On the eve of the 4-week birthday
I suppose tomorrow will be the last week we celebrate a birthday in "weeks". Friday he turns one month and I don't suppose we'll recognize the 5-week birthday nearly as much as week 1-4. They grow up so fast, don't they!
On that note, here's where we are:
- Mathias is currently weighing in at 2lbs 7oz (1110 grams). If things progress as they have, he may have doubled his birth-weight by the time he turns one month on Friday.
- The CPAP is staying on although they take it off every once in a while to see how things go (and give his nose a chance to straighten up).
- His feeding rate is now up to 1.4 teaspoons per hour.
- The treatment for his eye infection is done in a couple of days.
- It's a bit counter intuitive but it is a welcome sign that he gets quite cranky when the nurses apply his eye meds, etc. As the thinking goes, if he has the energy to cry and protest then he must be doing ok!
Ps. I'm celebrating week 1826 on Thursday!
posted by Patrik at 4/10/2006 09:59:00 PM
12 Comments:
It's hard to believe that it's been 4 weeks since Mathias entered the world....where does the time go? I'm sure the last 4 weeks have been such a blur for all of you but as we look back at how far he's come in that time we realize more and more what a little miracle he is. we celebrate each and every milestone and each and every day with you all.
love
angie
Grattis Mathias på 4-veckorsdagen! Säger som föregående skribent - var tar tiden vägen? Måste dock säga att du använt tiden mycket väl med stora och fina framsteg var och varannan dag! Härligt! Fortsätt så, grabben!!
Jag passar på att redan nu skicka ett stort grattis i förskott på 1-månadsdagen och ett lika stort grattis till den kommande 35-åringen i familjen! Påsken kommer ju, och den firar vi förmodligen i Dalarna = ingen bloggläsning på några dagar :). Så, därav de tidigarelagda gratulationerna!
Sköt om er!
Kram från
Jessica & Co
Hej på er alla
Tack för det fina kortet! Jättegulligt!
Grattis på 4-veckorsdagen Mathias.
Fortsätt kämpa på så kanske du slipper slangarna snart !
Kram från Anna och Tommy
PS. Grattis i förskott till alla dina veckor Patrik !!
we are so confused!! to the best of our recollection, he was born on a tuesday, not on a friday? therefore, we are saying happy one month today, vs. in a few days. angie could not have said it better, and we put her right behind patrick for a second career in writing.
despite the few hiccups, mathias has done wonderfully, and we continue to send love and strength to all three of you. the fargo crew
Let me just tell you this.....Some day you will appreciate how much time this kid spends in bed....As for us, the Reagonator was wandering around in our bedroom last night for the majority of the night. He was on some sort of an in house field trip! Maybe he could spend some time with Mathias since he doesn't sleep that much at night anyway. I hope all is going well today. We are thinking about coming up at the end of the month to see the little bugger in person. Rob
Wow!!!Does he look great or what in this picture. Isn't it amazing how far you have come in just a few short weeks. God is smiling on you and your family....have any doubts....look in your little guys eyes.
Jane from Parkston
Hej Mathias
Grattis till de fyra.
Jag tror att du måste byta plats med slangarna om Du skall få ner en tårtbit.
Man snart kan Du nog slänga bort båda två.
Farmor och jag är mycket glada över Din utveckling och Du kan väl komma över snart och smaka våran tårta.
Wow, he looks like such a big baby already! It's amazing what a pound will do! Way to go Mathias!!
Kami Guthmiller
GRATTIS på 4-veckorsdagen lillkillen! Tiden går så fort, så fort och det kommer den att fortsätta att göra. Lycka och välgång önskar vi dig!
Kramar familjen Ölander, Ålberga
Lord God
Calm my heart when I am afraid.
Give me faith to know You are there no matter how deep the waves become.
Quiet my heart so I can hear You in the voices of others
And in the silence of the night. Amen
I like to remember the "He holds you in the palm of His hand" thing....right Mathias!! PS There's a way to translate Swedish on the internet ... !!! LJM
Mathias is sure a little cutie!! He sure looks like he is doing well, what a little fighter. Brenda showed me a picture the day he was born, my has he grown since then.. I am thinking of all of you and you are all in my prayers.
Love
Shelley
Dear Mathias, little Braveheart,
I´m one of your two grandaunts in Sweden and I will tell you a true little story to describe what a very special person you are in your Swedish family tree ..
.. once upon a time, in 1856, 150 years ago, there was a small boy born in Stockholm and he was your father´s grandmother´s grandfather, by the namn Carl Johan Fredrik Tapper. Your ancestor became a very skilful blacksmith and his surname Tapper means ´brave`. You are his sondaugther´s son´s grandson and I think you deserve his name ´brave`!
All my love
Grandaunt Inger
Ps Congratulations on your 35th birthday, Patrik, from the Hagdahl family.
Many thanks for the lovely picture!
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