Today Hudson turned 3months old. Hard to believe my little guy is already that old, he isn’t a tiny little newborn anymore. Sometimes it seems like the time went so fast but other times just feels like I just got him home. I mean it’s weird he was in hospital for the first 5weeks of his life. I think he will always be my baby boy no matter what but he still seems like my newborn.
He is doing really well. His saturation levels range from average 77 to 86 sometimes. So we are definatly happy with the results of the Cath he had done almost 1.5weeks ago to dilate/stretch some arteries to his lungs. It sure is nice to have him at home and just hold him without any tubes and IV’s all over him. I really hate that part of being at the hospital… and that they just want to put a needle in him and take his blood, sounds so vampire’ish almost HE!! but really that’s all they do at the hospital. I was on 24/7 clock so they wouldn’t touch him, i am still trying to recover from so little sleep.
He is becoming an active little guy, he’s starting to be responsive when you talk to him and smiles back at you and kicks his legs when he gets too excited, his heart rate goes up when he gets super stoked about his silly brother and sister. He loves music and loves when Hayden or Hayley sing to him. He really likes it when Hayden plays peek a boo with him. Tummy time we just started to do. His favourite sleeping position is lying on mommy’s chest and he can sleep all day, but I started to try to put him on a pillow for tummy time and he’s doing Ok. His sternum has healed so nicely that I don’t think that’s any concern with tummy time.
He’s a really good baby, I mean he cries when he’s overtired and can’t go to sleep and when he’s hungry or when he’s been sitting in his poopy diaper for too long, not that I ever let it get too long, I usually can smell it across the room, it ain’t a pretty scent that’s for sure. He is gaining really good weight, approx 30 to 50 grams a day and is bottling approx 80ml to 90ml every 3hrs. I am so happy to see him grow, but at same time I just want my little baby and hold him forever that small. Lately he wants for me to walk him around so he can hold his little bobble head up and look around a room, sooo cute, I just love kissing him and holding him tight just cause I just simply love him.
I think he just discovered how to interlock his hands and stare at his fingers and hands and suck on his fists.
It was so nice to be able to take him to the beach last week. I was a bit scared to do so, just because i am paranoid about him catching any sort of bug because it will mean a trip to the hospital for observations again! But it went well and he did well, he loved the wind on his face and he got some nice fresh air. The last week has been pretty hot and he loves to just hang out in a onesie and kicks off his blankets if we put any on him. But he has been getting pretty clammy on his hands and feet, the Dr said it’s fine but of course we panic about any little thing with him. Maybe it’s just the hot weather lately
–Gabby
I am really glad to hear your little guy doing well! Keep it up!