Wesley has been in the NICU for 10 days. We tried giving him a bottle for the first time the other night. It was great to be able to feed him but he didn't do too well. The nurses say he is still pretty young but they are gonna keep trying. The sooner he gets all his feedings through a bottle; the better. They took him off antibiotics so the IV in his arm will be taken out within the next few days. They have upped his feedings b/c he is doing well and he now weighs 4lbs, 10oz. The doctors and nurses are really impressed by his progress. They say he may even be moved to the intermediate care room sometime soon. The doctor said that we just have to work on getting him off all his oxygen, work on feedings, and get his weight up. Other than that, all is going well. We dressed his incubator up some with a cute blanket that my mom's friend, Susan, gave us. It looks more "special" to us when we walk in. If he can keep his temperature regulated for 24 hours they will move him to an open crib. Each day gets better and we're continuing to fight for him. He's able to wear clothes now so I took some newborn stuff in that we got from the shower. He was swimming in them! My friend Melanie and my mom bought us some preemie clothes. He looks so cute in his new sleepers. We thank you again for all the prayers. They have obviously been working. Keep em coming:)
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