Day 6 - We are Thankful

We are thankful for much this Thanksgiving, but especially for our sons. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would have our Oscar before Turkey day much less before Theodore’s third birthday.

With Theodore’s birthday this past Sunday, on November 19, he had his 3 year well check on Tuesday and first real dentist appointment on Wednesday. He was given a clean bill of health in the both areas. 🙌🏻
Oscar has been having a restful Thanksgiving Day. He didn’t get any pumpkin pie, but he is up to 30ml every 3 hours to eat. 30ml = 1 ounce, so Oscar is getting 8oz of breast milk total each day with the end goal of taking feeds through the feeding tube (OG - mouth or NG - nose) at a rate of 50ml every 3 hours. We will hopefully hit that 50ml at each feed over the next few days. Other exciting happens are tomorrow Oscar is supposed to potentially get extubated. He has had a good past 3 days with his O2 levels and is getting more comfortable each day with life outside of the womb.

From our family to yours Happy Thanksgiving we hope your day was filled with love, laughter, and yummy food! #TeamOscar #OscarStrong

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