Cole is doing very well. So well that we have been able to hold three days in a row. Saturday, Sunday and today was the first time that Jim was able to hold him. It was a wonderful sight to see. The nurses encouraged Jim to talk to Cole and when he wasn't saying anything, I realized that Jim getting a little emotional looking down at it son. It was very sweet. 40 days ago this honor of holding him seemed so far away, soon we may get to hold him twice day.
Cole is 2.4lbs and 14 3/4 inches long. He is becoming more alert everyday. The nurse said that she held up a white card with black stars and he starred at it for 10 minutes. They are still working on bringing his ventilator settings down, but his feedings are up to 7.5ccs every hour.
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Heather
Here's some pics from over the christmas weekend. The top one is a polaroid of him inside a little santa hat. He's up to 2 lbs 6 oz, and is gaining "meat and bone" weight every day now. He looks good and you can't see his ribs like the first photos of him. The nurse hinted that he might get his breathing tube removed in a week, which would be great. We are regularly getting to hold him now, and he handles it very well. Yesterday he turned 6 weeks old, which would put Heather's pregnancy stage at 31 weeks. At 34 weeks, the brain develops the sucking mechanism (sucking and remembering to breathe at the same time) so at that point they will start trying to use a rubber nipple.
