Seven weeks 2 days old

Petey the Penguin and I hangin' out.

Evan's respiratory requirement needed to be adjusted back up to 3 litres today. When we got to the hospital for the night visit, it was actually bumped up to 3.5 litres. They did take a CBC (complete blood count) and an X-ray today to see if Evan is fighting an infection or if there's a problem with his lungs. The CBC came back clear - no infection. The X-ray was also clear. It just seems that Evan's preemie lungs are getting the best of him right now.

Evan took down all 33 mL of his bottle today. He finished in record time of about 15 minutes. He is definitely starting to recognize hunger signs. He started crying when he came out of his apartment and stopped as soon as he realized he was out to eat, not to snuggle. We bumped his O2 to 40% while he bottled and he did awesome. Since he did such a great job on the day feed, we tried a night feed as well. Evan was pretty tired and took about 5 mL. Still, he took down 38 mL today. We are so proud of him. 

Gimmie the goods Daddy!

Evan looked so stinkin' cute today. He was in footie pjs and just looked so big. I think he's only going to be able to wear his preemie clothes once! He was so comfortable looking. I just couldn't stop staring at his cuteness!

Snug as a bug!

Peeu! I think someone tooted in here!

Zonked out after snuggling.

We also weighed Evan tonight. No change from the day before though. He's still tipping the scales at 1,790 grams (3 pounds 13 ounces).

Hey! Excuuuuse me! I'm not decent!

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Evan would like to remind all the ladies to keep an eye on your milkers. As a recent member of the nipple club (yep, his finally grew in!), he wants to make sure everyone is going for their yearly mammos. :)