Back to work

After nearly three weeks of much deserved time off, tomorrow I head back to work. It has been so much fun to hang out and watch Felix get fatter, scream and poop a lot. Seriously, these have been the best weeks of my life; it will be tough to leave Dani and Felix alone. I think Felix is sad to see me go:

Little fatty!

We went in for his 2 week checkup today and he is healthy and hefty: 8 pounds 10 ounces! He is eating so much that he can't keep it in his mouth; I got his "leftovers" two times in less than an hour. Here is a picture of Felix's plump little paw:

A winning photo

Everyone loves this photo of our handsome little Felix.

So good to be home...

Felix and I rested on the front porch while Dad worked on the front beds. So good to be home, and the weather has been fantastic. Hard to believe that we still have some winter ahead of us, but we are all happy and healthy and enjoying our new lives as a family of 3.

Drumroll please...

His CRP number is: 5! We are out of here sometime this evening after his final dose of Ampicillin!! It will be nice to show Felix his new, permanent home.

Two numbers + one to come

Nearly six days ago Felix came into the world and had a very high score of 56 on his first CRP test. This first number determined that he should be on antibiotics (Ampicillin every 8 hours and Gentamicin every 36 hours) for at least 7 days, and maybe up to 21. His second series of numbers is his weight: measured at birth was 3,430g and like any normal kid dropped to around 3,175g a few days ago and just a few minutes ago measured 3,447g. Eating nearly every hour has been tough on mom's sleep schedule, but great for his health.

The one number to come will be the results of another CRP test this morning, and if you have been following the supplied links and previous posts you know should be ≥10. More to come...

Talkies!

The last video posted here was of the 20 week ultrasound and figured that everyone would like to see some moving pictures of Felix 'on the outside'.




We are still in the hospital, but will be getting another CRP tomorrow morning and if it is low (below 10) then we can leave at 10 pm after his final antibiotic treatment. If it is high, then we are here for 3 more soul-sucking days.