Carter is doing well today. He is on 25% oxygen and saturating at about 90%. He had a couple desaturations overnight but after some suctioning he did well. His weight today is 3 pounds 4 ounces. Since he has maintained his weight over 1500 grams the past couple of days he is ready to start wearing clothes. Pretty exciting to lose one more wire in his isolette since he had a temperature probe attached to him the last 6 weeks. He is doing kangaroo care with Mommy right now and loving it.
Today I would also like to provide you with some things to think about. Each
year more than a half a million babies are born prematurely (<37 weeks
gestation). Over the past 25 years the
prematurity rate has increase 36% in the United States. In addition, prematurity is the #1 cause of
death in newborns. Although November is
the official month for premature awareness it is important to realize that a
premature birth occurs once every minute in our country. On Monday night 4/7/14 from 5pm-7pm our
Ormond Beach Chick-fil-a will be graciously giving Baby Carter a portion of
their sales. Katie and I are so grateful
for the love and support of so many.
Through our blog you all have learned our story but please do not forget
that there are over 500,000 stories like ours across our country. As you pray for us please also pray for other
families and babies that have to experience the struggles of preemie life.
Finally caught a Carter smile on camera!
What, no tie? It must be casual day. Seriously though, it looks like he's dreaming of the angels. Extra cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful smile. It's good to see.
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