Matthew has now enjoyed a full day without oxygen and all his levels have stayed good. He is currently eating just over an ounce when fed by a bottle. We are spending all day at the hospital and I am able to nurse him every three hours. We are praising the Lord for the improvements he has made.
At this time there is really no new news to report. He is still in the intensive care, but only under observation. He cannot be in the regular nursery as they don’t want him to be exposed to any bacteria at this time as his antibiotic has killed not only the bad bacteria, but good bacteria as well. The doctor still wants him to stay in the hospital until he finishes his antibiotics and this happens Sunday night. Doctor Dala told us that he will release Matthew to us Monday at noon.
Monday we are going to have a field trip to the hospital to pick up Matthew. We are all excited to be able to bring him home.
Yesterday Joey told me that he will let Matthew see his doctor when he gets sick since his doctor sees babies and big kids too.
On a funny note, on the Thursday that Matthew was born, the doctor was trying to explain something to Jason about preemie care. He took out a manual in English to show Jason, but instead of letting him read it, Dr. Dala translated it into Spanish for Jason. The doctor looked so stressed that Jason didn’t point out to him that he could read English.
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