4 weeks old

Today little man is 4 weeks old....another little milestone for him. It seems that these 4 weeks caught up with us this morning with both Phil and I struggling to get out of bed (more so than usual), but at the same time we are both feeling less stressed out and a little more relaxed. Perhaps it's because Jensen is now 4 weeks old, or that we had cuddles yesterday, which is a good sign of him being stable enough for these little progressions.

Speaking of cuddles, Phil was hoping for his cuddle this afternoon, but Jensen had a busy day today with some X-rays and the repositioning of his Tracheal tube, and his oxygen saturation has been swinging because of all of the handling, so today was not a good day for cuddles. The babies benefit enormously from kangaroo cuddles, but at the moment with all of his attachments and tubes it can be quite an ordeal getting him in and out of his little house. Hopefully it won't be too much longer for daddy.

The X-rays showed Jensen's bowels to be looking normal again after his infection, and his lungs look to be clearing that infection also. On top of this, the presence of candida in his body appears to have gone. This all means that he will stop antibiotics for these tomorrow and possibly start up again with his milk feeds.

Tonight is the big weigh in! We are hoping to hear in the morning that our little man weighs a kilogram. I was asked by the nurses if I had heard of the kilo cake, and was informed that mum needs to bake a cake to celebrate the kilo mark. Lucky I am an avid baker, and can happily comply to this request, although I haven't even looked at my oven since baking lamingtons on Australia Day (which ended up mouldy and uneaten due to the events of that day) but I have got all the ingredients ready to go tomorrow afternoon should we hear the news we are after.....We will be extremely disappointed should the little fella weigh in at 999grams...

I do believe the little man cracked a little smile this morning.....in between the million yawns he seems to do...just like his Mummy and daddy at the moment!

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