Liam Day 7!

For now, Liam is off his nasal cannula! So far he's breathing well off the support and we're hopeful that he's off breathing support permanently. In other news, Liam's consumption of breast milk is up again today from 15cc's to 20cc's. Slowly but surely he's getting used to bottle feeding and Erin's making progress getting him used to the breast. We don't know when they'll take out the gavage (feeding tube), but at least he's making progress towards that day. Everyday he gets more and more kangaroo care time, which has served him very well. When he's on our chests, his breathing evens out and his general state of chillness becomes that much more chill. He's awesome.

They just tested his bilirubin level. The results should come back this afternoon. The docs may put him back on the blue light if his jaundice is back on the rise. In many respects, that is the least worrisome intervention. He keeps having the "brady" spells where his heartrate drops (he had two small ones last night), but they seem to be shorter and less frequent. He's working his way out of them slowly but surely. They won't let him out of the hospital until he has five days straight without a brady, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that he is moving out of that phase.

In general, all is well!