Today we had good news from the NICU staff. We had a family meeting today and they told us that Carter is ready to be moved from the NICU to the Pediatric Unit upstairs. He had another EEG today to make sure that there has been no more seizure activity since they have been lowering his dose of phenobarbital. They would like to wean him off this medicine completely before coming home if possible. The EEG results were good...but we have to wait for the neurologist to read them to let us know what they are going to do about the medication.
He will most likely be moved by Friday this week upstairs. This means that we will be able to stay with him 24 hours! Only one parent can stay overnight but that is okay since Jacob needs us too! The big plus to him being upstairs means that he can now visit with his brother! We are really excited to see them together for the first time!
While he is there we will be taught how to care for his NG tube and also work with the therapists. We are not sure if he will be coming home on a feeding tube or not but it is likely. He is sucking more but not enough to take his entire feed. Right now it is a very small amount...but hopefully he will improve with more stimulation from us!
We are expecting that it will be a several more weeks in the pediatric unit but this is a huge step and we are really proud of him for accomplishing everything that he has so far!!!
Jacob is still doing well. He is starting to get pudgy like his brother! He seems to eat all the time and for the most part he is a good sleeper. His reflux issues make him uncomfortable but the medicine he is on seems to be helping. Surprisingly for all the growing he is doing he still doesn't really fit into his preemie clothes all that well! But I am sure he won't be in them for much longer.
Johnny will post new pictures soon. We keep taking them but we have been so busy traveling back and forth that we haven't been able to get them downloaded. Stay tuned!
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