On Saturday, Chris and Becky spent most of the day with Jonathan in the NICU. We both held him and changed his diaper and checked his temperature. During the day, he made his first big step in the NICU. He was moved from his open warmer bed into his incubator. He will stay in the incubator until he is able to keep his body temperature near 37 degrees celsius (98.6 fahrenheit) with the incubator set at 28 degrees celsius (82 degrees fahrenheit). We are allowed to take him out for about 30 minutes a day where we hold him. We also can open little doors on the side of the incubator more often so that we can hold his hand or feet. Jonathan's nurses love him as they all they say how sweet he is. He has the softest cry and rarely cries. Today, we also learned that last night, Jonathan weighed 3 lbs, 10 oz. and was 16 inches long. This was down a little from his birth weight which is normal as infants lose fluid. Weight is usually gained back within the first week or 2.
Jonathan's smirk
Jonathan smiles at Mommy and Daddy
Jonathan's first bed - the warmer bed
Jonathan looks at Daddy
Becky and Jonathan
Chris and Jonathan
Becky and Jonathan
Chris and Jonathan
Jonathan sleeps in his new incubator
Jonathan in his new incubator
He's the most beautiful baby in the world
ReplyDeleteAhh...so precious! We loved seeing these pics of little Jonathan! We will continue to pray!
ReplyDeleteLove,
The Bishop's