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Sam is now officially 32 weeks gestational age.  I would have loved for him to reach that age still in utero... but that was just not meant to be.  It is hard for me to believe that we have come as far as we can.  I mean, 60 days ago I was admitted to the hospital and that doctors were trying to … [Read more...] about Day 54: November 9

Today we did a little experiment.  We weighed Sam before putting him on the breast, and then weighed him again after he spent 30 minutes sucking.  Well... it is now official... I have a breastfeeding baby!  We were able to see a slight gain in weight in those 30 minutes- meaning Sam is not only … [Read more...] about Day 53: November 8

Not too much to report today- except for Sam's size.  He is now 3 lbs 4.9 ozs!!  That boy is growing like a weed. He is now up to 28MLs a feed. You will notice that Sam's skin has a bit of a yellow tinge to it.  He does have an elevated billiruben, but Dr. Sandhu feels it has peaked and is now on … [Read more...] about Day 52: Novemeber 7

A lovely Saturday in the Bay Area- and an even lovelier one in the Alta Bates NICU.  First, Sam latched on and fed for a good 35 minutes.... then his big sister came to visit for 2 hours! Peter and Irene got to the NICU while Sam was out and feeding, and Irene just lit up when she saw him in my … [Read more...] about Day 51: November 6

I think one sentence says it all: SAM WEIGHS 3 LBS 1.2 OZS!! … [Read more...] about Day 50: November 5