Life in the NICU - Milestones

Jackson hit a few milestones over the past few days! He was moved into Bay 2 on Wednesday! Bay 2 is the next step on our way to going home, and is a big accomplishment for him as it signifies that he has improved and grown while being in Iowa City. The nurses have told us that Bay 2 is typically where most of a baby's time is spent while in NICU. After Bay 2 - Jackson could be transferred to Bay 4 or 5 (Bay 3 is the same as Bay 2 so we'd skip that one) Those bays are used to help babies who are very stable and their parents prepare to go home. Most preemies are expected to be in the NICU until around their due date (Jackson was due March 22nd) So we are praying that we'll be taking our little man home around that time!

Jackson also is on "full feeds" - meaning he no longer needs supplement nutrition through his PIC line. Now that he on full feeds, he has started to gain weight and we hope to see a consistent gain of about .5 oz a day; he currently weights about 973 grams (or 2lb 2.3oz) Yay! He has officially surpassed his birth weight of 1lb 14oz)! We are hoping to see his PIC line removed in the next few days - it is great to see him with less and less tubes!!

And finally Jackson will be a month old on the 7th. It is very exciting to get some time behind us. As Jackson gets older, he will get stronger and more stable/developed - and we are excited for more milestones to come and pass!

We continue to ask for prayers of healing, growth and development for our little guy!

All snuggled up for tummy time