October 15th: Day two of bottle feeding. The speech therapist was to come by today to help evaluate what Duke needs to be able to bottle feed the best. When I got to the hospital it was about 2 hours until feeding time. Duke was more awake than I had ever seen him before. He was all cleaned up and his feeding tube was moved to his nasal cavity (which the nurse says is better for babies for when they start learning to bottle feed). He was spending the first part of the afternoon looking around and at me. There were kissy faces, tiny sneezes and neck cranes for forehead kisses. When it came time for Duke to work with the speech therapist he was exhausted and wanted to sleep. I totally maned up (or mommied up) today and not only gave the eye drops today but also did his feedings with the bottleHe got a couple of drinks in and the therapist said she was going to bring in a better bottle for him to start working on with him on Monday since this one was a little too fast flowing for him. .
His oxygen pressure was moved to 5.0 liters and 21% oxygen on the Vapo-therm, which means he has moved down 3 liters and 15% oxygen in 5 days. Duke is determined to come home is what the doctors told me today. The nurse loved working with Duke because the new baby next door was a bit needy, where Duke is chill and not a crier.
Funny story: His nutritionist asked me today what I call my little bird (John, John Wayne, Johnny), I told her I call him Duke. She laughed at this because apparently the residents on the floor have been calling him The Duke without knowing his nickname.
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