Friday was Emerson's first visit to the doctor. He has regained his birthweight, which is great, and his lungs sound clear. At 9lbs and 21 3/4", he is 95% for weight, and off the charts for height! Dr. West kept referring to him as a "big dude". Who knew we had such genes!?
Dr. West requested another chest x-ray to see how his lungs were looking. That's Emerson's 4th in his young life, which I'm not so happy about, but when it's necessary, I guess I'm glad we can do it... His lungs are still a little hazy, but because they sound so clear, Dr. West wants to move forward with weaning him off the oxygen. We'll start Monday. Our oxygen company will come out and place a monitor on Emerson, we'll turn the oxygen level down from 1/16 to 1/32, and monitor him while he sleeps. If his O2 stays above a certain level, we'll keep him on 1/32nd and repeat the test later to see if we can turn off the O2 completely.
Emerson continues to be a mellow guy! He was a little bit fussy after the x-ray, just making faces and little fusses, and once he got comfortable, he slipped easily to sleep! He is a very opposite personality from his big sis!
Sofia just loves to snuggle him. She is really doing a great job, though we have had to work really hard on getting rid of the whinies! It is, for sure, a huge adjustment for her, and I'm relieved her frustrations are not directed towards Emerson. She is a real sweetheart, and always curious as to what "my baby" is doing.
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