Who's two weeks old today?

Yes you've guessed it - Thomas is. He is still doing well and is now spending four hours in ten off his C-PAP machine which is gradually building up his lung strength. The only problem is putting him back on it as he really doesn't like it and will do anything to pull it off again. He has already got himself a bit of a reputation in the unit for being the naughty one so it sounds like he's turning out to be a real character!!

Yesterday, the doctor told us that he has a slight heart murmur which is caused by the valve connecting the heart and lungs not closing properly. This is very common with premature babies and as it doesn't seem to be affecting Thomas, they're not going to do anything about it for now and hopefully it will close in time. If it doesn't close, there's a simple procedure that they can perform when he's six months old which will close it without too much trouble.

Thomas has some new friends in the incubators next to him including twins Tom and Jack born 14 weeks prematurely. Tom is doing well but Jack is very poorly however, he's really fighting so we're keeping our fingers crossed for parents Tilly and Martin.