Well after a few semi-rough days, the doctors decided to give him a bit of a break and take a step back. They increased the flow of his oxygen back up to the full 2.0L, but luckily the oxygen percentage is still staying between 24-30%. It seems after the two weeks of rapid progress we all got a little ambitious and may have been a little too aggressive trying to wean him off of the oxygen completely. We're ok with this as it seems obvious he's just not quite ready yet and we have plenty of time left so there is no hurry. I think in general the goal is to have him off of oxygen by around 36 weeks and since he was just 34 weeks this past Thursday, we have some time.
He's also started to get a little bit of "newborn attitude" and is starting to try and cry more. This is a good sign that his lungs are healing and he's becoming more like a normal baby. It won't be long before we walk in there and hear him wailing away one of these days. At his last weigh in, he was up to 2lb 14oz, but we think it might hover around that mark for awhile now that he's back on his diuretic. We'll see how the weekend goes and let you all know.
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Hello Mr. & Mrs.Hemmer, I'm soo happy for you and Baby Lucas, and if you were wondering Im Jordan's (one of her 2nd grade students) sister Ayanna. I've just heard about your blog and I have just finished reading all of the posts, Im very happy that he is stronger and healthier by the day. Jordan wants to say hi, and that he is exicted to see you again on Monday...well bye bye Mrs. Hemmer and Congratulations with baby Lucas!
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