Peter is declaring his own indepedence today. Since being admitted to the NICU, he has managed to remove himself from the ventilator, take out his IV and this morning took his feeding tube out by himself (can you tell he wants to come home?). He is now breathing entirely on his own and is no longer receiving suplemental oxygen, which means he is breathing room air. The doctors and nurses continue to see improvement and are very happy with his progress. He has developed a reputation in the NICU as one of the more fiesty babies (as his father, I have no idea where he gets a temper from... yes, you are detecting a bit of sarcasm there). Peter is eating well and is getting bottle-fed twice a day.
As to be expected, though, Peter is displaying a shade of yellow, so he is currently undergoing phototherapy for jaundice. We're not at all surprised by this. Please continue to pray for the little Peanut and his doctors and nurses. As parents, we're beyond worry now because we know everything will be fine. We're asking God for patience as we just want to bring him home. Enjoy the below pics.
Shades and all.... jaundice treatment
Mommy gets to feed her little guy
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