Jacob was born on June 21, 2002 via emergency C-section at 3:16 PM. This blog follows him through
the NICU and the graduate nursery to his home—and we'll see where it goes from there!
The story of a micro-preemie. . .
Born June 21, 2002
Weight: 750 g (1lb, 10.5 oz)
Length: 13.8 inches
Gestation age: 28 weeks
There's a new posting of pictures, and I'm working on a new mpg to put up soon. Everyone have a great Christmas Eve!
posted by Geoff Shrieves at 10:40 PM
Jacob's physical therapist visited yesterday and seemed to be impressed with Jacob's progress in the last month. Of course, we're impressed daily, but it's nice to hear it from an objective source who actually knows what to look for! I came home from work two days ago and went upstairs to see Jacob and his mom—she was just getting out of the shower, so I asked her if she had put Jacob on his stomach in his bassinet. Of course, she hadn't, so barring alien abduction, he rolled over by himself! He's really interacting with the play gym and assorted toys, and he's been kicking his feet around a lot more lately. The PT nurse says she thinks he's going to be a real handful when he gets mobile! Guess we'll need to start babyproofing the house soon. . .
A real cute thing he's been doing lately—Mom's been listening to Christmas music on the downstairs stereo, and whenever I start to sing along with a deep-voiced guy, he turns his head to the side, sticks out his lower lip and looks as if he's about to burst into tears! I didn't think my singing was that bad, but I guess I don't have a fan in Jacob. He does it over and over; and never actually cries. It's pretty funny.
Well, we'll have some new pictures and movies to post soon. It's getting kind of hard to find the time lately to post and create mpgs since Jacob's really active time is in the afternoon and evenings lately, so we're busy with him. But we'll have some time off in the next week and ought to be able to get some new stuff posted. Check back soon!
posted by Geoff Shrieves at 1:13 PM
Jacob gets his Synagis shot for the month today—poor guy! Guess Deb will have to lock Simba-dog in the basement again, as she really doesn't like that nurse. Jacob's physical therapist comes on Thursday, and he visits the pediatrician on the 23rd for his six month checkup (has it really been that long?), so we'll have more to report in the coming days.
UPDATE, 10:36 AM MST Well, Jacob got his shot and a weigh-in. . .drum roll, please. . .
9lbs, 9oz! The boy's getting big!
posted by Geoff Shrieves at 8:04 AM
Other good news—we got ourselves another early Christmas present, a camcorder, so we'll be putting some movies up for your perusal just as soon as I get the cable I ordered for the interface between my graphics card and the camcorder itself. So that's something to look forward to! None of this would be possible without the kind gift of a new (to us) computer from Jacob's Uncle Doug, so all thanks to him.
Speaking of Uncle Doug and Aunt Shari, Jacob has a new cousin! William Douglas was born December 3, 2002 in the early afternoon. He weighed in at 8lbs, 9oz, and was 21 inches long—I think he was born at the size Jacob is now! Take a look at the big guy!
Well, we posted some new pictures for you. Take a look at Jacob in his Christmas hat at page 45 in the table at the left. And he wishes you all a very happy holiday season, as do his mother and father!
posted by Geoff Shrieves at 9:46 PM
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