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Needless to say - life has been a little busy lately. Gus is growing a lot and generally doing well. He has had some upset tummy problems this last week so we are keeping an eye on that. He sees the pediatric GI specialist tomorrow (Monday) so hopefully we will get a better picture of how to help him feel better. At Gus' 4 month check he was great. Obviously small for a 4 month old but for his adjusted age of 3 weeks he was right on target: 8 lbs and 21.5 in long. We have to keep reminding ourselves that Gus was due to be born on June 11 so he will be much more like a 3 week old...

We also had a visit from the OH state program called "Help Me Grow" that is specifically in place to help premature babies reach their developmental goals. At this checkup there were four assessors who checked for all sorts of things like reflexes, motor skills, body symmetry, etc. Their assessment was that Gus needed no developmental help and shows no signs of physical or mental disability! We were very pleased!!! We will continue to have a case worker with us until Gus is at least two, just to keep tabs on his development. But Gus won't need any regular physical therapy or developmental help which is a big relief.

Gus' big eyes like to follow us around. He makes some great expressions but rarely has the patience for me to get the camera out and ready - especially if I use the flash. He already knows what is coming...

Good friend Pam B who was with us the night Gus was born - she lives nearby and drove Jill's mom to and from the hospital quite a bit during her labor and delivery. She is such a great mom to her own two daughters and really had a knack with Gus.

Here is my good friend from seminary, Cori T with Gus. As you can see she was able to coax a smile out of him. Cori brought lunch and hung out for a while - what a great gift that was.

Gus just hanging out making his "ooooh" face. We will try to get more pictures of him with Jill and me. He is cute all on his own though.

Gus' most recent eye check was pretty much the same as before. The left eye is completely clear while the right eye continues to slowly make progress. There is no word on when/if a determination for further laser surgery will be made or if they will just continue to watch it heal at this pace.

We also received information from the March of Dimes walk this week. "Team Gus" came in 6th for raising money in Montgomery County Ohio! His team fundraising amount came in right behind one of the larger banks in our area (and ahead of several others.) It looks like he was the largest non-corporate, walking for a preemie, team fundraiser. Pam, in picture two above, and I are going to the awards banquet on July 12. Thanks for your continued love and support.

Finding out who is the boss,
Gregg, Jill and Gus (the boss)