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Max is doing well. He's out of his warming table and into an isolette (plexiglass box that muffles the loud sounds that fill the nursery). His skin looks good and he's starting to gain weight regularly. As of yesterday, he was up to 610g (1 lb, 5 oz) and we're expecting some steady progress for awhile. He's still not being fed. That may have to wait until he's 700g.
Max is doing pretty well. This weekend he was moved from his ``warmer'' (allows easy access for the doctors and nurses but exposes him to lots of noise) to an ``isolette'' (quieter for him but harder to get at him). They only do that when the babies are pretty stable so that seems like a good step. He's up to 610g (1 lb, 5 oz) today.
Max is doing pretty well. He's gained another ounce and he's up to 1 lb, 5 oz. They moved him to an isolette (which is a step up from the warmer that he's been in) and he looks good and alert. Still a long way to go.
Max is having a less good day today. Man, oh, man. This whole thing is running me into the ground. And the light at the end of the tunnel is that someday he'll come home and keep us up all night and we'll be as exhausted as other new parents.
Max is hanging in. I gave him some more blood recently and he's off the ventilator and gaining weight (slowly!). Things look not-too-bad at the moment.
His weight is currently 540g, which is a tie for his all-time high. Hopefully he'll break through this tonight. He looks pretty good though he's been pretty tired since they switched him from a ventilator to ``positive pressure'' for breathing. Hopefully he'll get stronger and stronger every day.
Max is doing ok. He's back to his all-time high of 1 pound, 3 ounces and he's breathing on his own. He looks pretty good although he's working very hard and he's tired most of the time.
Max is doing well. They had to change his main IV this morning and that was scary but he keeps doing great so we're optimistic. Currently he is down 10g to 530g (1 pound, 2 ounces).
Max looked good the past few days. He's still not really growing but he's gotten more stable on a few things. He looks pretty good.
Yesterday Max had a really good day. He seems to have gotten over his stomach ache and his blood, bladder, and IV access is good (these were some of the more recent pressing problems). He dislodged his breathing tube and the nurse let him try to breath on his own for about half an hour. During that time, she got some nice photos of him with no tubes in his mouth. He looks cute!
I became a dad last Friday. Max Isaac L. was delivered 3 months prematurely weighing a whopping 1 pound, 1 ounce. In spite of his tiny size, he seems to do be doing well in the special care nursery at the hospital. We visit him every day and, with luck, he'll be home by Thanksgiving.
He is doing alright. Occassionally he forgets to breathe but he's on a respirator so that's ok and apparently it's very common in kids his age (-3 months!). Lisa's home and doing well.
I'm now a dad. Max Isaac L. was delivered 3 months prematurely weighing in at a whopping 470g (about a pound). He'll be in the special care nursery for the next few months but he seems to be fighting hard for such a little guy.
While the baby was still inside, Lisa was very involved in the decision making process. That was a lot of responsibility and stress for her. Now that he's in the nursery and the pediatricians are helping him, we feel more like regular people.
My spouse is still recovering from the surgery (she returned home today) and my son, Max Isaac L., will be in the special care nursery for several months. He seems stable now but it'll be a long time before we can celebrate.