Wednesday, 7/20

An update on our baby whose name has been changed to Mr. Cranky Pants. Actually that's not fair, poor little thing is so gassy. So maybe we should call him Mr. Gassy Pants. Other than being a little fussy he had a really good day. He worked with OT and PT today (occupational and physical therapy) so he had a busy morning. He also discovered his hands which was SO cute. He kept bringing them all around his face. Unfortunately his hand-eye coordination is a little better than his hand-mouth coordination.

Medically he is on 100% regular formula now! They have been trying to transition him from the preemie pre-digested formula he was on which has not been a smooth transition. His feeding tube is connected to a bag that's supposed to "vent" the air out of his stomach. But, to make a long story short, his "g" or stomach tube is actually in his duodenum (intestine) so his tummy isn't getting the relief that it should. I'm not sure what will eventually make this more bearable. Speaking of bearable, they are also continuing to wean his morphine. He gets such a tiny amount now and they have gone from every 6 hours to every 8 hours. The next step will be to completely stop it. All you moms and dads out there, we would welcome any tips you have on how to help with gas pains!