Gainer's Formula 45

Gus continues to improve today. So far the only apnea events he has had were around a bottle feeding at 1:00pm with the occupational therapist. They were trying to "dial him in" and get him to take the entire feed so he was probably a little tired. Gus is now getting 45ml of mostly breast milk every 3 hours. When I fed him at 4:00pm today he took all but 9ml. It sounds like he is usually completing about 3/4 of his feed before he gets tired and needs to have the rest fed via gravity.

Here are Gus and I getting ready for his feeding time. He did really well and I was able to get him to start slowly so he didn't choke or stop with his first big GULP. The title "Gainer's Formula 45" comes from a weight lifting protein drink meant to add weight - Gus' feed volume keeps increasing as he grows...

We think Gus is pretty cute... Such a precious little face and chubby cheeks!

Gus gained a whole ounce today - up to 5 lb 2.5 oz. Again, his eyes checked out better today than last Thursday so we are so thankful that they have begun to heal. Please continue to pray for complete healing in his eyes so Gus can avoid laser surgery. Please also remember MH and Kenyon Kill, and all the NICU babies, in your prayers as they have made big transitions this week too.

Shalom,
Gregg, Jill and Gus