Hugo continues to do well. He has steadily gained weight, increased feedings, and hasn't had any spells. He is now up to 4lbs 14oz! I've recently been putting together then and now photos. On the right he is in the same outfit that Grandma Bush bought him. The bottom photo is August 16th. Top photo is August 29th.
On this one the bottom photo is August 10th and the top photo is August 26th. He's so much more alert when he's awake than he was at the start.
This last one is his birthday, August 7th, on the bottom and on the top is August 27th. I'm so proud of how far he's come! Next week he'll receive his standard Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Exam. It seems that eye develops rapidly in the last 12 weeks of pregnancy. The retinal blood vessel growth is mostly complete when a baby is born full term. The retina itself finishes a few weeks to a month after birth. Being born prematurely leaves this development at significant risk. There are no indicators that Hugo will have any considerable problems but it's still another test for me to stress and fret about until it's complete.
The nursing attempts are going pretty well. Hugo get really zonked out from all the work. He'll get a good latch but doesn't exactly know what to do. He'll suck a few times then take a lot of deep breaths. Then he'll kind of suck. Pause. Suck a little more. Breathe heavily. After about 10-15 minutes and maybe 5 minutes of active sucking he's pooped. I'll put him to my chest and the nurses will give him the rest of his feeding through the bolus.
Aww he's so cute! I love the last picture of you holding him. You both look great :) It also helped me realize how little he still is! I showed Dallas and he said, "Or maybe Amanda's just grown." Silly Dallas. We love you guys! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteI remember when Cecilia was in her first month of breast feeding and I couldn't believe how much bigger my boob was compared to her head. You don't take a picture of that... just a really good memory to laugh about.
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