Dec 1...

Dylan has had a good past couple of days. He is officially 3 pounds and 3 ounces now without any fluid weight. He continues still to have no IV's at all, just mommy's milk with extra calories which is even better! Today he graduated up to an isolet bed. This bed is enclosed and the setting is at room air, when Dylan needs heat it will kick on if he needs it but the bed is set to a certain temp and often the nurses come and check Dylans temp to make sure it corralates. He is still eating 24 cc's every three hours but now he is getting 30 extra calories of fortifier instead of 24. This will help him get chubby!! He is loving the CPAP and we can definetly hear his cry now that is vocal cords are not strained from a tube in his throat. The CPAP is wonderful for Dylan right now. This week Dylan had another eye exam, this one was concerning. Dylan has the early stages of ROP or Retinopothy of Premiturity it is called. This is potentially when the preemie babies blood vessels around the eyes are not matured, they either grow extra blood vessels or like in Dylan's case the blood vessels that are there start to dilate. The Dr's want to control the amount of oxygen that Dylan is getting to his eyes to prevent the retina from detaching which would cause blindeness. So they are watching his oxygenation closely, they are keeping him at 50-60% oxygen and stating 94 = or above. The opthamologist will recheck him next wednesday and if there is any chance that his case has worsened they would do laser surgery to help prevent from the worst scenario. Unfortunately all we can do is wait, hope and pray that he is going to be fine. He has overcame so much, we know he will be okay but the phone call we got is still nervewrecking. So pray for our little miracle, he will come thru this just fine and his big brother in heaven is working so hard to keep Dylan healthy and strong. We love you Dylan, keep fighting and we can't wait to have you home~ And P.S Dylan is dressed in a onsie today, it is precious~