Owen Gandy: 10 Weeks old!!! - November 19, 2013

Owen will be 10 weeks old tonight at 9:15!! (Not that we are counting:))

This morning we arrived to a great surprise! The night nurses got Owen a big boy crib and decorated as "Owen's Motor Speedway". It was complete with sunshine, Checkered flags, race cars and a banner. We love it!! We are really considering doing his room just like this now....but will probably just take these decorations with us and do a corner of his room like this, every jungle has a racetrack in it, right??

BIG BOY!!

And then...we get great news from the doctor, he was impressed with how Owen was doing (and also with his big crib) that is wanted to take his off of CPAP today and put him on High Flow Nasal Cannula!!! This was great news, and I know that Owen was ready to get that annoying mask off of his face. The transition was a little bit of a shock for Owen and he needed a couple of breathing treatments, a larger cannula and a higher flow then what they originally thought but once he figured it out, he loved it!! Hopefully he can maintain this and wean down on all of the settings and we will be able to introduce the bottle to him in the next couple of weeks!

He is still trying to gain weight, only gained 10 ounces last night, better then loosing!! he is just over 5lbs now!

Praises:

Recovery from complete renal Failure
Liver recovering!! (from a Total Billi level of 17 to .9 now - less then .5 is normal)
Ability to stay off of the breathing tube for over a week and transition to High Flow.
Working Digestive system, and his eager appetite!!
All the Amazing people that work in the NICU! With out each and everyone of them working together and love for our little man, he would not be progressing like he is.
Friends and Family's support has been amazing. Teaching us to celebrate the little milestones instead of stressing about the next step. THANKS!

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