He is up to around 2 pounds 10 ounces depending on his diaper load. He has also graduated into a fully enclosed isolet / incubator. That's the clear box with the arm holes in it that most people have seen for preemie babies. The incubator maintains the temperature, humidity, silence, and darkness better than the open crib he was in before. New arrivals are typically kept in open cribs because they are handled more frequently and need to be easily accessible to monitor and maintain their feed lines and sensors. Early preemies also need to be accessible in open cribs so the nurses can wake them up from their apnea and bradycardia spells!
He is still learning how to digest the milk that is getting pushed into his stomach. He is getting better and consumes more milk volume every day. As soon as he figures out how to digest it fast enough he is expected to start gaining weight fast.
That's pretty much all the news for now!
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