Monday, December 28, 2009

More milk, please!

Luke's post-holiday weekend went pretty well. While his mom and dad were visiting with family and friends for Christmas (in-between visits to Luke, of course), he was busy growing. He cracked the 2 pound mark and is now 2lbs 1.4oz!
We spoke to the doctor on Saturday and he said he's pretty much on pace with where they were thinking he would be in terms of vent settings. He still has awhile to go, but we're ok with that. The doctor also told us he is off of the "sick kids" list, which was interesting because we didn't even know that list existed or that he was on it. Needless to say, we're glad he's not on it anymore.
He's up to 9 ml's of milk per feeding now and the doctors say that when he reaches the 20 ml mark, which could happen as soon as 7-10 days from now, they would take him off of his I.V. nutrients, which means 1 less "tube".
Now that he's past the one month mark, we're hoping all of the "ups and downs" will settle down at least a little, but we know there is still a lot to get through. Each day he gets a little bigger and stronger which is all we can ask for now.
Thanks again to everyone out there who is following Luke's progress and praying for him. We know there are a lot of you...some who we've never even met! We appreciate it as always and we thank all of you very much.

2 comments:

  1. Chug...chug...chug!

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  2. Hey guys! It's Jess Lifshitz (Jen's sister) I just wanted you to know that I am thinking good thoughts for you all and for Luke and sending lots of positive thoughts you direction! Here's hoping this new year brings only the best of things for all of you!

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