Day 22

Noah had an interesting day today full of ups and downs. This morning we found out that Noah starting to have more "spells" during the night, meaning that his brain was not telling his lungs to breathe. This is a minor setback because Noah is not supposed to be using his lungs this early. He remains on siPAP with 20 supplemental breaths instead of the previous 10. He will overcome this.
On a more positive note, Noah looks great and is gaining weight. He is now 2 lbs. 6 oz and 14 and 3/4 inches long. He started his feedings again and they are increasing them pretty rapidly. This afternoon he was up to 6 ml per feeding. If all goes well by tomorrow evening or Saturday morning, Noah should be back up to full feeds (1/2 ounce).