Today Carter turned 9 weeks old. He has had a good day. He took 32 mL of milk today during his bottle feed. Catherine, Carter's Speech Therapist created a guideline for Carter's cues and positioning during feeds that are a big help to us and I am sure the nurses. They increased his total feed to 42 mL now. He has been off the Lasix now for a couple days and today they took him off of the caffeine. As long as he stays stable off of those two medications Carter will only need to focus on suck, swallow and breath during feedings. Katie and I took turns holding him tonight which is made a lot easier since Carter only has EKG wires and an O2 saturation monitor to navigate around. Tonight Katie and I tried to practice our blanket tucking for swaddling and based on Carter's reaction we need more help. Plenty of time for that but for now enjoy your new picture.
He's got those cute chubby cheeks!
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