Nicholas is having a good day today. The highlight for us was that I got to kangaroo with him (see link for more details on Kangaroo Care:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_care). The gist is that I got to hold him for about an hour and a half, skin on skin. It was amazing to finally get to hold our little guy. He looks small but feels so much smaller. Denise will get to do it in 3 days (we can do it every three days until he is bigger) as having us both hold him in one day will be too much for Nicholas. She can't wait. He tolerated the kangarooing well and we got some good pictures. He is up to 5cc of my breast milk every 2 hours and continues to tolerate the feeds well. He has another chest x-ray in the morning to make sure things look better and another echo cardiogram in the afternoon to make sure everything continues to look good (no PDA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_ductus_arteriosus).
He has grown a bit over the last week (he is now 14 inches!) and we look forward to his continued growth in the coming weeks. Happy 2 week birthday, Nicholas! ....and the Vikings won today!
that is great!!!!! the little guy looks so adorable;)
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How awesome that must have been. So hard to have to wait that long to hold little guy Mancuso. Poor Denise M. having to wait even longer but her time will be here soon. We are amazed at how much hair he has. Dave is jealous.
ReplyDeleteWe just want to reach through the monitor and give Nicholas and each of you a big hug. Thanks for taking time from your busy day to keep everyone updated. Hope your meal was excellent last night. Looking forward to tomorrow's blog. Nicholas, your skin tone is so smooth and nice. Not what we've seen before with preemies. Get yourself up to that 2 pounds and ease some of that stress for your Moms. Keep up the good work.
Love. Judy/Dave
How beautiful is this? AWESOME..We are so happy for you two....I would not want to be Denise M.the waiting must be very hard..Yes,the Vikings won,but guess what now they play our Saints..
ReplyDeleteA good day for all...Keep getting stronger Nicholas and Moms STAY STRONG..Love.Cheryl/Rachel
What an Amazing Heart Warming Picture......
ReplyDeleteTo: Denise M...... I can't wait to see the picture of him in your arms too.
Love to all three of you....
Keep up the good work Mommys !
Jenn
Denise, congratulations! Nicholas is beautiful and from the sounds of things, a strong little man. I am so happy for you all and so glad you got to hold him. There is just nothing like it in the world.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your story with me:)
Love, Krissie
You will be in our prayers and Dennis says hello and congratulations. We miss you:)
he is so small and cute i wish i can c him and congrats that u got 2 hold him
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