Other than that, things have been stable here for the last few days. The Dr is still thinking things there is good potential for us being able to go home this weekend. Carter has 3 jobs to do to make that happen:
1) Keep up his eating
2) Keep up his body temp
3) Don't have any more Apnea episodes (where he stops breathing)
They are going to try him off the warmer and oxygen today and see how he does for a while. We did this once before and he did well for 24 hours before relapsing which is what got us back in the ICU. Hopefully he is stronger this time and can keep everything up.
They weighed him this morning and he was at 6lb 6oz (birth weight was 6lb 1.5oz). Since he was at 5lb 9oz at the pediatrician office last Friday, this is quite a jump! He has been a little bloated from all the IV fluids so that number is probably inflated but I still think it is a good sign that he is getting healthier.
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