two weeks!
Tonight, Nolan turns two weeks old. Happy birthday, Nolan! As a birthday celebration, he busted through the 600 gram milestone and today weighs 608 grams. That’s 18% over his birth weight. Grow, Nolan, grow!
Earlier today, Nolan was not doing as well as we had hoped. He wasn’t doing any worse, he just hadn’t improved over the previous 24 hours as expected. This afternoon/early evening, his condition did improve somewhat. Tonight, they have his oxygen down to 40% for the time being, and his saturation has held at 95% or so, even through blood draws, diaper changes, and other unpleasant experiences. He appears a bit agitated, but maybe that’s because…. drumroll please…. he opened an eye!
Yes, he’s a bit of a little pirate right now, with only one eye open. We know he can’t really see us, but it’s sure tempting to think he can. The lights are very low in the NICU so it was hard to get a good picture, but I tried. I will post the result tomorrow if I can get my computer working again.
Tomorrow at 3pm Nolan will get his first reduced dose of steroids. We hope he’ll continue to improve even as the dose is reduced. Keep those prayers and love coming!
-Maria
Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 9:59 pm
All of our love to the three of you. You are never far far our thoughts and I know that you are showering the little fella with love. We’ll keep checking in.
Much love and all of our prayers - Robert, Laurie and Simone Chiarito
Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 10:42 pm
Happy Blessed Birthday Nolan! In love and light, Uncle Shannon and Aunt Amy
Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 10:52 pm
you go, baby boy.
Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 11:00 pm
Sending the little bug good grow vibes. Keep up the good work, kiddo.
Friday, September 29, 2006 at 10:39 am
Go, Nolan! Blessings all around and love,love,love. Liz E
Friday, September 29, 2006 at 12:15 pm
Just heard about the beautiful baby boy. My love, prayers and support to you all in this time of joy and concern. Virginia
Friday, September 29, 2006 at 12:56 pm
Kara I don’t think we better let Nolan do any tubing this next trip to G’burg. Let the little fellow wait until maybe he’s 2. love, Stephen.
Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Y’all know if it were possible to donate weight to someone, I’d be the first in line to give little Nolan 40 or 50 pounds. I swear it in a heartbeat. Although at this point, a 50 pound, 11 inch baby might have other issues… Maybe I’ll just stick to the praying thing for now.
Peter