Tripp is doing amazing! We found out today there is a good possibility that he could come home by the end of next week!!!! Looking at him now, you would never believe he was the sick baby on the ocillator vent after surgery 7 weeks ago. He's been on room air with no oxygen since last Friday. I was shocked that he was able to go from the vent to regular oxygen and moved to room air so quickly! He's started smiling pretty regularly now but he does it so quickly I haven't been able to catch it in a picture. He also is very nosey! He likes to be up looking around, checking out what the nurses are doing around him, and demanding attention whenever he gets bored. He loves to be talked to! He definitely got his social skills from his Daddy! I hope he keeps them! He's been taking 10mL bottle feeds for a week now and is doing quite well with it. The only little thing is he has a narrowing where they attached his esophagus and tummy together, so he's going to be getting another barrium swallow in the next few days to check it out and help the surgeons decide if it needs to be stretched and how much. They also did a brain MRI yesterday to check for any permanent damage from his being premature and lack of oxygen at various times but we haven't gotten those results yet. I got a lot of information today so please bare with me as I try to sort it out and make sure I'm getting everything. Also planning to do another echocardiogram to check the small hole in his ventricular walls (VSD) and will be set up with a cardiologist to monitor this as Tripp grows. Getting a bone/skeletal scan tomorrow can't remember exactly what the practioner called it, but once its done they'll know whether or not to set us up with an orthopedic for Tripp's back. Ummmmm..... his eyes are still the same.. still has stage 2 ROP in both eyes, but this is being monitored weekly and will continue to do so until his eyes are fully developed. He'll be getting his first five immunizations tomorrow.. this is going to sound awful, but I'm kinda glad I'll be at work while he's getting those so I don't have to see his sad face.. breaks my heart! I think this is pretty much everything.. a lot, isn't it?! LOL
As always, we love you guys and are so thankful for the continued support and prayers!!! I'll post new pics soon.. my phone is running an update right now so I can't get to them.. but I'll try to post again tomorrow with the MRI results and pics! :o)
