Let's Do the Kangaroo
Rebecca is doing well. She is growing a little more mobile. Still a little sore in the belly, especially if she eats too much (which amounts to not that much at all), or as she stands up.
Xavier is also doing well. His air flow has been reduced from 3 liters/minute to 2 liters/minute in the last two days. Today his photo therapy was discontinued. His skin color is much improved.
Yesterday, Rebecca got to "kangaroo" with Xavier for more than thirty minutes. The skin-to-skin contact is very important for Xavier's development and it helps stimulate milk production in mom. I got to "kangaroo" with Xavier for nearly two hours today. For Xavier, it matters that he has skin-to-skin with either parent.
We learned today that Xavier's sense of smell is his strongest sense at the moment, so it helps him bond with his parents to kangaroo.
The last two days he has been very relaxed, not so fussy when being moved around. He is keeping his food down (he was given a nose tube in place of his mouth tube; this makes it more difficult--but not impossible as he has proved--to pull the tube out) which allows him to keep his food down better. He added 5 grams to his weight since yesterday!
Always, Thank you for your prayers.