Carter is 1 Week Old

Carter is officially 1 week old today. It has been a more dramatic week than his parents would have liked but we're sure it will all be worth it when he is finally home.

The Dr's have run every possible test to determine what is causing Carter's issues (this is him getting an ECHO).

So far everything has come back in the "normal" range. The only thing the Dr's can come up with is that he was potentially a bit more premature than his gestational age and his system just needs some more time to get acclimated to the real world.

They are going to keep him in ICU until at least Friday so they can monitor him since they aren't sure what is causing his issues. Hopefully Carter's stats will improve over this week so we can definitely go home Friday!

Until then we will be hanging out at the hospital watching the little guy sleep.He has also become quite taken with his pacifier. This has turned into a "must have" item especially when the Dr's won't let him have food or he is getting poked and prodded. A little sugar water on that paci can do miracles.