Saturday, May 06, 2006

Compare This!

We arrived at the NICU tonight in time to give Gus his feed tonight. It was my lucky night to feed him his bottle and he took all 40 ml in about 25 minutes. He gets going really quickly and has to slow down in order to breathe - but he really enjoys eating from the bottle and we really enjoy the contact. It is so nice to be able to hold Gus for extended periods and do more with him.

Gus "smiles" as Jill holds him after eating. The hat was hand-knit by his aunt Melissa in Arizona. Thanks Missy!
Here is Gus' hand in mine - with my wedding ring over two fingers. Take a look here to see my ring around Gus' arm on March 1! The ring wouldn't even fit over three fingers today. Obviously he seems HUGE to us now!!!
Gus gained another few ounces last night - up to 4 lb 10.5 oz today. As the comparison picture shows above he is getting so much bigger and we are very pleased with his progress. Please keep Gus' eye health and his continued progress with breathing in your hearts and prayers. His progress over the next week or so will give us a good indication of when he can come home - a day we are eagerly awaiting as it draws closer.

Keeping the Faith,
Gregg, Jill and Gus
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your blog about your little boy is one of my must sees on the internet. Thank you for sharing his ups and downs so we can pray for him. It is great to see that he is growing and will soon be able to go home with his Mommy and Daddy(it just has to be soon!)I love his Green and Gold hat!!

12:13 AM
Anonymous said...

We love the picture of Gus' hand in Gregg's. So amazing to see the change from when the wedding band was around Gus' arm. It brings happy tears to my eyes. This is definitely a picture to frame and put up in your house. We took a picture of Braden's hand in Kurt's a few weeks after he was born and put it in his scrapbook. It's an amazing point of reference to see just how tiny they really were--and how big they are becoming. Grow Gus Grow - we are so proud of your continued progress and think of you and your parents daily. Much love as always. . .a,k,& b

10:59 AM
Anonymous said...

Amazing!It's so great to see him grow. Keep up the good work, Gus!
Love,

Karin

2:25 PM

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