Cooper is three weeks old! We received the results from Cooper's head ultrasound, and it showed a pretty minimal increase in swelling, like last week. There was basically no change. Cooper's head has grown one centimeter over the last week, which the doctor said is a normal rate, and they don't anticipate having to take any measures to relieve pressure on his brain. Overall, pretty good news (not bad news at least)! We're continuing to pray for the swelling and bleeding to subside.
Cooper had the quiet day that we were hoping for, and slept for most of the day. He remained on 2 liters of high flow oxygen and was not weaned down to 1 liter, which I was grateful for. Giving him another day to rest without pushing him too much felt great. When Coop was weighed this evening he weighed the same as last night (1020 grams, or 2 lbs 4 oz). Around 5 pm today Cooper received his new formula of TPN (nutrition) so hopefully tomorrow after a full night/day of more concentrated nutrition, he'll have gained more weight! We haven't held Cooper for the last three days, and I've officially decided that once he's home I'll be holding him 24/7 to make up for lost time. :)
I can't believe Cooper is three weeks old, and that we've survived three weeks in the NICU. Thinking about 11 (or hopefully less) more weeks in the NICU makes me want to cry:) but we're taking it one day at a time. Each day that passes is another day closer to bringing him home!
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