Drew has now been sleeping in a toddler bed for 8 days. Really, it has been a fairly easy transition for him. He doesn’t get out of bed much except to grab a toy, hat, or book and run back to bed. So, normal bedtime is 7:30 pm and usually he doesn’t go to sleep until 9:30ish. Not too bad. At least he stays in his room.
Well, we have been doing this now for 10 weeks. Whew. That means, I’m headed back to work. Sounds sad, but I’m excited. Steve gets out of school this week, so we will switch places. This leaves me 15 days left of my leave to use when Hank comes home (who knows when that will be?!)
Funny, my due date was on the 30th of May. Wonder if he would have been this small when he was born on his actual due date. It’s a possibility since his heart function limited his growth quite a bit.
(May 30, 2012)
Henry is now 2625 grams (5 pounds and 12 ounces). He is still growing like a weed.
Look how much he likes his bouncer chair. And, look at his pacer box. It’s not bigger than him anymore, but still heavier.
He is doing really good. His biggest holdback are his lungs. Not really sure why he struggles so much in that area. Probably a combination of his heart and his prematurity. Respiratory wise, he is still on CPAP. He is the slowest wean ever! He must really like his CPAP machine because he is in no rush to get rid of it.
As soon as he weans on respiratory, he can try to eat from a regular bottle. He is ready to try for sure.
On memorial day, we decided to try This is the Place State Park. I hadn’t been there since I was a little girl, and it really had changed.
Drew loved all the trains.
He wasn’t too sure about the pony ride, but he was a good sport.
Petting the animals were a hit (until the baby ducks kept nipping at Drew’s wormy little fingers).
There was a little playground of mini houses. Drew really liked those too. (that window is really dirty).
All in all, I think we would go back. Everyone seemed to have a fun time.
