Pictured above is a recent photo of our newborn (six weeks premature) grandson, Nathaniel James. Kay Lynne and I saw him last evening just after his 5:00 feeding and changing. We enjoyed every second with him, as we hadn’t seen him in more than a week. If you happen not to know about his “miraculous story”, click here. Also, you can click on the photo for a larger image from which you can also copy it, if you want.
Nathan was three weeks old on Monday and, for sure, is getting “cuter every day”. Already, he has new “digs”, as he was doing well enough over the past few days to be taken out of the isolette and placed in his own private, little, glass-sided crib. He looks right at home there—well, as much at home as you can be in a hospital.
His mom and dad, Jamie and Doug, say that all continues to go as well as can be expected, for which we continue to be thankful. Because Nathan was born so long before his due date, the doctors have indicated that we must learn to appreciate his developmental progress more by his due date (late October) than by his birth date.
What that means is that though his responses to various stimuli (touch, light and sound) are not only normal but may be even a little advanced for his status, other things (like being able to get adequate nourishment from a bottle – which at this stage of development he obviously would not be doing at all if he were still in the womb) are causing him to work much harder than if he had been a full term baby. That said, Nathan is a strong, tough little guy and is handling his circumstances just fine.
Nathan was three weeks old on Monday and, for sure, is getting “cuter every day”. Already, he has new “digs”, as he was doing well enough over the past few days to be taken out of the isolette and placed in his own private, little, glass-sided crib. He looks right at home there—well, as much at home as you can be in a hospital.
His mom and dad, Jamie and Doug, say that all continues to go as well as can be expected, for which we continue to be thankful. Because Nathan was born so long before his due date, the doctors have indicated that we must learn to appreciate his developmental progress more by his due date (late October) than by his birth date.
What that means is that though his responses to various stimuli (touch, light and sound) are not only normal but may be even a little advanced for his status, other things (like being able to get adequate nourishment from a bottle – which at this stage of development he obviously would not be doing at all if he were still in the womb) are causing him to work much harder than if he had been a full term baby. That said, Nathan is a strong, tough little guy and is handling his circumstances just fine.
It’s going to be fun to watch this kid when he gets bigger. He’s already ripped his food tube out of his nose and stomach (it was replaced, of course, as you can see in the photo), and if I recall correctly, he tore his I.V. line out at least once when he had one. With strength and determination like that, I can’t wait to see what he’s gonna do to a baseball. Go Nathan!
2 comments:
Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa!! I was surprised to see the pics of Nathan! I am so glad to hear that he and mom are doing well. We are getting more and more excited (& anxious) for our own Torin Andrew to make his presence known. Have another ultrasound tomorrow, looking forward to seeing him again.
Stay in touch!!
Christy Prest
Great to hear from you, Christy. Please let us know when Torin is born. You're rapidly approaching what I'm sure you'll find to be the most enriching time of your lives. Till later,,,
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