This has been our first normal week since Luke was born and we're starting to settle into a routine. Wendy is lucky, she just drops Jake off at day care and then walks over to the the hospital to hang out with Luke for several hours - she even gets a free lunch because she's pumping (milk). I on the other hand work till 4:30-5:00...then I drive to the hospital (35 minutes) and then hang out with Luke until they kick me out of the NICU at 6:30 for the shift change. Then it's off to home for dinner and then play time with Jake before his bed time (have I ever mentioned that Jake has made getting ready for bed into an endurance event?). Wendy and I then get some time to relax...then she pumps and I journal the days events. As far as routines go, it's not bad...especially since I get to see Lucas. Although he's not changing much between visits...every visit reveals something new.
Luke had another great day. He's up to 16cc's of milk which is about half an ounce of milk. To put it in perspective, he needs to be eating at least 2 ounces of milk every three hours before he goes home. His weight is up to 2 lbs 14.5 ounces and he's still under the lights. Hopefully his billirubin levels improve enough tonight so we can hold him again tomorrow.
Thanks again for all of your prayers for Lucas and our family. We appreciate and need them.
BTW, if you have any questions about this whole process, don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers,
Colin
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I guess we all know what kind of a job Luke will have in high school - "Box Boy".
We all prayed for the quartet tonight at the Prayer and Healing service. I understand that the Madison aunt got to see the babe this week...cool.
I pray that all of you are already in the snooze mode and get a good nights sleep.
God bless all here,
Don Tomas
Colin and Wendy,
I just heard about Luke and your blog through Cyndee. What a sweet little guy you have. I'll be praying for the four of you during this time.
Jessica
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