Austin is still doing very well. The ENT doctor and neonatologists are in agreement that he needs to grow a bit before they'll try an extubate. He'll need to be roughly 4 lbs 6 oz before they'll consider it. When the time comes, they'll do it in a controlled environment so they have all the equipment around to re-intubate if necessary. That means about 3 weeks to a month of him staying on the ventilator.
He weighed 3 lbs, 5 oz last night but was holding steady. Now it's time to turn the corner and start packing on the weight.
Tonight it was my turn to hold Austin for the first time. He snuggled right in and seemed to enjoy the experience or at least not dislike it. Daddy sure enjoyed it.
Sorry, hairy chest pictures forth coming.
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