Logan is back on the ventilator. By Monday night, he was just too tired to continue breathing on his own. Although we were disappointed, he did make it off the ventilator much longer than anyone thought he would. And even though the vent is causing quite a bit of lung damage, he needs to be on it so he can grow. Right now, the most important thing is that he grows because he is still so very small (about 1 pound 9 ounces) for being 31 weeks gestational age. And when he is off the vent he uses all of his energy and calories breathing and not growing. So for now he just needs to eat, sleep and grow. We told him that this is the only time in his life when everyone will tell him to eat as much as he can, sleep all day and gain weight! He had is first eye test today. His eyes are still too small to be able to see anything so he will get eye tests every week for the next few weeks. We're really hoping that the eye tests don't show anything and that will be one less thing to worry about for once. Dad got to hold Logan for the second time today. The two of them took a nap together and seemed to enjoy themselves very much. Logan just loves to cuddle! Logan is also almost back up to full feeds (7 mL every 2 hours) so he is getting almost all of his nutrition from his breastmilk (along with a few supplements they will add).
Meghann started back to work this week. Although she is getting worn out from getting up and going every day, she has said that she needs a distraction from everything that has been happening. Plus she needs to be able to take time off when Logan is able to come home.
As always, thanks for the continued prayers and love. Keep them coming!
Love,
Meghann, Lance and Logan