Gunner is doing amazingly well. We met with OT yesterday and she is impressed with his strength in all areas, minus eating. He needs a little jaw support to keep it in. But he is soo strong. He can pick his head up and he actually tries to lift his entire body off the bed, balancing on his toes.
He is now up to 4 lbs 8oz!! That is over a 1/2 lb since birth and normal newborn weight loss in the first week. His head circumference is 30 cm (12 ish in) and he is up to almost 18 in. in length. He is a growing boy!
As of yesterday, he took 33% of his feeds by mouth, when he hits 75% they are upping feeds and considering removing the feeding tube. The doc said learning to eat is the only thing keeping him in the hospital.
Yesterday, when I visited him he spent 1 1/2 houra wide eyed alert and awake. I just loved seeing him that way. He ate well over 1/2 of his bottle and burped like a champ. Speaking of bodily functions, he has the reputation of a "good pooper" he can fill a size 1 diaper, which I actually had questioned why they were putting them on him...lol!
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