July 19 Update

Carrick had an alright day today. They tried another bottle today; he only got 12cc out of it. He has trouble breathing when taking a bottle. They have to crank up his oxygen. It's hard and his lung disease is still severe. If he didn't have such a good case of BPD, he'd probably be off oxygen and bottle feed more feedings. He also still needs the assistance of a sepository to poop. He's still on the nasal cannula at 1 liter; he sat at 30% oxygen today. But he is gaining weight--up to 5 lbs 3 oz! The only two things prohibiting him from coming home are breathing and bottle feeding. He won't have hernia surgery until his lungs get better, so that's at least a few months away. Jenni and I gave him a bath tonight; he liked it after we got him in the water. Carrick is on his way. More to come.