His vulnerability

Another week has passed and Rain is still with us. Not that we dwell on the negative, but we have a constant underlying awareness of the frailty and dependency of his life on medical interventions.

He is doing really well. We have seen a steady decrease in the interventions and a steady increase in his ability to deal with his environment and sustain himself. He now breathes on his own, being supported only by the supplementation of oxygen. All the drips have been removed and he is able to digest 22ml of milk (courtesy his dedicated Mom) every 3 hours. It seems that every time we visit his intake is increased. His poos have been recorded as "yellow seedy", "yellow soft" and now "yellow VERY LARGE".

The only really medication that he is being given is some antibiotic drops for his eyes that have had a bit of an infection and some caffeine that assists his breathing reflex.

Now he just needs to grow. Last weighed he was 5 grams shy of his birth weight of 890.
He is just so little and vulnerable, but he has a voice and clear objections to the interference of the nappy changes, cleaning of nooks and crannies and especially the smell of the surgical spirits.

Clearly he is gives no nod to his own vulnerability.