Day 47

So it turns out Nate's weight yesterday was a little of both scale error and fluid build up :( He lost 2 oz but he's still over that 2 lb mark! A couple days ago the doctor took Nate off the diuretic that he's been on for the past week. Last night his oxygen needs almost doubled what they have been and he started looking very puffy. He decided Nate needed to start them up again. That will most likely mean another day of weight loss but we don't really want water weight anyway. Once he got the medication on board again, he has been breathing and looking much better.

Nate also had a big day for poop! Since his belly surgery, his poo comes out of a little opening, or stoma, just to the side of his belly button. Until today, they've kept it covered with little pieces of gauze and change them when they change his diaper. It's worked quite well until the last week or so. He now gets poop everywhere! No matter what the nurses try to do to contain it, somehow he seems to make a huge mess. There are stoma bags that can be attached to his belly to catch everything that comes out but the surgeon doesn't like them on tiny babies. She wanted him to reach 1 kg before he could have one. Since he soared past 1000 grams yesterday, he was fitted for a bag today. The nurses are very happy they no longer have to change his bedding and bathe him every 3 hours and I held him today and stayed clean for the first time all week :)