Smith Colorado Baby: Good views all around

Only a few very minor health updates tonight for Toler. He is continuing to wean down on his oxygen support (from 1.5L to 1L) and will soon move to the low flow. There has been no spit-ups or undigested food in the past 24 hours which will continue to contribute to his weight gain. Finally our little guy is on an iron supplement to ensure proper production of red blood cells. All of the above is par for the course for a 32 week preemie and we are very happy with his daily progression.

Since the medical updates continue to be light we've attached some pics of our beautiful vista, a few additional closeups and you guessed it, new clothes (I can only imagine had Toler been a girl).

Denver's beautiful scenery
Even our little guy has an awesome view of the Colorado Rockies right from his isolette as shown below. On a night with some very majestic sunset views, thought we'd share them with everyone.

Toler's scenic view from the NICU
(both the mountians & his cousins)

Mom & Dad's daily walk back to the Ronald McDonald House

View of downtown Denver from Ronald McDonald House

Toler Close-up Shots
Our little guy discovered his hand tonight, and really preferred it in a blind taste test 2-to-1 over a pacifier. He also continued to show off new expressions and was beginning to make some of his first baby coos. His neighboring NICU babies all have very healthy lungs and we are enjoying every cry-free moment with Toler. However the nurses say is a very mellow baby, even for his age.

Someone has found his fingers

Whachu lookin at Willis?

Our Cowboy
Cousins Ava and June (with help from Mommy) wanted to help with Toler's outfit selection as well. We are only on day 3 of clothes and Toler still finds the experience completely bewildering. You can see Mom holding the little guy shortly after outfitting him to settle him down a bit. We also were able to purchase our own blanket used currently to cover the isolette while the little guy sleeps, but will quickly be turned into another swaddling blanket.