What a stretch of weather we're having! I sound like an old lady...but it's really great!!! So I'm blogging from the back deck today...amidst the thriving Leo Tree and tomato plants and herbs and petunias and, and, and. Leo's FIVE POUNDS!!! WOOT! He's filling out all over and his direct billirubin levels continue to come down! So his liver and gall bladder work! Hooray!!! So now all we're really working on is eating. He hasn't had any breathing events in 11 days (that's one of his two criteria for going home, eating's the other) so now it's all about getting him off the feeding tube and onto a bottle or boob for 8 feedings a day. He's taken a full bottle here and there, but nothing consistent yet. He just has to keep growing so he gets his strength up so he has the energy to eat. And that takes time. A very simple equation really.
Last night was infant CPR class, and man was it worth it. I highly encourage every new parent out there, grandparent, caregiver - whoever - to take it. Really helps you feel more confident if, heaven forbid, something should happen. Tomorrow we meet our new pediatrician, and at some point here in the next couple of weeks we need to install our car seat and have it checked out. It's crazy how fast 7 weeks goes by and we're really seriously starting to talk about when Leo gets discharged...it's really going to happen! And probably fairly soon! Craziness!
Tonight it's wild salmon on the grill. Ah yes, this is why I moved here. I remember now. Happy Thursday all!
Happy, happy days, the lad is a linebacker I just know it! Wonderful news and I have a notion that it will continue to be so and he will be home with you guys in no time. Yea Leo! Deck sounds wonderful, we are having same niceness. Going to the movie show to watch dragon training movie in 3-D with our friends Art and Karen.
ReplyDeleteWent for a visit to see new Great Grandaughter she was darned near 8 lbs at birth, looked gigantic to me but she was just round and fat.
We look forward to Leo being good competition as time goes on. I may renew my CPR card again soon, it is always good to know these things and get reminders for the details.
Always exciting to read about you guys, something new every time. Great Blog. XOXO