Leo at home update Sorry, it's been a while since I've updated you. I want to share Leo's newly home "newborn" pictures and let you know how he's doing. Leo is doing very well. He spent exactly 12 weeks in the NICU and got to come home late on Monday February 28. Riley ophthalmology
Leo might come home in two days on Monday February 28th Leo might come home in two days on Monday February 28th. More details to follow. He's on day 3 of his going home count down. He has to go 5 days without having an event where he stops breathing or his heart rate drops while he's sleeping. Here are some
Jan 19: Leo gets a crib 32+3 ga or 6 weeks old Jan 19 was the first day I held Leo while I was standing up. Before that I always sat in the chair and waited for the nurses to place him on my chest. It was usually a team of two nurses to make sure he and his collection of tubes
It's kind of a ninja name Max's new daycare asked for a photo for a family picture binder they are making. I forgot to include Leo the first time. I had to make a second order with the print lab to get a print of this collage I made. The top image is from Nov 6,
Leo’s eye exam and my view today Leo is 33 weeks and 2 days adjusted gestational age (Jan 25). Today was his second eye exam to follow up from the first one at 31 weeks. A baby’s retinal blood vessels begin to grow at 16 weeks and don’t finish growing until after the baby is
My first outfit After our skin to skin time today, I got to see Leo dressed in a shirt for the first time. When I arrived today he only had on a diaper and this sleep sack. The nurse said he spit up on his shirt and she hadn't gotten him a new
Jan 17: 32 weeks Leo makes smile faces Leo has started to "smile." I don't think these are actual smiles. Just his mouth making different shapes that sometimes are a smile, but they sure are cute. Another smile from January 28
32 weeks and new clothes Leo is 32 weeks gestational age today (41 Days old). Last night at 10:40, probably as they started his 11 pm care time, they popped his top to let him be in ambient room air. This change means clothes for the first time. Peter reported it looked like they
Leo is regulating his temperature Today when I got to Leo's room I didn't see the nurse for almost 30 min. (That's not very typical, they are usually quick to come say hi.) It gave me time to really look at all of his environment and stats. I noticed his temperature monitor was turned off.
