Friday, April 1, 2011

Stroller and car seat

Today we bought Beckham his first car seat and stroller! We were very excited about it since we got the carseat free for buying the stroller, plus we had a coupon and some gift cards, so we really got a good deal. The carseat has a special insert that can be used for babies that are as little as 4 pounds.

Beckham's most recent weight was 2 lbs 13.5 oz. So close to being 1 pound over his birth weight! He will most likely reach that milestone during his next weigh in. He may also reach 3 lbs by the next time he gets weighed.

He is making improvements on his oxygenation too. He has been on the high flow nasal canula getting 3 Liters/min. The percent of oxygen has been between 21%(room air) and 30%. Over the last few days they have been weaning that down. Today they took him off of the high flow, so he is now just getting 0.5 liters/min of 28% oxygen!

One more thing... The other day he had his first eye exam. They look for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which is a disease of the retina caused by too much oxygen. Beckham's exam was normal. No signs of ROP. Way to go little guy!

3 comments:

  1. THAT IS AMAZING!!! Way to go sweet Beckham!!!

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  2. Thank you for doing such a good job keeping us updated! I'm so amazed at each post that he is making such big strides. I think you have one special little guy who must have quite a purpose in this life!

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  3. You need to post the pics of the sweet stroller and car seat! I'm jealous!

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