First Cold

Nicholas is doing well, overall. He saw his pediatrician last week and is 16 pounds and 26.5 inches long. He is eating ok and we even tried a sippy cup. He's interested in it but chews on it rather than sucking. He'll learn soon enough. He saw ophthalmology last Tuesday and Nicholas has astigmatisms in both eyes. Babies eyes change a lot in the first year to year and a half, so, they want to see us back in a year to see how things look then. While astigmatisms won't go away and are most likely hereditary, we'll be able to tell if Nicholas needs glasses at that point. They had to dilate his eyes, hence, the sunglasses.

Nicholas started coughing on Wednesday and it has turned into a full cold. He's being a trouper and we hope it will resolve soon. Tis the season, I guess. He will get a flu shot once his cold has cleared up. Because he has never had the flu, he'll get two doses, one followed by another a month later. Nicholas will also get synagis, which helps prevent or lessen the effects of RSV. RSV is something we definitely want to avoid given Nicholas's sensitive lungs. While he's off the oxygen, he still has preemie lungs, so, we'll try to prevent him from getting sick as much as we can. We see a lot of movie nights at home during the winter season.

Nicholas loves to read. There are a couple of pictures of him looking at his book and the Wicked Playbill. Wicked was in town and we snuck out to see the show. What a great musical. We highly recommend seeing it if you have a chance.

Take Care!
Denise, Denise and Nicholas