All in all Jay's having a good day today. He's very active and squirmy but both the day and the night nurses seem very impressed with his strength. His rates are very good but he's still up and down on his oxygen and once he can get back down and maintain it I think he will be extubated. (removal of the ventilator tube)

They have also resumed his feedings today. 1.2 cc's every 3 hours. Hopefully his little tummy will accept and digest it with no problems.

My friend Dianna who also had a preemie baby at 25 weeks (Joshua who is now a healthy happy almost 11 month old baby) sent me the best gift in the world. A book on Preemies and the experience that parents go through having a preemie baby in the NICU. And also a Preemie Book of Memories where I can log all of Jayan's milestones and achievements. It is the perfect gift. I am looking forward to filling everything out. I've already read about 40 pages of the book.
So far this is my favorite quote in the book so far:

"Our time in the hospital was the most emotionally grueling experience of my life. Forget the Hallmark moments of bringing your newborn baby to your breast, posing for pictures in the recovery room.....Welcome instead to the world of intimate bonding sessions with your breast pump at 2am, peeling and chapped hands from the antibacterial soap, total strangers spending more time than you with your baby, and the endless beeping of computers monitoring vital signs. This is the life of a NICU mom."