On Ryan's 100th day birthday, one of the docs came up to us and said that we 'might' be moved out of NICU to the level 2 nursery. After so many days, I've finally learned not to get my hopes up, however, the stars aligned and they moved him! He's now a resident of the level 2 nursery and is doing well. We are working on getting the boy feeding. Feeding is what will get this guy home. He seems to be a bit of a 'boob man' thus far, which is good, but he also needs to have bottles - which, like everything else, is taking time.
In other very good news, his brain hemorrhage has resolved, hooray! His ventricles are still swollen, but they haven't gotten any worse. His eyes are the same as well... slight improvement was noted but he's still on weekly checks.
I actually spoke to the discharge nurse today to discuss arranging the home oxygen. It is a little daunting talking about the 'big tanks' that will be on each floor, and the tubing, and the monitoring... but we'll sort it all out. A video monitor is definitely on the 'to get' list. We haven't really thought much about his nursery, but it seems like now's a good time to start thinking. Maybe soon we can start breathing.
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