We made it through week one!

This was the longest week in eternity, but now that its over the nerves are starting to relax. These pics are out of order chronologically, but oh well. Here is is one week old picture first. The picture doesn't even do justice to how scrawny he looked next to the football.

He's been waking up good when we come to visit and giving us lots of attention.



Brooklyn came to visit him a few times before she left to Grandma's. I think this picture is so sweet! She just couldn't keep her hands off of him and she loved it when he grabbed her little finger.



These are of our first times holding him, which didn't happen until 4 DAYS after he was born. It was like pure torture. One of the hardest parts for me was having a baby but not getting to connect and bond like normal. I could hardly get out of bed the first few days to come over and see him. Once I got some baby time it was like the giant hole they ripped out of me was slowing starting to fill back up.



So here's the breakdown, mostly for our benefit...this week he had to have 3 different platelet transfusions. His levels are slowly improving. He was on and off the CPAP (the robot looking machine that puts pressure on his lungs to remind him to breath). He made it off CPAP for good! YAY. He is now on a low level of oxygen for a few more days just so he doesn't have to work too hard. He has had a roller coaster with feedings through the tube. Some days he keeps it down and then some days he can't. So no feedings for now. Just nutrients through the IV. We're waiting on results from a brain ultrasound to check for bleeding. Progress is slow, but still progress! On his one week birthday he weighed 2 lbs 12 oz!