Jacob - Week 2

Thursday
Jacob is already a week old! Mallori is still driving me around, and she has spent soooo much time helping me with everything! Today, Jacob weighed 2 lbs 9 oz...Yay for surpassing his birth weight! Jacob got his UAC line (in his umbilical cord artery) out today, and they put in a PICC line to give his TPN. They also put in an OG tube to feed him my breast milk that I am pumping. They also turned his oxygen down today, and he seems to be tolerating it fine! Tonight I was able to do kangaroo care for the first time! Kangaroo Care is skin-to-skin snuggle time with mom and baby. The science behind this is really amazing! They have found that both mom and baby benefit from the skin-to-skin contact. Here is an article if you're interested. Kangaroo Care Article

First kangaroo time with my snuggle bug!

The sign at our church!

Friday
Today Jacob is up to 2lbs 10.8 oz. Jacob's lungs are continuing to improve, and they are weaning his oxygen. Jacob is looking much better and his color is looking much better! Jason decided it was time to get the nursery painted so he stayed up all night hanging crown molding and painting.