The Andrew Report

Today was a busy day for the Deaver family.  It all began at 3:00 a.m. with the first meal of the day, followed by the second meal at 5:30 a.m.  But there was more to come... today was PICTURE DAY.  Mom managed to squeeze in a bath (for Andrew) by 8:30 and we were on the road to the studio by 8:45.

Of course, Andrew was a model model - very photogenic if I do say so myself.  And a good sport to boot.  Here are a few of the pics.

Andrew also had another check-up today with Dr. D.  He weighed in today at a hefty 7 lbs 2 oz. and was up to 19 3/4 in.  I think his mom is very proud of him.

Yesterday he rolled over by himself (sort of).  Sometimes he tries to help hold the bottle, but he still needs some practice on that.

He has had several visitors over the last few weeks and has enjoyed them all.  He keeps asking about Carrie P., though, wondering if she is ever going to come see him.

We enjoyed having Grandnana Sara stay with us for a week.  Granny Kidd also got to put in some babysitting time last week.  We appreciated the help.

And just because you can never have too many pictures, here are a few more that Justin took a couple of weeks ago.

It has been a good month.

Darin, Meredith, and Andrew

Andrew's First Week Home

Mr. Andrew has been home a week and I am just now finding the time to post an update.  I think that about says it all.

Turns out that Andrew is a rather fickle eater and we have been having a hard time syncing up with him on the feeding schedule.  The doctors have told us to feed him at least once every three hours, but he prefers to do things in his own good time.  If he's not ready to eat, he puts a padlock on those lips of his and there's no getting in.

He had his first visit to the pediatrician on Monday and everything checked out fine.  In spite of his fickle eating, we managed to put another 10 ounces on him in five days.  So as of Monday, he weighed in at 5 lbs 15 oz.

He also got his eyes checked out again yesterday.  That was a rather unpleasant experience for all of us, but the doctor said his eyes are improving and they should be fine.  He has another appointment for a follow-up at the end of the month.

Given the three-hour feeding schedule, neither Meredith nor I have had a good night's sleep in a while, so we finally called in the calvary.  We are looking forward to some relief from Grandnana Sara early next week.

Thanks to Uncle Julio for dinner tonight!

It was a rough week, but a good week.

NICU Day 68 - Discharged!

Day 68.  The last day in the NICU is finally here.  The doctor finally saw Andrew around noon today and gave him the green light.  We left the hospital around 4:30 with our precious 5 lb 5 oz cargo...

and all made it home safe and sound around 5.   The paparazzi was there to greet us...

Home, Sweet Home!

So far the big guy is taking it all in stride.

He has already had two dinners, a bath, and a nap tonight.

There are a few more pictures in the NICU album, but today's pictures are in a new album.

Thanks again to everyone for their support and encouragement (and all the wonderful food).  We couldn't have made it without you.

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It was definitely a good day.  That is all.