Brandon This Morning

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Pediatrician Appointment

We brought Brandon to the pediatrician for the first time this afternoon. He saw Dr. Sasson. He will have to go weekly for awhile because he is a preemie. He weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces according to the scale at the doctor's office. The doctor said that he looks good and his lungs sound good. He wants me to increase the amount of formula he gets to 65 cc's every 3 hours starting tomorrow, then 70 cc's the next day, and then 75 cc's the day after that and see how he does with that. He also wants to keep him on the oil that he is taking for extra calories.

Opthemologist Appointment

We took Brandon to the opthemologist this morning for his ROP appointment. He still does not have plus disease in his eyes so he still does not need the laser surgery. I have an appointment again next Tuesday and as long as things still look OK like he thinks they will the appointments will become more spread out. We got to wait in a room when we got to the office which was great because the appointment was in the pediatric office so there were lots of kids around. They were very understanding because they see a lot of preemies.

First Night Home

Brandon's first night home went pretty well. Brandon woke up every 3 hours for a bottle and then went back to sleep. The only time he was up for a little while was after the midnight bottle when we were about to go to sleep for the first time. I held him until he fell asleep and then put him down in the bassinet and he slept. I did not get much sleep but Stu managed to sleep well in between each bottle. I kept hearing Brandon make his little noises all night. I am sure there will be several naps today when Brandon is sleeping.

Brandon's Home

Brandon came home today between 5:30 and 6:00. Some firetrucks from Stu's fire department were waiting for us when we were about to turn onto our street so they led us to our house from the end of the street. Some of the wives and children of the firefighters were also waiting for us in front of our house. So far Brandon has had two bottles and then gone to sleep after each. Hershey is doing really well with Brandon so far. He seems to really like him. He keeps wanting to look at him in his pack n play. Here are some pictures from our homecoming.