Saturday, September 20, 2008

Finally! I think we're done with the bili-light! No more goggles! We can dress him up!

Patrick is getting full feeds now - 25ccs - and they've started using a fortifier to get him some extra calories, more calcium and protien. He's been a little spit uppy since the change, but he'll probably learn to tolerate it all better.

I have a bunch of pictures on our camera with the lost cord, and a video somewhere else. I'll try to figure those things out and get them up here too.

Yesterday I gave him a tub bath! And by tub bath, I mean Tupperware shoebox bath. They have a mesh ramp to put him on, and we swaddled him up and put the blanket and all in the water. He did not mind one bit! Not even the hair washing.

The doctor has been calling him a rockstar and Superman lately. The nurse today was saying he's been doing extremely well for his gestational age. He seems to be one of the easier kids up here!

Jon was able to spend some time holding Patrick this morning and this afternoon. It seems like he's either focusing better on faces or even recognizing his dad because he just stares at Jon! I'm starting to believe that he really does recognize us.

It's been a pretty exhausing time for Jon. He's trying to get the house ready for Patrick to come home, and the only time he really has is on the weekends anymore. It's sort of up to me to get this room thing rolling, and in order to get paint for the room, I need to know what kind of things we're going to put in his room. I don't know if it's complicated because I'm making it complicated, or if baby things are just crazy to everyone! The sooner we paint the better, just to get any fume-yness out of the house before he comes home!

I think that's everything that has happened in the last couple days! Thanks for checking in with us!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

two things:
one, if your camera has a memory card, we have a memory card reader on our computer, if that helps
two, if you need help painting or anything, and i'm not at work, i can paint!

Mary Connealy said...

Jenn it sounds like he's doing so well!!!!!!!!!

YAY! Grandma Marybelle and I will see you tomorrow.