On Friday he received his last dose of caffeine, one week earlier than we expected. He is now in the seven day period where the caffeine leaves his bloodstream. He is still having 1-2 brady's a day but the doctor's say most babies begin to outgrow these around 36 weeks gestation.
Yesterday he took his first full feeding from a bottle. Although he is not ready yet to take all feedings this way it is a big step. He also tends to wake up around his care times (every three hours) which is a good sign that he is getting hungry around the time when we want him to eat.
He was also moved to low-flow oxygen on Sunday after only one week on the high-flow. This is just straight oxygen with no extra pressure for his lungs. They started him at 40% oxygen yesterday morning and he was already down to 30% oxygen by mid-afternoon.
The next big things are another eye exam on Friday, and a brain scan next week to make sure everything is developing properly. We are also going to work with him on strengthening his neck and legs with different exercises.
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