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Timothy is up to 6 pounds, 7 ounces. They had him on a new food mix called "jet fuel", but have taken him off of it as part of his preparations for coming home.
They pulled his feeding tube last week - he's strong enough now to take all his food from the bottle, and he was getting terrible reflux every time they used the tube.
Now that he is getting everything orally, he is still having some reflux. They are trying to get that "taken care of", because the reflux-induced "ABCs" are what is keeping him in the NICU now. Once he goes for a certain time without one, we'll be taking him home. We will have several days warning, but are not planning on posting a countdown, because this is very prone to change.
In the meantime, we're getting sort-of ready to go home, and making plans for the household once we get there.
On that note, we have been asked many times if there is anything people can do to help. One thing that has come up is that we have accumulated some excess belongings in our room at the Collegiana House, and cannot bring it all home in the car in a single trip. (Particularly with a car seat in the back.) So we are looking for a volunteer with a vehicle (minivan or larger) who can bring a load of "stuff" over to Bremerton when Timothy is discharged. (We'll cover ferry fare.) If anyone is interested, please contact me by email or by private message. We do not have any idea when this will be, so feel free to volunteer conditionally based on dates, day of the week, phase of the moon, or whatever. A lucky volunteer will get 1 day advance notice of our homecoming!
They pulled his feeding tube last week - he's strong enough now to take all his food from the bottle, and he was getting terrible reflux every time they used the tube.
Now that he is getting everything orally, he is still having some reflux. They are trying to get that "taken care of", because the reflux-induced "ABCs" are what is keeping him in the NICU now. Once he goes for a certain time without one, we'll be taking him home. We will have several days warning, but are not planning on posting a countdown, because this is very prone to change.
In the meantime, we're getting sort-of ready to go home, and making plans for the household once we get there.
On that note, we have been asked many times if there is anything people can do to help. One thing that has come up is that we have accumulated some excess belongings in our room at the Collegiana House, and cannot bring it all home in the car in a single trip. (Particularly with a car seat in the back.) So we are looking for a volunteer with a vehicle (minivan or larger) who can bring a load of "stuff" over to Bremerton when Timothy is discharged. (We'll cover ferry fare.) If anyone is interested, please contact me by email or by private message. We do not have any idea when this will be, so feel free to volunteer conditionally based on dates, day of the week, phase of the moon, or whatever. A lucky volunteer will get 1 day advance notice of our homecoming!