Hearing: Check
Greetings to everyone.
Today was a little less stress-filled than the past few. Xavier had another two Bradies today, so it's official. Five more days in the NICU. I think he likes the NICU. There he has several grandmothers, aunts and older sisters taking care of him 24x7.
He ate well for Rebecca and for his first two feedings earlier in the shift. He took another 50 cc from me about 2 and a half hours after Rebecca left, then another 20 cc from me before I left two hours after I fed him the first time.
After feeding, he has started more often than not to look around or just lay there with his eyes open. He's acting like a term baby his age.
As I held Xavier today, I noticed his wrists have taken on a little bit of a chub. He is getting a little brown fat on him finally.
He was in a good mood for his hearing exam today. He passed. This is a screening only, and not a true measure of his hearing. Remember back to grade school: the line into the gym, the booth, the headphones, the high-pitched tones, the raise your right hand, raise your left hand? That's what this screening was, only (supposedly) more high-tech.
We expected Xavier to pass the screening; he follows sound around with his eyes and has for weeks. When I speak to him while he eats, he looks up at me. When mom speaks to him from a different direction, his eyes move over to her. Not only is he hearing well, he associates correct direction for the sounds he hears.
As I opened with, not too stressful of a day today. Thank you for your prayers. Our God reigns!