Day 28

Good morning Mommy and Daddy! I weigh 690 grams (1 lb 8.3 oz) today, up 30 grams (1.1 oz) from yesterday's weight. I gained an average of 8.6 grams (0.3 oz) per day over the past 7 days. When I sleep, I dream of Oreo cookies...... :) See if you can convince my nurse to give me a few!

I received feedings by pump yesterday at a rate of 0.5-1 ml/hr and I received a total amount of 21 ml for the day. A fluid oz is about 30 ml so this is about 0.7 oz. I took all my milk by tube. My last feeding was at 7 AM. I can't figure out when my next feeding will be, so check with my nurse. I know it's hard to pump Mom, but please keep working on this -- it really helps me. Since yesterday morning, I pooped 4 times and the last time was around 4 AM.

As of 4 AM, I was on a mechanical ventilator with 38% oxygen.

See you soon Mommy and Daddy. Your visits are the best!

Love, love,
John Michael