8 Weeks Old

Jack will be 8 weeks old tomorrow.  He's doing well on his growth curve- up to 4 lbs, 14 oz as of last night.  He was in the 3rd percentile in height, weight and head circumference when he was born, but he's inching towards the 10th percentile now.  The doctors' goal is for him is to hit the 50th percentile.

He's been pretty up and down with his lungs- we are having some good and some not so good days.  He's been fluctuating on the required oxygen- goal is 21% (room air), and he's at 30% this AM, which is much better.  He was up to 40-45% on Saturday, so he's been moving around alot.  They increased his diuretic on Saturday due to his increased weight, so that could have helped bring him down.  He had his weekly blood gas this AM and it looked better, so they are going down are a few of the NIPPV settings.  His lung x-ray from this AM looked about the same (hazy). 

Matt and I keep hoping and praying that all of his growth will help his lungs mature and grow- the doctor's say that they will, all on his timing.  Matt and I are definitely ready to bring him home- we've been at the hospital for over two months now and we can't wait until we're able to hold him and love on him at home.  I miss him so much when we aren't at the hospital- I pray hard everyday that he's home soon.

Here are a few pics from the last few days- Daddy gets to hold him on the weekends, as he's able to visit for longer (we have to hold him for at least an hour each time and can only hold him once a day.  We try to hold him for as long as the nurses will allow each time  :) 

Proud Daddy

 Daddy holding him and holding Mommy's finger there

 He loves to sleep on his hands or his arms- so cute  :)