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lemen99

-Andrew took his entire bottle for the 1st time last night! (And they upped his feeding volume yesterday)

-Andrew bf today, with the help of a nipple shield, but still.  He sucked more consistently than I've ever seen him before for a whole 10 minutes.  And I noticed he is a lot more alert today..I think he's getting stronger and feeding isn't taking so much out of him.

-Andrew is coming out of his isolette Monday

-They are most likely going to start weaning Andrew off of his nasal cannula (sp?) Monday...which means he would be breathing completely on his own and NO additional oxygen!!!  (He's been on room air almost all of the time now.)

-He has his 2 month vaccinations in a couple days

-I'm getting so anxious to have him home.  He's doing SO well!!

crabapple

awesome! awesome! awesome!

 And your siggy says he's up to 4 lbs 8 oz! 

I cannot remember, when are the docs projecting he'll be able to go home? his EDD?

 

aloveindy

Those things are so awesome, and he is going to be so much fun to finally have home with you.  Are you taking some additional time off of work once he comes home?

lemen99

The doctors will never tell you!  They don't want to give your hopes up.  Their vague/standard answer is "we target to have them home before their EDD"...but I know that usually they are home before that ~36 weeks.

At this point it really just depends how fast and how well he learns to eat!

 

At a minimum, I am planning to take the remaining 6 weeks of FMLA.  Honestly, after that, I don't know...I've been putting it off partly because we want to know how he'll be when he comes home.  If he has to come home on oxygen (hopefully not) then I'd feel more comfortable if I were there with him.  We can't put him in daycare, and if he's doing well I'd like to go back part time.  But we haven't started looking for a nanny or anything.  I may see if I can extend my time off to let him get a little bigger and stronger before I go back, and also use that time to look for a nanny!

 

 

BrendaK

Yay!!!

He seems to be progressing (and growing!) SO quickly - I'm sure he will be home before you know it!!! :-)

NDwife07

Kathy, this is all so great!!

DomerJenC

Yey!  he's doing awesome!  he's totally going to make it before DomerBaby! 

If my belly is anything to go by we might outweigh him by double though!  LOL

lemen99

ha!  And if domerbaby is double Andrew's current weight...he would be quadruple his birth weight!! :-)

hlh018

Oh Kathy, he's getting so close.  I think he'll definately be home before you know it.  When the boys came home we know the possibility was there that anyday they could come home, they just had to take their feedings for a whole 24hours.  One day we came in and they just said how would you like to take two babies home with you today

butterfli325

Oh Kathy - that is awesome!  Yay for all of his accomplishments.  Time seems to be flying by (although I'm sure you have a much dfferent stance on that) and he is growing so much.  He really really has filled out in this sig pic.  Monday is going to be a big day for him - no isolette or nasal cannula.  He will do awesome with both, I'm sure

ukannie

He's doing so well, its all such great news. Yay Andrew!

hoosiersCW

wow, he is amazing and strong little boy.  I love reading about him!

Val&B0604

It sounds like he's clearing the last of the hurdles for getting home! ?Yay Andrew! ?I'll keep you guys are in my prayers.

JenbenIU

wow Kathy that is all such great news!

chrissyt27

That all sound super!!! I am glad he is doing so well and I agree, he will be home before you know it.

jac*n*abe

Oh, Kathy! He's getting soooo big! He's going to be home so soon So exciting!

marleysmom

WOW - so amazing the progress he has made. I can't imagine how excited you must be. Congrats to the whole family!

MrsJoanieP

I swear to you, -- if only you could feel the joy coming from my heart to you!!!  I saw your blog with the new pics today and started bawling.  He just looks so healthy and big!!  I know I say this every time, but I just can't get over how amazing life is and how complex our bodies are and how much they grow and change and thrive.  Just amazing to me.

Mrs.Ashley

All so exciting! I bet it was satisfying to have him bf'ing!

He's so going to beat DomerBaby....

Carmela752

Argh, he's doing so well I can hardly stand it. hehe

My coworker's stepdaughter gave birth (via c/s) to a 9 lb 10 oz baby today - can you freakin' imagine??!!

indyamy07

That is absolutely wonderful news!  He is getting so strong...YAY.

 

Amy

mrs.melluvslogan

Kathy that is all wonderful news!!  Yay!!

Bride7-14-07

Yay! I am so happy that things are going great! All wonderful news Kathy!!!

mrs.conn23

I get so excited every time I see you post a new milestone for Andrew.  He's such a strong little man.  He'll be home before you know it.  I'm sure you can't wait for that day. 

suzsawyer

Yay Andrew!!!!