Conference

Mariah and I met with Dr. Bridges and several people who work in the NICU today.  Here is what was discussed.

1. Nicholas' eye exam went very well today.  Dr. Stokes will be back in 2 weeks to check on Nicholas again.  Dr. Teed, the opthamologist who performed the procedure, will be in Florence tomorrow and will exam Nicholas.  This was Dr. Stokes' idea and it is just to confirm what he has seen himself.
2. Nicholas is still on micro flow and is between 150 and 200 ml depending on his needs at the time.  Even with his eye exam today he's only had 1 spell and they didn't have to turn him up higher than 200 ml.
3. The OT will be working with Nicholas again starting tomorrow.  During that time she will observe and decide how many bottles Nicholas will be getting from then on.  She also said that every week day an OT will be working with Nicholas so they can get him taking bottles regularly asap.
4. This is just speculation and Dr. Bridges said don't hold him to this but he said Nicholas could be home anywhere between 2-4 weeks.  Nicholas may come home on oxygen but that will all be decided between now and when he's only on bottles.

This is all very good news.  The OT said starting Monday (1/23) she will be there from 3:30-11 and that she will work with us every week night at 8.  Please do not ask to come during this time. 

Nicholas has been in the hospital for 101 days and we have been at McLeod or MUSC every day since Oct. 8.  It seems almost too good to be true that it's almost over.