I don't know what I weigh today, I don't think that they weighed me. Mummy spoke to the doctor who said that my being promoted to next door depends largely upon my weight going up. I'm doing everything else right so they say, I just need to put on a few grams - well, a fair few grams really; I'm not sure how many, I'll get Mummy to ask about that tomorrow.My tummy antibiotic finishes tomorrow and they're going to introduce Mummy's milk to me again tomorrow evening. Probably about 0.5ml's per hour just like at the start. I hope I cope OK; I'm bursting to go to the loo so hopefully this'll move things along a bit. I'm still on that dexamathasone steroid drug, only 0.05 micrograms per something or other, that'll end in the next couple of days as well, so will the oral morphine - I won't be left on much, perhaps the chlorylhydrate for a little more comfort for longer, but I hope to be on my own soon and clean of drugs...
I'm still doing well on my CPAP. Do you remember the pressures I used to be under with the ventilation... it got down to 14 at it's lowest but was up to 30 something at the highest level... I'm on level 8 at the moment, which the nurse said is more likely to be around 6-7 as the pressure loses a bit of umpf on the way down because some can escape out of my mouth. Ive been mainly on 27% oxygen today but the lowest point was down to 24%, 21% is air so I hope I can reach that soon.Only tonight and tomorrow night and then Daddy will come to see me, yippee. He thinks that I'm doing better without him... I'll show him just what I'm made of when he comes to see me, there's better stuff to come yet. I like being handled now so he can put his hands on me again and can stroke my back and my eyebrows and can hold my hand and I won't even flinch... Mummy's been doing this gently today, she's stroked my back and neck which was lovely.
Well, I'd better get my beauty sleep... you can see that they've put the 'pink trim' hat back on me... it's bigger than they 'grey trim' one - I must be growing...
Hi Oscar,
ReplyDeleteHave been following your progress on the blog every morning during breakfast break at work, to see what you have written the night before. Its too late for me to look into the blog each evening so I look in the morning. There is a different time where I live, its an hour ahead... but you'll learn all about that later when you come and visit me !!
Have been looking at flights for 26th - 29th July when I'll be coming over to visit you !! I'll book this week, can't wait.
Pleased to hear that you are doing so well, was chatting to Grandma Pat this morning on the phone and she was telling me all about you, Mummy and Daddy...
You said in the week that you made a little noise.. you weren't truthfull enough though were you... I think it was a little poop you did... your Daddy does them all the time and his are very loud and powerfull !!! Some day you'll be pooping like Daddy, although come to think about it, it wouldn't really matter if you didn't poop quite like him... Ask Mummy, she'll probably agree...
Your Daddy will be back tomorrow and then tomorrow afternoon you can squeeze down Mummys top and get close to her skin and see what she smells like. Your Mummy smells good so you'll probably like it. You can let us know what it was like !!
Be a good boy and I'll write to you again soon.
Lots of love
Aunty Stephanie
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