Smooth sailing

Noah has had a great week! I think he is finally getting over his bacterial infection and belly troubles. He went off his antibiotics on Monday and shows no more signs of infection. Noah has decreased his siPAP rate to 13 as of last night. This means he is getting 13 breaths per minute by the machine and the rest is up to him. This rate had been 20 earlier in the week. He has had minimal to no "spells" in the past couple days. We hope to see him back on the C-PAP soon. Noah is also gaining weight! He is now unto 2 pounds 8.6 ounces. Feeds have been increased to 16mL of milk. Nurses have begun fortifying the milk again to add more calories. The fortified they are using this time is different from last time, and will hopefully be more gentle on his tummy. Noah continues to enjoy Kangaroo Care with both his Mommy and Daddy. He is alert and active during this time, and has started smiling often when he is awake. We have yet to capture this on camera. His eyes are also open a lot more these days, and he passed his first eye exam yesterday on his 4 week birthday! Yay Noah!