Happy 1 month birthday!

I know, everyone says it, but I can't believe it's been a month already! Time flies when you're having fun. And boy have we had fun! We got home Christmas eve and it seems like things haven't slowed down since. But I've been trying hard to just enjoy every second with Mic. I know this time is fleeting and I'm so in love with this little guy.

It has been a hard time too. Mic was on the Bili bed longer than we hoped (like about a week) and even then his numbers went up. The Dr. felt like he would be ok so even with the increase in numbers we didn't have to put him back on the lights. After being home about a week and a half Mic lost almost 1 1/2 pounds (down to 7lbs). This was very stressful. The Dr. put him on a high calorie formula and told me I shouldn't nurse for a week. Neither Doug nor I felt good about this so we gave him the formula and I nursed every other feedi

ng. This was good because after watching him with the bottle we realized that he really wasn't eating- he was too sleepy. So, we forced him awake and would watch constantly to make sure he swallowed. Over the next couple of weeks he has gained 12.5 ozs bringing him to 7.12 ozs. Not to birth weight yet, but he's getting there. He still is oxygen, but as of last Fri. he is only on it at night. Hooray! That means that hopefully by our next Dr. visit on Thurs. he'll get to be off it completely!

The Dr. told us that is Mic gets RSV we'll be "toast". So far we've been very blessed even though many of the people around of have been very sick no one in our family has gotten sick. Mic doesn't leave our house much (today he had a big day - a trip to Lee's, Staples, Michael's, and Best Buy only the 2nd time in a store) and when someone comes in I question them about their health and so far it seems to be working. :) The Dr.'s office is trying hard to get Mic approved for the RSV shot- it costs $1500/shot and he'll need 4 of them so it's a big commitment for the insurance companies to make. Hopefully it will be approved soon. It won't keep him from getting RSV but it he gets it, it will be less severe...

Mic is very loved by his siblings! The girls are huge helps and want to change his diapers and get him dressed- it makes my life much easier! Doug has been laid off since Thanksgiving and I am quite spoiled with having him home to help so much!

Mic is an easy baby. He barely cries and if he is hungry he'll let us know and then just wait until we feed him. He's so patient with his brother and sister and he loves to take showers with Mom or Dad. We love having him in our family! The tough pregnancy was worth it!