Henry smiles.

Hilarous! Formula Overload.

So last night I started to make Henry a formula bottle and got distracted and asked Chris to finish making it. He said sure- the usual two ounces? I said yes and he brought it in and said, "I added another scoop to make it a two ounce bottle." What? Waaait a minute, you have been doing two scoops this whole time? "yep, isn't that right?" NOPE! Its one scoop per 2 ounces. So....Henry has been getting double doses every time dad fed him since we have been home! Which is a lot! Well, needless to say, I think Henry will 'make weight' this Friday at his appt.

Photo Album of Henry

Here is a link to a photo album of Henry and the hospital stay. There are a total of about 100. Click here to check them out!

Henry is doing great. We had a Dr. visit last Friday and he is up to 5.3 pounds. They want him to gain a half ounce a day and he seems to be doing well. Henry likes to stay up from about 3 a.m. to 6 or 7 and sometimes 8. He insists on a pacifier but he can't keep it in his mouth so I spend a lot of the night putting the paci back in his mouth. The nurses got him stuck on the paci because when they would tube feed him through his nose, they would give him the paci so he would maybe associate sucking with getting full. Hopefully in the next few weeks he can keep it in his mouth.

We are doing well too, adjusting and finally getting the hang of all this parenting stuff. I usually stay in bed anywhere from 11:30-1:30 and just feed him and nap with him. Then I clean up a little and feed him and shower and feed him and that is about it. oh and feed him. I feed him so much that I can not believe he is not at least 10 pounds by now. I must say that his face is really filling out now, he looks very different from day one.

Bath time videos

Here is a video of Henry getting ready for a bath. Here is a video of Henry getting a bath. And here is a video of Henry crying after his bath.

On Sunday Henry had his first outing with the clearance of his dr. He went to the southside to visit his Great Grandma- Mama. This is Chris' grandma (his dad's mother). She was very excited to see Henry and told us about her Grandfather Henry. She cried and said Henry reminded her of Chris' father. It was a great visit. Henry also got to meet his Great Aunt Mo and cousin Sam.

New Pictures of Henry!

New Videos

I am having a hard time adding the actual links to the videos so it might work better if you copy the link and paste in your browser. Or just go to our You Tube Page at

http://www.youtube.com/user/janandchris28

the first 5 videos are new.


Henry's last day in the NICU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-UExRoBdIY


Henry's first day home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNAKzPNqdTM

Bo meets Henry...kinda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EQdHierJrM

Our First New Year's Eve as three (five including pugs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44G_H62E6JM

Henry likes books
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRCJ06-Bd0

New Pictures

Here are some new photos of the family. Super Dad. Not so Super Dad. Mom. Aunt Jill. Cacoon Baby. Henry's first bath.

Home- The Final Frontier

We made it! We came home on Tuesday and I must admit I am completely sleep deprived and exhausted.

Henry has to eat every two-three hours, if he does not wake up by the third hour we have to wake him up. He is breast feeding and then supplementing with a bottle of additional breast milk. The whole process takes at least an hour, usually a half hour of breast feeding, 15 min. of bottle, then 15 min of pumping for the next round of breast milk. Then we do it all over again with in two hours. Ugh. I can't for him to gain a few pounds and then things will begin to be more normal like a full term baby. He is still precious, getting a little more mouthy and wants to be held more, which we like doing anyway.

Chris is already an amazing dad and absolutely an amazing husband. He has gotten up for many late feedings and then heads to work. He is constantly telling me to go take a nap and take care of myself. Yesterday, I went to Babies R Us by myself. This is the first outing I have had since early November due to bed rest. I haven't driven a car either (plus I was on pain medication from the c-section and my license expired while on bed rest, I had no business going anywhere!). Chris and Henry stayed home while I ventured out, it was really nice but I was exhausted before I made it to the store. I loved it though. Diapers are stupid expensive. And fair warning, you get more stretch marks after you have that baby. BS. Anyway, while I was gone Chris feed Henry, did laundry, fixed the garbage disposal, did the dishes, gave Newman medicine and then made homemade banana bread. Show off. I can barely stay awake let alone shower. I just wish he had boobs too.

Bo and Newman are intrigued, well, Bo is anyway, I think Newman just now noticed him today. Bo seems to be protective and curious. She like to lay with her head on his belly. Newman pooped on the floor today, I wonder if it is because he noticed Chris has a new son.

I will post more later once I get a routine down, however that happens! I will also post more photos, I take pictures almost everyday, its just hard to find time to get on the computer.