adjustments and tweaking...

As of this morning, Thomas is weighing in at 8 pounds!!!! He is still on his 2 1/2 liters of flow, but for only a fraction of the day. For the rest of the day, Thomas is on 1/2 liter, with minimal oxygen. We have not yet made the switch to full time on the 1/2 liter because we're waiting to make sure he is definitely strong enough to do so. And even when we do make the switch (which could be as early as this afternoon) Thomas will have to stay in the hospital for a good few days to be monitored. Which means....that this Tuesday will not be the day we come home. And it may mean that we do not come home until early next week. But, when you think about it, in this instance, coming home later is actually an excellent thing because it would mean Thomas coming home on less support. We'll see what the next few days bring, but for now, things are looking pretty excellent in our corner of the NICU.

That's pretty much all of our news for now. We've included some new pictures below - enjoy!

And we are, as always, extraordinarily proud of our little guy.

Thanks for sharing, we'll be back soon!

-TJCmom and dad