Aiden's first Thanksgiving went really well. Lisa's family came to our house on Thursday, and we took Aiden to my parents house on Sunday. We kept Aiden pretty much secluded as the Doctor's requested. I'm not sure if Aiden put on any weight over Thanksgiving, but I'm sure I did.
Last week Aiden had 3 doctors' appointments.
The eye appointment with Dr. Howell went well. He said that Aiden's eyes are getting better, but we are still not out of the woods yet. The next appointment will be on Monday.
Aiden's NICU graduate clinic appointment was on Wednesday. The doctor's said that Aiden is doing very well. He weighed 10lbs - 5oz. He is gaining weight at a good rate. Aiden's head measurement showed that his head growth rate was faster than normal. They are going to do an ultrasound to confirm everything is ok.
They asked us to work with him more on his head and trunk control. We have a list of exercises that we do with him 3 times a day. They removed all of Aiden's medication except for his iron drops. Lisa is now trying to breast feed, but it isn't going very well so far. I think Aiden has gotten so used to the bottle, and now he is way too impatient to work for his milk. Aiden is currently still on the Heartrate monitor. Dr. Desai is going to download the results from the monitor prior to removing it, probably this week. His next Graduate appointment will be in April for his "6-month" check-up (even though Aiden will be 6 months old on Monday).
His other appointment was with his Pediatrician for a Synagis vaccination shot. This is his 3rd shot.
Attached is a video of Aiden hanging out in his chair. It is from our camera, so the video quality isn't very good.
Keep Aiden in your prayers!
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5 comments:
He's looking great. I'm so happy to hear that his eyes are continuing to improve, and I'm sure he'll benefit from his new exercise routine. You'll have to take a picture of him "working out!" :)
The video is so precious to see!
Love from the Wiltons!
Wow - I can't believe how big he is getting.....so adorable!!! Been waiting for the update - thanks........it's good to hear from you all.
Love and Prayers
Missy
Glenn, Lisa, and Aiden,
We all really enjoyed seeing that beautiful smile and the boys thought the video was awesome. We watched it several times with lots of oohs and awhs. Lisa, when Glenn said that Aiden's head was large for him it made me think of Noah's picture and I am pretty confident that he also has a really big brain just like Noah. (Ha Ha)
Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.
Lots of Love and Prayers,
Randy, Melanie, Tyler, Dalton, and Noah
He is the cutest baby ever!!!!
I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I was today to get a card from you guys. I absolutely love the pics, he is such a big boy now!! Now that I have the blog address I will be checking in more often. The best of holidays to you guys!!
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