happily exhausted

Weight: 10 lbs, 10 oz Length: 21.5 inches We've made it almost 3 full days! It feels great to have Lucas home and to avoid going to the hospital to visit him. There's this fulfilling aspect of taking care of your child all by yourself! We've had one nurse's visit, met our pediatrician- very nice lady- and have been signed up for WIC to help get the specialty formula Lucas needs to gain weight. They did their charting and show that Lucas is in the 10th percentile for height and 25th percentile for weight for other preemies his corrected age. That means he's smaller than most other babies his corrected age (two months). But, when comparing his length to his weight, baby Lucas is considered a healthy, chubby little dude. He has been spitting up with every feeding but the doctor said she wasn't concerned because he is still gaining weight and he's not choking when he does it. Lucas is also sleeping a lot and starting to tell us more often when he is hungry. He is still only eating orally four times a day, but usually takes at least half the bottle when he eats. Mommy and daddy are definitely getting less sleep because even if Lucas doesn't wake up during the night, we still have to feed him every three hours, but in a few weeks, we can start working on getting Lucas to take more of his food while he's awake during the day. Our next appointments are with the surgeon for followup on the g-button and the feeding specialist on May 8, then the pediatrician again on May 11. I'm back to work next Tuesday with an adjusted schedule to allow me to work from home. Brandon's mom will also be helping watch Lucas for the next few weeks. I may take advantage of some nap time in there since getting off at 11, doing the 12 AM & 6AM cares will wear me out fast. Thanks again for all the well wishes. Its all coming together now!