Luke hit 3 pounds today which was pretty cool. It's not a major milestone that means much to anyone but us...the major milestones come around 4 and 5 pounds. But we'll take 3 pounds any day.
The nurses have taken to calling Luke the "swinger," (not that kind of swinger) because of his swings in oxygen saturation. Ideally the doctors would like to see him "sat" between 90 - 95%...Lucas swings often between 60 and 99%. What this means is that his body is having a hard time regulating how he processes his oxygen. It's not a big problem at this age, but please pray that it improves soon. It's one of those critical milestones he needs to control before going home.
We also got some more good news today. Wendy spoke with Luke's Doctor who said we should hold him as much as we can, even if he's supposed to be on the lights. He said holding Lucas in our arms is one of the best things we can do for him. I'd say we were both hesitant to hold him much because of the billi lights and it's a lot of work for the nurses to pull him out of the box (due to all of the lines)...but hey, doctors orders! Unfortunately we'll likely be limited to 30 minutes at a time because he still has difficulty regulating his body temperature.
Cheers,
Colin
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Happy three pounds Luke!!! It's time to celebrate your latest "box score" by opening our "box lunches" and enjoying this latest weight gain from our "box seats".
We pray that the quartet got a good nights sleep on their "box mattreses".
We continue to pray for good health for the at home trio and for each and every milestone that Luke reaches.
God bless all here,
Don Tomas
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