One Week Old

At one week old Solomon is doing well. They have given him a little feeding tube in his nose and now that they can make sure he is getting enough food either through the bottle or tube, he got to have his IV taken out. It has been in his head, so it is a lot easier to hold him withough those lines getting in the way.
Today we got to help give Solomon a bath (only his 2nd so far). Eleanor came to the hospital to visit, so she helped explain the bath concept to him. Maybe that helped because he calmed down quickly and enjoyed getting his hair washed. He also got to get dressed for the first time, which is a little tricky with the PIC line in his arm. He looked like quite the handsome baby tonight.



Although he is starting to gain some weight back, he is still below his birthweight of 7lbs. 2oz. Currently he weighs 6lbs. 8 oz. In an effort to beef him up a little, they are beginning to fortify his breastmilk with an extra 2 calories per ounce. Guess a little goes a long way. We would like him to be as big and strong as possible before going through the transplant operation. His size will also help him to be able to receive a heart from a larger pool of donors since they can list him for up to 3 times his weight. So, currently he could accept a heart from a donor who weighs up to about 20 lbs.