Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Getting big!

Sunday Ethan got his first real bath. The baths that he has been getting were more like sponge baths. This one we actually took him out of his crib and put his little bum in a small tub of water! He was so darn cute! I wish I got a picture but Mark wasn't there and I was busy giving him the bath. He weighed 4 pounds 10 oz. Yesterday he weighed 4 pounds 8 oz!

Monday Mark got to be at the hospital all day with me since he had off work. I love watching him do his cares. Mark is just funny. He was changing his diaper and Ethan had pooed but he wasn't done. Mark had wiped his bum and had a hold of his little legs and woop... it shot out! He got his clean diaper and his clean outfit. So Mark put another diaper down and cleaned him all up and woop... it took 4 diapers before Ethan was all done! Mark got to hold him 3 times in the day! I was very happy for that since I got to hold him a lot in Seattle and I felt bad that he wasn't there too. They even put him on the nasal canula for a half an hour when he held him. It was the first time Mark saw him on the nasal canula. They weighed him and he was 4 pounds 12.8oz! OMG! When we left for Seattle on the 21st he was 3 pounds 13oz... he has gained a pound in 11 days! It is because they are fortifying his breast milk with what they call 26k cal. I knew it would start to put the pounds on but uff da! I really don't know where it is going on him. He has some cheeks and a big chin but they have always been there. One of the nurses decided to give Ethan his indian name. It is "boy with many chins." His chin is never ending right now! Poor lil guy ;)

4 comments:

  1. Holy moly Ethan is mammoth! A pound in 11 days- talk about super milk. Nice job Ethan and Mom!!

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  2. LOL Super milk indeed!!!! Good job Mama!!!
    LOL Leah you should be video taping diaper changes like that!!!! That kind of stuff would be hilarious to see! and Ethan would laugh at that histarically some day!

    WOW WHAT A BIG BOY! I am so glad!

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  3. WoW, He is Growing. Before Long he will be keeping you guys hopping. What a joy. God is to be praised. Mark before long you will be a pro at changing diapers. Your Milk leah as super food. Go Girl. We love you all. Love Mom and Dad SLoan

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  4. Wow!! Almost 5 pounds!! That's wonderful!!! He's growing fast!!

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This blog started as a hobby for many reasons. It later became a way to keep the family up to date on our micro preemie baby, Ethan. Now as Ethan is nearing the 8 year mark with a little sister of 5 years I am finding a new reason to document on this blog.

Last year we were told by the school that Ethan had cerebral palsy, a blindspot and dyslexia. That is what started it all. I started taking him to doctors to find out what was going on and why this hasn't been discovered before now. In April 2017 we were told that he has executive functioning disorder. What the heck is EFD I thought?!?! After the doctor explaining it to us he basically said that if we don't start making changes now he could fall into the ADHD or possibly the autism category. Ok... so now what? What can we do?!? Well this blog is my way of documenting it all not only for me but also to help others find their way thru similar situations.

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