Saturday, March 29

The official results of the heart ultrasound are back and show that the duct did not close with the first round of medication. Tobias will start another round tomorrow. He is using today to rest up. His weight is holding steady at 2 lbs 4 ounces today, the same as yesterday. His feedings were increased to 12 ml every three hours and his nutrition through the iv has been eliminated, at least for now. It does not seem like anyone could survive on just a couple teaspoons of milk, but he's pretty small and I guess the doctors know what they're doing. I was able to hold him today (for the third time!). He did ok, not as well as Thursday, but well enough that we were able to have a little bit of time. He seems even smaller when he comes out of the incubator into the real world.

I will let you know when we have any more news. I think it will be a long, slow process. As always, we appreciate your prayers and good wishes.