Jereth gained weight!! He weighed 2.55 kg (5 lbs 10 oz) when we brought him to the hospital, and the same on Saturday morning, but this morning he was up to 2.7 kg (5 lbs 15 oz). If he continues to gain weight without any other issues, we'll take him home on Tuesday.
Mom and Dad have some learning to do before he comes home, though. We have to learn to insert the feeding tube so we can change it when it needs changed and reinsert it when Jereth grabs it and pulls it out - like he did this morning (I had my first try inserting the feeding tube then). There is a pump used with the feeding that we will learn to operate. We also need to be comfortable mixing the formula and supplemented breast milk at the right concentration for the Calorie count the doctors want.
The PICU doctor and nurses have commented on how alert Jereth is when he is awake. He was watching the doctor this morning while we had our consultation. It was as if Jereth wanted to understand everything the doctor had to say.
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