Today was a quiet day in the NICU, which is just what our little guy needed. It's been a busy 8 days and he was sound asleep most of the day. Today we were able to be part of the daily rounds. Rounds are performed by the NICU team, which includes his nurse, a few doctors, a neonatologist, a respiratory therapist, and an intern or two. Because his hospital is a teaching hospital, there are always plenty of people joining the crew. On rounds today we learned that they had begun the weaning process from the TPN and as of 5pm today, he was no longer on these fluids and his PICC line was removed! This is excellent news, as the PICC line gets in the way and can be frustrating for him when they try to tuck him in. The next step is bottle feeds, which they attempted today but he was too sleepy to be interested. Silly boy!
In other exciting news, our little guy is steadily gaining weight. He is now 4 pounds 3 ounces, which is 1 ounce shy of his birth weight. Keep growing, Wyatt!
This afternoon, Wyatt got a visit from Santa Claus! He and one of his elves made his way through the Children's wing of the hospital and stopped in for a few pictures. We so cherished this moment, as we are trying so hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year and this helped so much.
We look forward to many more great days with our little man.
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