Home at last!

Our first video at home!

5th week

Our precious little man is one month old & already has a best friend! For 36 weeks gestation he sure has a strong hold on that soothie!!

4 weeks ago today...

It's very hard to believe that 4 weeks ago today Alexandre was born and our new journey began. It's also very hard to believe that he would be doing so amazingly well so soon after seeing him the first time with all his tubes & wires & 'stuff'. He is feeding so well, taking mostly bottles, and very alert during his awake times. I am getting very excited & anxious about his homecoming which I'm thinking may be thte end of the month. But there are many factors that decide when he is discharged so we still live day to day.

Baba arrived Tuesday and we have been so happy to have her. Charles is back flying today after almost 5 weeks of being away to support me and baby. We finally made some baby item purchases yesterday as I have always felt it too early to buy earlier on. It still feels somewhat odd to have baby stuff in the apartment. But soon Alexandre will be here to use that baby stuff and it will all seem right!

New bed

Alexandre has made another big change! Last night he was moved out of his isolette and into a cot. He has been able to maintain his temperature so far & if he continues to do so this will be his 'home' for the next few weeks until he comes to his real home. It is much easier to 'handle' him in his cot compared to the isolette but he seems more vulnerable & small in his new bed! Today he weighed in at 1852grams... that's 4lb and just a little over an ounce.

Milestone today!

Alexandre reached 4 lbs today!! 1825g to be exact. He's doing well off his IV therapy and seems to be tolerating his new formula so far. He does have 'occult' blood in his stools, meaning digested blood from his upper GI tract, so hopefully this new formula remedies that. We had good visits with him today; I visited from about 8:30am until 12:3opm, went for lunch with Charles and then returned for his 3:00pm feeding & cuddle time. We are going to the Matthew Good concert tonight only because I bought the tickets months ago thinking I'd still be pregnant!! Despite all the nurses telling me not to feel guilty & to have a good time, it's still difficult to do so.

Big Day!

Alexandre is doing very well & as of today he is solely dependent on feedings for nutrition as his central line was removed! So, his only 'wires' now are to monitor his heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation. He gained another ounce today, putting him at 3lb. 14oz. He's taking about 30ml per feeding (the amount slowly increases everday) mostly by gavage (tube feeding) but will take 2 bottles a day, usually by Mom or Dad.

Warning.... the following video has scenes of nudity and some large amounts of poo, viewers discretion is advised!!

Burping Session!

Alexandre is so patient with Mom's nervous attempts at burping!!