Foot Long Hot Dog

After a month of work, Thomas is a a useful form of measurement. He is 12 inches tall and weighs about 1 pound 10 ounces (give or take, it fluctuates a bit). It has been a good weekend for the most part. He was sucking down the milk so quick, they went from 3CCs ever 3hours all the way up to 11 CCs with a caffeine shot and some extra powder to add calories all in 3 days. Unfortunately, it was a case of a little too much too soon.

Thomas couldn't keep up with all of it and stopped digesting , just letting everything pass through his system. This is not uncommon and only a minor setback, because really, he's so far along already. So today, they backed off and took him down to 4 CCs of milk every 3 hours and they are using a machine to slowly serve it to him to make sure he has time to fully digest it all.

Thomas' breathing continues to be really good, often the ventilator is down to 21% oxygen, which is what you and I breathe, and they continue to reduce the pressure on the ventilator as well.

Kangaroo care is going really well. Its kind of a good thing/bad thing thing though. Thomas really seems to be responding to us and the sound of our voices (especially Rebecca's). We are ending up spending a lot more time at the hospital. When you hold Thomas, an hour or two slip away in no time. It also makes it alot tougher to leave the hospital each time. So Rebecca and I have been devising escape plans for Thomas. I baked a file inside of a cake, but that hasn't really proved anymore useful than the rock hammer and poster that I gave to Thomas. He can't seem to grip the hammer, let alone lift it (and those nurses are watching him like a hawk). I'll keep you updated as new plans develop.

Here are a couple more videos to keep you entertained.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc1bWUfVE84

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr173SAucjE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tBjVcCVemM