In order to avoid a Facebook overload, but keep our families and friends informed without non-stop texting and phone calls...

I created this blog to tell the story of our Baby Boy arrival into the world as a premie.

My water broke March 22nd at 26 weeks pregnant and our Max was born March 25th just before 2:00 in the morning.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

big, Big, BIG!

UPDATE:


Maximus will be 4 months old on Wednesday 


Start Weight 3/25
2 lbs 1 oz

14 1/4 inches


Home Weight 6/19
6 lbs 6 oz
19 1/4 inches



1st Dr. Appointment 6/21
6 lbs 8oz
19 1/4 inches



2nd visit 6/29
7 lbs 2 oz

20 inches


Follow up 7/10
7 lbs 11 oz
20 inches


4 month check-up 7/20
8lbs 7oz
21 inches


He's gained an ounce a day pretty steadily since he has been home! (12 oz in the last 10 days! over 2 pounds since he's been home!!) as well as grown 2 1/4 inches. He had to get his immunizations this time, but again he handled them totally fine. 
Still on oxygen--will be for a while. No biggie, except I'm ready to take a sledgehammer to his pulse-ox machine. I cannot wait for the day I can casually pick him up and move from room to room without dragging 2 machines with me. Oh, and the day I can dress him without unhooking machines and being able to quickly popping an outfit over his head will be so nice! 


We have a surgical consult scheduled for the first week in August at Primary. We should find out when we will schedule the 1st surgery (hopefully the 2nd won't be for a year) and get a better idea about the severity of his Chronic Lung Disease. 


He is doing GREAT! Early Intervention is having a Nutritionist visit this week as that is his only 'issue' currently that they can help him with. (not really any issues, but based on his ACTUAL age there are a few) Its possible they will just 'track' him for a few months until he is old enough to work with others in the program. 

2 comments:

The Muhlesteins said...

hey britney, could you please add me to your blog list? my email is scmuhlestein06@yahoo.com. glad to hear max is doing so awesome!! celeste

Amanda and Chad said...

he is kicking butt!! YAY!