10 lbs 6 oz 22 inches
Just hanging out.
First time in the bouncy seat.
I know I am long overdue for an update. I haven't really had much time for sleep lately much less an update so please forgive me.
Thaddeus had an checkup yesterday and he came in at 10lbs 6oz. This is good growth. We were getting concerned about a week and a half ago. He had lost weight three out of four days. When we took him in to Milwaukee they told us that his weight over a five day and seven day period was still a net gain so there was nothing to be too concerned about as long as he didn't continue to lose. He was exceeding his minimum amount of formula but not reaching his goal. Well, since then he has exceeded his feeding goal almost every day. (I am getting convinced he listens to and understands what the doctors and nurses are saying.) We were also concerned about his blood oxygen levels being a bit lower than we really want. However, we were more concerned that the reading changes depending on what foot you take it on. The folks down at Children's didn't have an answer for that. They weren't worried about it, but it still concerns us that they don't know why the numbers are so different on different feet. It is interesting because they are trying to get us not to fixate so much on the numbers, but they really want us to keep track of every possible number. It is hard to monitor all of that and then try to ignore it. We have been told that the second surgery usually takes place when the child is four months old. That would put us in June. However, we have also been told that the second surgery usually takes place in the ten pound range. That would put us at now. So clearly he is going to throw off the average one way or another. This just reminds us what a blessing it is that he went full term and was not preemie like many cardiac babies. As for Thaddeus specifically, he is not showing the signs of needing the next surgery yet. He is still eating well, exceedingly well actually, he seems very active and content during awake times, his O2 levels are sometimes a little low, but then we just check him on the other foot and he is fine, and his color is still very good. So for right now we are just working on getting him bigger and stronger, and he will let us know when it is time to get that shunt out!
On a different note Quintin is now 2! He has really started to catch on to the idea of sentences and is coming up with something every day it seems. Two days ago he asked me "Please have food.". Yesterday during the day he said "Daddy at school." Of course he also thought Thaddeus was at school. After I called that night to let Dede know I was on the way home, he looked at her and said "Daddy in car." So that is pretty cool.
I better wrap it up, that pile of work doesn't seem to be going anywhere . . .
Thaddeus had an checkup yesterday and he came in at 10lbs 6oz. This is good growth. We were getting concerned about a week and a half ago. He had lost weight three out of four days. When we took him in to Milwaukee they told us that his weight over a five day and seven day period was still a net gain so there was nothing to be too concerned about as long as he didn't continue to lose. He was exceeding his minimum amount of formula but not reaching his goal. Well, since then he has exceeded his feeding goal almost every day. (I am getting convinced he listens to and understands what the doctors and nurses are saying.) We were also concerned about his blood oxygen levels being a bit lower than we really want. However, we were more concerned that the reading changes depending on what foot you take it on. The folks down at Children's didn't have an answer for that. They weren't worried about it, but it still concerns us that they don't know why the numbers are so different on different feet. It is interesting because they are trying to get us not to fixate so much on the numbers, but they really want us to keep track of every possible number. It is hard to monitor all of that and then try to ignore it. We have been told that the second surgery usually takes place when the child is four months old. That would put us in June. However, we have also been told that the second surgery usually takes place in the ten pound range. That would put us at now. So clearly he is going to throw off the average one way or another. This just reminds us what a blessing it is that he went full term and was not preemie like many cardiac babies. As for Thaddeus specifically, he is not showing the signs of needing the next surgery yet. He is still eating well, exceedingly well actually, he seems very active and content during awake times, his O2 levels are sometimes a little low, but then we just check him on the other foot and he is fine, and his color is still very good. So for right now we are just working on getting him bigger and stronger, and he will let us know when it is time to get that shunt out!
On a different note Quintin is now 2! He has really started to catch on to the idea of sentences and is coming up with something every day it seems. Two days ago he asked me "Please have food.". Yesterday during the day he said "Daddy at school." Of course he also thought Thaddeus was at school. After I called that night to let Dede know I was on the way home, he looked at her and said "Daddy in car." So that is pretty cool.
I better wrap it up, that pile of work doesn't seem to be going anywhere . . .
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