Parent Talks

According to Grady, parent talks can really get pretty interesting. I just hope Grady has gotten his parents all straightened out. He had a long talk with both of them and I think they now have the right idea. What that is, I could not tell you. Mom and Dad are not sharing. Just in case you could not see for yourself, Grady is growing and filling out wonderfully. He weighed in a little over 10 lbs today. Go Grady boy, go. Maybe he was having a big boy conversation with Mommy and Daddy.

This has been a big week for our little guy and it is only Tuesday. Monday, the doctor lowered Grady's oxygen rate from 23 to 21. That is considered room air, the same that you and I breath. Today, they lowered his pressure rate. This is more good news for Grady. All these numbers, rates and pressures can get confusing. Just know that as all of these drop, Grady is getting closer and closer to getting off of the respirator. The weening will go slowly. We have been told that he will start with an hour at a time. This will give the doctors a good idea of how tiring it will be for him to breath without assistance and also give Grady time to get used to breathing without help. They will increase his time off the respirator using baby steps. From the day Grady was born, the doctors have told us we are all on Grady time. So, one more thing happened today. Grady will start taking his bottle twice a day and he was moved up to 30 ml each bottle feed. It took him a little time to get the hang of it, but once Grady figured out what that bottle was all about he is all for it.

Let me say Thank you, again. Your prayers, love and support give all of us strength. God has blessed us with Grady and great friends.

Talk soon,

JoJo