Easter

Yesterday we spent the day relaxing and visiting with family.  We also managed to squeeze in some time to take some pictures of Blake!

Look at those feet!

We will put this up at high school graduation!

Sweet boy!

Blake with Auntie Mer Mer...she is practicing before Maddie Claire arrives this summer!

Snuggle time with Mia!

We took Blake to his 1 month check up today and he blew us away when we put him on the scale...6 pounds 6 ounces and 19.5 inches long!  We skipped right over 5 pounds!  I knew he had grown in the past 2 weeks, but I would never had guessed that much.  He is doing so well and is a pure joy to sit and stare at!

 We went to visit Bennett on Easter morning and had a great visit.  We didn't get to feed him again...I think he tuckered himself out eating so much from a bottle the day before.  The doctor told us that his chest x-ray looked a little worse than the previous x-ray so they were not going to turn down the pressure on his CPAP yet.  He wanted to give him a day and do another chest x-ray and if it wasn't significantly better he said he would start him on diuretics which he would stay on until after he comes home.  They did the second chest x-ray this morning, and while it looked a little better they started him on the medication.  I'm hoping this will be the fix to get him over this hump and off the bubble CPAP.  The plan right now is to turn down his pressure from 7 to 6 in a few days if his oxygen requirement stays steady.  Last night he weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces, but after the lasix today he had a diaper that weighed 4 ounces so it will be interesting to see what he weighs tonight.  I saw him briefly today and he looked great.  His face was less swollen and he was awake and alert.  It is so great to get to see him awake more!

Mommy holding Bennett on Easter.  We didn't have a fancy outfit for him to wear (I would rather him be comfy while in bed!), but we did make him bunny ears out of the gauze on his chin strap.  He looked so cute!

Daddy and Bennett on Easter

Bennett today

Bennett and his bunny ears on Easter