Carter had a tough day today for his 35 week gestational birthday. He had his eye exam and mommy said it almost brought her to tears because he was screaming bloody murder. They found that he is on pace but still has immature eyes. The act of going through the exam is very taxing on a preemie as their calories are to be spent on growing fat instead of balling at the top of their lungs. It was so bad that afterwards, he bradied 3 times. They don't count those as "real" bradies but it is an indication as to the extent of his discomfort. They were going to give him a hearing exam but opted not to so they could let him rest after the eye exam.
He took an entire bottle tonight for his feeding. They increased his feedings again to 46 ml. Most of his feedings were administered through his tube so as to keep his calorie burning to a minimum so that he may grow. Good thing they did it that way because he still ended up losing an ounce of weight tonight.
Tomorrow Carter will get his shots so he'll be a grumpy boy. We feel as though we can see the light at the end of the tunnel even if it's still faint. He is a trooper as always and his tomorrows keep promising to be better than his yesterdays. Please keep him in your prayers.
Nick & Sandy
