Eli Update #4

Ok.. here it is.. the second video update! We went to see our little bundle of joy this weekend. Just a quick update for you... he now weighs 3 lb 9 oz so we are well on our way to the 4 lb mark. Many of you have asked how much he needs to weigh before he comes home. They don't attach a specific weight as much as some benchmarks he needs to meet. He has to maintain his body temperature, take feedings by bottle and not have any breathing issues (be off oxygen, no apnea etc..) Each oz however, means he is getting stronger and closer to doing those things.

Some exciting news came when we found out that he is now eating 25 CCs of formula. They are also going to take him off the lipids and add fat to his formula. This also means that the PICC line will be coming out soon. One less tube and cord is always a good thing.

Speaking of formula they are trying to get him ready to feed from a bottle. They have started associating the pacifier with his feeding hoping to get him used to it. We may be able to bottle feed him somewhere around the first of May.

Thanks again for all the prayers and words of encouragement.

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Want to know what we're talking about.. Check out these other posts about our adoption process.

Meet Eli for the first time.

When the whole process began

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