It has been way to long

  It has been over a month since our last entry.  We are sorry and will try to keep up with the blog more regularly. Luke has reached the 10 lb mark.  We owe this to his good eating habits.  The doctor told us he is on the high end for what he is taking and to not go up on his feeds for a little while.  We thought since he is behind on weight to let him eat as much as he wants.  I guess we were wrong.  He takes good naps during the day and at night he will occasionally sleep all the way through till morning.  He is in his own room now and seems to really enjoy his crib.  Luke is doing so many new things.  He loves to smile and often gives us a big open mouth smile. We are still waiting to hear his little laugh.  He has started mimicking us by blowing bubbles with his mouth.  It is too cute, but sometimes he turns into a bubble machine.  He likes to interlock his hands together, but most of the time you can find him with one or both in his mouth.

We had a follow up appointment with his lung specialist the other day.  He continues to say that Luke's lungs sound great.  We are happy to say that we have been able to get rid of two of the medicines he was on.  However, they still would like him to keep on the apnea monitor for another 2 months until his next follow up.

    

May Doctor's Visits

We had a few doctor's visits this week. One to the pulmonary (lung) specialist and one to his regular pediatrician. Both had lots of good news. Luke is doing very well. He's up to 7lbs 14oz. We got the "green light" to start weaning him off of one of his medicine's as well as the potassium supplement that goes along with it. A few more weeks and he should be off completely.
He's still on Reglan for his reflux and we had to up the dose due to his weight gain, but hopefully in a few more months that will be under control as well.
We're getting a lot more smiles these days from him too, hopefully we can capture one on camera soon.

The Latest from the Homefront

Hey everyone! First we wanted to say sorry to all of you who have been repeatedly checking for updates and obviously haven't seen any in awhile. We honestly didn't think many people were checking here anymore based on the lack of comments that were being left. BUT, we've been hearing that people are still checking soo.....

Luke is doing great! At his last doctor's appointment, he weighed 6.5lbs and is growing fast and has a ferocious appetite. He had another check at the eye doctor yesterday and everything looks great which we're very happy to hear. He's still off of the oxygen and when we go back to the lung specialist in early May, we're hoping to hear that we can start weaning him off of some of his medicines.

Here's some photos from the last few weeks:

4 months old!

It's hard to believe, but Luke is already 4 months old today! He might not look it just yet, but he is getting bigger. He's been eating like crazy and is doing really well. We have another follow up with his eye doctor on Monday and hopefully the news will be better this time around.
Here's a few more photos of Mr. Lucas.

Home Again

Luke's 2nd eye procedure went well. A lot less intense than the first time. We spent the night in the hospital just to be on the safe side, but we're back home and doing well. We have a follow up with the eye doctor on the 29th so he can make sure he's cleared up everything once and for all, so we'll keep our fingers crossed for that.
While in the hospital, he got weighed and we found out he's up to 5 lbs!! He's definitely starting to put on a little baby fat and his little squirrel cheeks are getting bigger.
Time is flying and we're doing well. We'll do our best to keep posting our progress at home.

A Little More Hospital Time Ahead

Today was Luke's follow up with his eye doctor and the news wasn't as good as we were hoping. His left eye looks like it's better, but the right eye needs a 2nd phase of laser treatment as it is not completely fixed. From what we're told, it will be a lot less treatment than what he had done last time, but the doctor feels it is necessary to completely repair the vessels and avoid any possible long term problems.
We'll find out a little more tomorrow, but the procedure is scheduled for Wednesday morning. With a little luck, he'll be out the same day. We'll need a few more thoughts and prayers from you all and we'll keep you posted on the results.

A Few Photos from Home

Hey everyone, here are a few quick photos as promised. We're busy here at home but doing well. Hope you all are too!