I'm sorry that this post is way overdue. Things have picked up significantly for us in the past couple weeks. Cason is now about 5lbs and is growing by the day. He drinks 42mls of milk every 3 hours or 8 times a day (24 hours). Last week he started to breast feed and has done so well that he is allowed to take all of his feeds by either breast or bottle. He needs to be drinking all his milk by either breast or bottle in order to go home. He is slowly working up to that and has made tremendous progress.
Cason has also fully recovered from his surgery and his head circumference was stable for two weeks. However, just this weekend it began to increase slightly in size again due to the hydrosephelus. They may need to tap the reservoir [they put in his head during his recent surgical procedure] to get out the excess fluid. The procedure to get out the fluid is not invasive. He had a head ultrasound today [5/11/10] and we will know that what the neurologists decide to do tomorrow [5/12/10].
Cason has also been weaned off of his oxygen [nasal cannula] this past weekend. He is breathing all on his own and is doing very well.
Other than that Cason has just been getting cuter and more active by the day. He has also continued to find his voice and exercise his lungs quite frequently.
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So exciting to hear of Cason's progress! That is the kind of news we all want to know!
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Sonny, Calvin and Austin are holding down the fort pretty good. They are the new Three Amigos!
We'll be seeing you all this coming weekend! We look forward to it!
Love,
Ness and Family