Caleb update: 12/4/07

It's hard to believe it's been 9 days since our little one joined us. He's made so much progress in such a short amount of time. We're proud of our little warrior.

Yesterday I got to go see Caleb after work, which is always a blessing. It makes the crazy days at work, especially now during month-end close, so much more tolerable knowing that I get to go spend time with my son. I hope it is always like that.

He has gained more weight and is now at 3lb 14oz, almost his original birth weight. The nurses put up fun signs on each baby's door after they reach a weight milestone. We look forward to when we arrive and see his 4lb sign on the door.

His feeding amount has also increased to 33cc's per feeding, up 4 cc's from yesterday. So hopefully that will speed up his weight gain progress.

The nurses have nicknamed Caleb the "perfect premie." He is doing so well that they hardly ever have to do anything with him except change his diaper and feed him. And when we're there they don't even have to change him or take his temp because they let us do that. So they just sit back and watch, which I'm sure they are fine with.

We have had such great nurses so far. They are so willing to let us do those things I mentioned previously and hold him whenever we want. They are so great about telling us all of the goings on during the day and the details of his care. They answer all of our questions and more. We are so thankful for them and the loving care they provide for Caleb. They have made this whole ordeal much less stressful than it could have been. Praise God for the nurses in the Evergreen NICU!

Our day nurse, Shelli, said that hopefully by Sunday Caleb would be in an open crib instead of the incubator because he is able to regulate his body temp much better. That means that we can pick him up and hold him more regularly without the help of the nurse. Its also another milestone that brings him one step closer to home.

That's all for now. See you tomorrow
Ryan