Monday, October 26th Update

I can hardly believe that Cooper has been home for a little over two weeks! Time felt like an eternity in the NICU, but at home it's flying by...

Today we had Cooper's weekly weight and blood pressure check-up. Unfortunately, he only gained three ounces in the last week. He's now 7 lbs 15 oz. We're hoping he picks up his weight gain this week! His blood pressure looked good, which we're very happy about.

Cooper is still doing well at home! He's taking more of his feeds by mouth and we're having to use the NG tube less. We can't wait to take that thing out for good! For now it's a great tool in helping Cooper work up on his feeds. We're making good progress.

Coop is still on a pretty good schedule. Most nights he gives us a few 2 - 3 hour stretches between eating! Last night he woke up almost every hour:) I never love Taylor more than when he gets up with Cooper at 3 AM and let's me sleep.

Cooper loves to snuggle, and the surefire way to calming him down if he's fussing is patting his back. He is still working on keeping things moving through his bowels comfortably, and you can always tell when he's trying to pass gas or stool because he's very grunty.

We love his sleepy smiles and sweet personality! We also love not driving to Primary's every day. :)  Having Cooper home is amazing, and we're so thankful to have him with us.