I must say that our little Ryan is on his way. Ryan was placed on the SiPap machine for breathing and not too long after he was taken off and placed on a cannula. This is all headed in a positive direction. It is the most wonderful thing to see his chest rise and fall as he breathes on his own. His feeding has increased to 13.5 cc and is going up 1.5 cc every 12 hours. (1cc= 1ml) Both Martin and I continue to swaddle Ryan as well as take part in kangaroo care. Yesterday we watched Ryan have a bath and he almost slept through the whole thing. He was just so comfy after kangaroo care with his momma. I must say he loves having his hair brushed and he has a lot of it. Since he is on very little sedation he can keep his eyes open a lot longer, but it does exhaust him over time. Also, he has a pacifier and enjoys it. On Saturday his primary nurse attempted to have Ryan suckle and he was successful. While he doesn’t have enough strength to get any milk he still had the idea and for preemies that is great. He sucked for about 10 minutes. He loved the skin to skin contact and just does so well regarding his vitals.
For all these accomplishments we thank our gracious God. We are also grateful for all the prayers. This has touched our life in a way we could never imagine and we believe in my heart that God led us on this journey because God feels that we are capable. I believe that we are most capable due to the support system and foundation that we have in family and friends. It is an unbreakable foundation with the Lord as the cement and family as structure.
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