Day #15 Finally,gaining weight!!!

Today, was more of the same. Not much has changed and that is defiantly a good thing. One thing that has changed is Trey's weight. Tonight, I practly was holding my breath while they weighed him. Weight is an extremely important factor in Trey's health right now. Losing weight means that he is burning to many calories to allow growth and we need him to grow. The nurses over the past few days have made several comment about how he looks bigger but it is hard for me to see because I see him every day. Today, I did notice that his legs weren't so scrawny and his little belly is much rounder. His face is also starting to plump up. So, Chris held him while they zeroed the scale on his isolett. He gingerly set Trey down and I said a silent prayer. Then the nurse happily announced. He gained 22 grams. That means he is up to a hefty 1224 grams. Naturally we were very proud and began to congratulate Trey and his weight gain.

Chris and I both are beyond wore out. The days are just kind of running together. I get up every 3-4 hours to pump. Chris gets up at 6am to go to work. He gets home at around 5pm and then we head to the hospital. We stay there until 8:45 or 9pm, sometimes it might be later. It just depends on how long it takes to do his nightly care. Then we drive home, usually arriving at 9:30pm. We try to eat and relax a little and then Chris goes to bed. I usually stay up because of my pumping schedule. There is no point in me going to bed at 11pm and getting up in an hour and a half to pump again. I call the NICU at 12:30 or 1 am then go to bed to get up again around 3-4 to pump again. As exhausting as this all is, the constant schedule of thing to do makes the days run together and helps pass the days. Also, looking at this situation from a milestone stand helps. Instead of saying, he will be home in 6-10 weeks it is much easier to say at 1500 grams he will be out of the isolett or in 3 weeks he will be able to start bottle feeding or on Monday we will be attempting to window him again. The little milestones help make the whole situation more bearable and less daunting.