Luke's 1 Week Birthday

Well, it's kind of hard to believe, but today was already Luke's 1 week birthday and he continues to do well. He celebrated his special day by making his first real poop...and his second! He finished his second round of medicine to try and close his PDA valve and will get another echo scan tomorrow to see if there is any progress. He also gets to be without one less tube as the doctors will be removing his "UB line" which was attached to his belly button (umbilical cord).

As of yesterday, he also has a new perspective on life as they shifted his position in the incubator so his head is on the left side instead of the right. Since he likes to look to his right, it makes it easier for him to see us when we come to visit.

He likes to wear himself out by waving his arms and kicking his legs all around, so our little trouble maker also earned himself a little "seat belt" to keep him from burning up all his calories, which are very valuable to him as he tries to get bigger. It does not appear to work completely though as he was pretty worn out today and was full of big baby yawns while we visited.