Here Hatch is in his going home gown. It was what Blake wore when he went home from the hospital...and he apologized profusely to Hatch that he had to wear a "dress" home. :)
Since it's been a while I'll do an update of the nearly last week in photos.
Here we are on Thanksgiving on our first family walk
Here we are on our first trip to Grandma's...she had been around some sick people in the family and didn't want to risk getting Hatch sick-we take the Dr's orders VERY seriously and are glad she does to. The last thing we want is for Hatch to end back up in the ICU for a respiratory illness
Bath time is Daddy's and my favorite time of the week. We have stuck with the bath schedule of the NICU and give him a bath every Saturday and Tuesday night. Despite the way he looks in this adorable photo, he REALLY does enjoy bath time...but this is still one of our all time favorite pics. (does that make us bad parents?)
One of my dearest friends Maggie, from highschool, was incredibly generous and is letting us use this GORGEOUS bassinet. Her grandmother bought it for Maggie's firstborn, Parker, and had the bedding custom made. It is absolutely stunning and works perfectly in our living room...especially considering that we were transporting the Pack'n'Play to and from our bedroom/living room through our french doors every morning and evening since it didn't fit through the doorway. Thank you Maggie!!!
Daddy is starting weekly comparison's of his size vs. a football. Here is our first comparison at 15 days of age.
Here are the vitals/stats of Charles Hatch at his first Dr's appt.
For his adjusted age of 36 weeks he is:
38%tile for length
7th%tile for head circumference
Dr. Straughn, our pediatrician, says that he should catch up with everyone else around 6months to a year of age. He says we need to keep adding the "muscle milk" (higher calorie formula) to each of his bottles to help give him a boost. We are now allowed to do 6 breast feeds a day and 2 bottles of expressed breast milk with the "muscle milk."
We also need to get his tongue clipped because he is severely tongue tied...I told every Dr and NP while in the hospital but everyone said to wait on getting it clipped...well Dr. Straughn got a great view of it yesterday and says we should have it taken care of sooner rather than later. Depending on who we chose to do it, we may have to go to the operating room at 3 months of age to get it clipped. We also started something called "ear wells" today for an ear deformity he has called, Stahl's ear on his left ear. He will wear this funny looking thing on his left ear for 4-6 weeks--i'll post pictures of it next time.
This poor guy has been through the ringer already and here we go with more "torture."
All of that being said, I had a tough moment yesterday of feeling so bad for all that we have/are putting him through and with all the mumbo-jumbo of insurance companies, keeping him eating well, staying away from crowds/germs (aka house arrest), etc...I am blessed by the most incredible husband who reminded me of Matthew 6:25-34 and the Lord's instructions to NOT WORRY. We were also reminded of how much more Christ loves Charles Hatch than we do-how children are the most precious in Christ's kingdom-Matthew 18:1-5. This quickly revealed where my heart was--not trusting in the Lord and His promises. I am so thankful for scripture that reminds you of how incredible and faithful our Lord is. I'm thankful that I can lay all of these worries at the feet of Jesus and He WILL help us carry this load. That He already has shown us HOW much he LOVES our little angel by how healthy his delivery was, how he IS a WARRIOR and got out of the NICU faster than we or the doctors imagined, and how healthy he truly is for a 34 week preemie. How freeing it is for Blake and I to have trust and peace that the Lord will direct us in how to best care for our new baby and that he'll also pave the way for insurance companies, deductibles, and all that fun confusing stuff (yuck). And I am BEYOND thankful for my best friend and help mate that the Lord has given me in Blake.
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