3 lbs!

Day of life 27
Corrected gestational age: 36.4 weeks
Weight: 1360g

Exciting progress today!

Daniel has graduated to an open crib! This is exciting because it means he can regulate his body temperature and does not need climate controlled personal space in order to stay warm. The crib is also much smaller and low-tech.

Also, he is now up to 3 pounds in weight! He is growing so well!

For a while after he got set up in his new bed, we just sat and admired him. It is so good to see him making progress! Dr. Cheatham (pronounced 'Cheet-um), one of the NICU doctors, reminds us occasionally that while Daniel is still small, he is older than he looks. This Wednesday he will have reached full term corrected age of 37 weeks! So they are treating him more like a term baby, even though he is small; and he is handling it all so well!

He still struggles to manage his oral secretions, but as he grows we are hopeful that this will improve as well.