New digs!

Yesterday we were shocked to find out that they were moving Cooper to the infant floor. He is still in the hospital but not in the ICU anymore. We’ll take it!!! It’s a huge step in the right direction and also has its logistical advantages as well. He has his own private room now, and Mat and I can be there at the same time!  We can even take our masks off when we’re in the room alone, which led to our first mask-less family selfie! 

Cooper is getting to see our faces for the first time! 

He had a great day yesterday and handled the move like a champ! He’s been off oxygen support for over 48 hours now, and he has his dips but manages to resolve it on his own. He’s nearly at his goal feeding rate, although he’s still taking a fair amount of it through his feeding tube. He did successfully breastfeed for 5 minutes yesterday, though! And he is beginning to cry and show other hunger cues when his feeding times are approaching, which is great!

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He had another ultrasound of his brain before being transferred to confirm that he no longer had those pockets of infection, and everything looked great. The doctors are really encouraged by his progress and now we really just need to work on increasing his oral intake and packing on some chonk. They’re now fortifying my breast milk with some extra calories to speed up the process, but they don’t think that will last forever. I can’t wait to squeeze his thunder thighs and marvel at his wrist rolls! You can do it, Coop!

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