1400!!!

1400 grams ladies and gentlemen! What a great way to start the week/month! He is growing like crazy! That is 3 lbs and 2 oz! Everything is going good today, and he has even been clothed and swaddled. It's going to be about a 2 week process, but they are going to work on bringing him out of the isolette and putting him into a crib. They have to try some things and see what he can and can't handle, but we're excited to see him in a crib. He has to be able to maintain his body temperature and be able to deal with all of the audio/visual stimulation without it causing him to much stress. He is making amazing progress and we are so proud of and excited for our son! We'll be going in to see him a little later in the evening, and hopefully Mommy will have time to hold him today. They did the follow up head ultrasound the other day, and a baby gram this morning, so we are hoping we'll have some news by the time we get in there later. We'll be on later with more info and pictures. Yay Bryton!

Bryton is always awesome.

Everything is going great with the little man right now. He is getting an albuterol treatment every six hours which is really helping with his breathing and keeping him from de-sating. He looks so great and is tolerating cares really well. They did do a follow up head ultrasound yesterday, but no one has had a chance to look at it just yet. They're going to call when they do, but it might not be until tomorrow. Last night Grandma Cathy came up for a visit and got a chance to help check his temperature and she even helped Mommy change his diaper. He did really great, and he loves attention- which we all know will not be a problem. He is doing so well and we are so proud of our little man. Go Bryton!

WE LOVE BRYTON!!!

So they gave him the extra dose of lasix and everything has been going great since then. There have still been no other changes made and he is just wonderful and awesome as usual. He looks so good! He is getting chubby and all filled out and he looks so good, it's amazing! They don't plan on making any changes tonight, but he will be getting weighed later, so I'll be back on to let you all know how he's doing. Go Bryton!

Nothing big . . .

The little man is doing pretty good, however he has been de-sating a lot this morning. They think it's because he seems to be carrying a lot of extra fluid right now, so they're going to give him and extra dose of the lasix today, and they'll be adjusting it every other day from now on. Also, they moved his intubation tube in another cm so that should help. Other than that, nothing has changed. He's been pretty calm and quiet and they're still pretty happy with everything. They haven't done rounds yet, but we don't expect them to talk about feeding him until at least next week. Mommy and Daddy have some things to do today before we make it over to the hospital, but if anything happens we'll update asap. Have a good day everyone!

Another awesome day.

Today was another good day for our little man. We had a chance to talk to Dr.Tuttle again today, and as usual, she had nothing but good things to say. Since they put the new intubation tube in yesterday, he has gone from 36% to 28% oxygen and they were able to take away 2 of the mandatory breaths he was getting and he is doing great, which is a very good sign that he'll be off the oxygen in a reasonable amount of time, and most likely before he comes home. His lungs and bowel are sounding good, but they still don't want to feed him just yet. They are going to give him the weekend to just relax and be comfortable and continue to grow, and then there is a chance that they'll make some changes to his ventilator settings and they may even try to feed him. Everything is looking good for our little man. He is a special little boy and he knows he has a lot of people loving him and praying for him. Thanks everyone.

1170!!!

Yesterday was a busy day for all of us so there just wasn't much time to update. The new things going on with Bryton are that he got a larger intubation tube, which has made a huge difference- he hasn't de-sated once, and they were able to bring him down to 32% oxygen, which is awesome! Also, he is 1170 grams = 2 lbs 9 1/2 oz!!! He is just putting on the weight! 4 1/2 oz to go and he'll have doubled his birth weight! We are so excited to go see him this afternoon! It is so amazing to see the way he grows and changes EVERYDAY! We'll be sure to get some new pictures today and have them up for you this evening. Thanks everyone!

Bryton Rocks.

He loves to hold his Daddys' finger.

He already makes hand gestures just like his Mommy.

Nothing new in our neck of the woods. Bryton is still doing great. He's close to 1090 grams today. They haven't made any changes to anything- we are still just waiting for him to get bigger, which he's doing everyday. It's so nice to go in and see him and just see how well he's doing and the progress he's making. Daddy and I both have some work related errands to run tomorrow before we go in to see him, but we should be there in the afternoon. Thanks everyone.