Saturday, October 17, 2009

1 Week Old!

Owen is one week old today! He has come very far in the past week.

Updates:
Owen is completely off oxygen support. He has started to digest his feedings with little to no residual left in his stomach. His feedings have increased from 3 ml of breast milk to 14 ml. Doctor said that if he continues to digest his feedings they will increase the amount each day. Owen is off light therapy. He is still experiencing "bradys" (stops breathing causing heart rate to go down) but, he is also still fixing them on his own. The doctor said this is very normal for his age.
All about Owen:
Age: 1 week old
Weight: 3 pounds 14 ounces
Feedings: 14 ml
Kangaroo Time: Owen loves kangaroo time with mommy and today was the first day that he also had time with daddy.
Sleeping: He sleeps most of the day. Owen sleeps the best when swaddled tight and placed on this back.
Hic-ups: Owen gets the hic-ups at least twice while I'm with him throughout the day. He had them all the time when in the womb! :)
Pacifier: Owen has a pacifier that he will sometimes take for a short period of time. It is the tiniest pacifier I have ever seen.

3 comments:

Carissa said...

Awww, a tiny pacifer for a tiny baby! I can't wait to meet him!

yaya/mom said...

Danielle, he is so handsome. I can't wait to hold him. What a precious little peanut.

Nina said...

Aww so cute! I think he looks a lot like Ellie!