Jace continued to make great improvements. His weight fluctuated some over the next few days after surgery but they said that was to be expected. Overall, the doctors and nurses seemed very pleased with his progress.
The next couple of weeks were very routine. We spent this time learning what all to do when we went home. The doctors also worked on his feeding schedule. They were gradually increasing his amount as well as the calories per ounce. Normal formula is 20 calories per ounce and they wanted Jace to work up to 30 calories per ounce.
Jace progressed so well that they begin talking about going home. They gave us a tentative date of Mon. March 2nd. We were so excited and a little nervous.
On Saturday, Feb. 28th they discovered some blood in Jace's diaper. They thought this was due to increasing the calories in the formula too quickly. Our hopes of going home on Monday were soon gone. He would have to stay until they could get his formula just right without any signs of blood in his diaper.
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