' as his nurse put it. He is 36 weeks gestation now and is looking much more like a healthy little newborn rather than a prem baby.
Vinnie has been making progress on his steroids over the last week and they have started to gradually wean him off the drugs again. So far so good. He is still very dependant on CPAP and isn't yet ready for any time off it, but his O2 is a lot lower (high 30's) than it was a week ago. He was on high flow (small oxygen prongs up the nose) temporarily while he was bathed today and this is what he will move to once he is ready to come of CPAP.
He has had a few baths over the last week and seems to enjoy the water (not that he has any choice in this as Cam has pointed out - he is going to be a water baby whether he likes it or not!).
Cam and I have now moved back home and are enjoying our newly renovated abode. There are still a few bits and pieces to be finished off but we are nearly there. Nice to be home and have our doggies back (pictured here on our new kitchen tiles!).
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