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Asher is 8 months old
Asher is 8mo today! *28.25″ 19.3lbs and 2 lower teeth *He rolls back to belly often and sometimes belly to back. *We are working on crawling exercises. It seems like that may be a ways off yet. *His next big goal is to sit unassisted longer and also get down to the floor safely. He…
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Asher 6mo
Today he got an xray of his hips. He sat in breech in-utero. Today was the all clear to stop monitoring that. He prefers learning how to walk over rolling over. His therapists aren’t amused with this. Asher has grown 7″ and quadrupled his weight since birth. He now makes the growth charts for babies…
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What is a Wound Vac?
A wound vac pump is necessary and miserable. For the past 2 weeks I’ve had this machine and tubing hooked up to my abdomen pumping away the pregnancy swelling fluids. I don’t have an end date on it…just…when I’m done. It’s becoming unbearable. My skin is really raw under all the tape. This morning I…
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Blowing Kisses
Is he blowing kisses? He is very content and eating a lot. I am still waiting to hear from insurance if they will approve my wound vac tomorrow. If they decline I have no clue what they will do with me. Meanwhile I have gauze packed in to the 1/2 open incision. This is due…
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Happy
So much happiness here. Asher is demanding more food more often. I can see him filling out on his arms and cheeks. While we both are finally recovering well, it is important that we stay on track. For preemies, every ounce gained is a major victory. And my wound is finally slowing down and clotting.…
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Back to Birth Weight
Yesterday’s weigh in has Asher just shy of his birth weight and 3 weeks old. 2 ounces to go! He is doing well in all other areas. We’ve graduated from setting an alarm for feedings to letting him tell me he’s hungry. This is a huge relief. I am finally resuming work (from home –…