Lewis had a pretty uneventful day today. He had a couple of vaccination shots this afternoon, but most of the excitement related to all the things we have to get done before he can be released. Tomorrow night, Jenn and I are scheduled to stay over at the hospital with Lewis, in a room down the hall from the NICU. We'll take care of him overnight - running the feeding pump and giving him his meds and all. There's a phone in the room so we can call the NICU for help if we need it. Tonight, we had a training session for the portable "apnea monitor" that Lewis will be on at least part time when he comes home. It is a simpler version of the monitors that all babies in the NICU are on. It alarms when his heart rate or respiratory rate is outside a certain range. We'll test it out tomorrow night.
Lewis is handling his feedings well and they are keeping an eye on the infected stitch in his incision. If we don't post tomorrow night, you'll know why. We'll get back to you on Saturday.
Good luck with the dry run! I am sure you will do great. Looking forward to the next blog about Noodle's new room next to Nate's :)
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