Chubbs

Lalo is still progressing on his feedings. We are up to 7 cc's an hour and if things are steady with that, they were going to increase to 9 cc's tonight. We'll have to see how that goes - the poor guy is still getting sick frequently. He has a super sensitive gag reflex due to being intubated for so long, having cannulas in his neck, and all of the other things he's been through.

We had out first meeting with occupational therapy today. They will be working with him several times a week (as will physical therapy) to help him developmentally to overcome his lengthy stay in the nicu. One focus will be the gag reflex as babies with similar issues often develop issues with eating because they only have negative associations from the breathing tube, feeding tube and vomiting. It will also be great to have these various departments working with him one on one since he is 7 weeks old today and he needs more stimulation.

Also, mr chubbs latest weigh-in was 10 lbs 10 oz. Pretty good for someone who's never even had a full belly before!

Thank you all for your continued prayers.

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