Sunday

Brody is sitting in his Bumbo chair! He sees his pacifier, but doesn't know how to get it yet.

His favorite thing right now is to have his hands on his head. Sometimes it is one, sometimes two.

Here's a sad face.

Today, Brody weighed in at 12 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. His hernia incisions are healing great. There is still some swelling, but it has gone down drastically since the surgery. The surgeon said it can take up to a year for all of the extra fluid to go away. This was his follow-up appointment at the surgeon's office. Tomorrow, we go to the Pediatrician, and next week we go to the NICU follow up clinic. Life is busy when you are 6 months old and a premie.

Mom, you're so funny.

What are you talkin' about, Dad?

Look at me! I'm gonna crawl away.

6 months old!

Can you believe it? Our baby Brody is 6 months old as of September 13th! He is doing great. His incisions from the surgery are healing fine. He is still on oxygen and might be for a while. He likes to smile and coo.

All wrapped up in his blankie from CM.

Found my thumb!

Brody went to the doctor yesterday. He weighs 11 pounds, 11 ounces. The incisions are looking good and the bruising is going away. He seems very comfortable now that his hernias are fixed.  He is a very smiley baby and is starting to interact much more.

Monday, August 29

Hello,

Baby Brody is doing good. He seems to be in some pain from his surgery, but we are giving him Tylenol. We follow up with his pediatrician tomorrow.

Going Home

Brody was discharged from the U of M today at 5:00 p.m. and we are on our way home. His hernia surgery site is looking good and we worked out some eating issues. He was coughing and sputtering during eating, so we are thickening up his formula with some rice cereal. This is working really well. We also got some reflux training which showed us how to prop up his bed at a 30 degree angle and we got a sling to keep him from sliding down to the bottom of the bed. So it was a really good day for information that will make things better for Brody.