William's Nursery & First Bath

Paul and I put William's nursery together last weekend, so it is all ready for him to come home.

William had his first and second bath this week - the first one he didn't enjoy at all but he seemed to enjoy his second bath better - even having a little poo in the water!!!

William is now out of the humidicrib and into an open cot, but he has caught a cold which he has been fighting off for the last 4 days. Once he has recovered from the cold the doctors are talking about transferring him to Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, much closer to home.

He now weighs 2244 grams and knows Paul and I and you can see him settle really well when he hears our voices and especially when he is lying on mine or Paul's chest.

Williams New Outfit

This is William's first outfit from me - it's great to get him out of the tiny hospital supplied outfits.

William is slowly being weaned off oxygen and is doing really well - both Paul and I try to have a cuddle every day now that he is stable enough to cope with all of the handling. His feeding tube is now in his nose so he can learn to breast feed.

He now weighs 2028 grams and will be weighed again tonight

William Passes 2 Kilos

William passed the 2 kilo mark yesterday weighing in at 2019 grams - he now has his caterpillar badge!!

He is still doing extremely well and today they moved his feeding tube from his mouth to his nose so he can start to learn to breast feed.

The fluid retention has eased a little bit and he no longer looks like a Star Trek character (Paul thought he looked like a Clingon for you Trekky fans)

He is also now wearing his very own clothes, a little bit big but plenty of room to grow, the hat he is wearing in this picture is the second hat knitted by Mum - he has already outgrown the first one. Paul and I are putting the nursery together this weekend in anticipation of bringing William home, hopefully around his due date of 20th Jan.

Getting Bigger Every Day

William is doing well on a whiff of oxygen and putting on weight every day - he nows weighs 1833 grams and may come out of the humidicrib into an open cot in the next week.

He is retaining a little bit of fluid at the moment, which is why he looks a bit puffy, but this is normal for premie babies and he may go onto diuretics to help this.

William off CPAP

William came off CPAP on Thursday and is doing well breathing on his own with very little supply of oxygen.

I know I'm biased but he is much more handsome without the head gear and you can see his face much better.

William now weighs 1450 grams and is on track to come home close to his due date mid January 08

William's Footprint

William's Footprint - 5 cm or 2 inches long taken on 4 Nov 2007

William's Progress

William was moved from Room 9 of the NICU to Room 2 today (9 Nov 07) - a small step forward and one both Paul and I are pleased about - primarily because Room 2 is a smaller nursery, much quieter and darker. Room 9 was a bit of a thoroughfare for doctors and other parents to other rooms and always had the lights on bright - which William doesn't like - naturally!!

William put on 51 grams over the last 3 days and now weighs 1301 grams and he is filling out and has very cute chubby cheeks.

William and I have a cuddle every day which he settles into quickly and falls asleep while I read Pooh Bear stories to him. He knows my voice and when he is upset he settles quickly when I sing to him (no jokes now!!)

Paul changes William's nappy and a couple of times now William has caught his Dad out - dirtying a clean nappy before Paul has had a chance to get it on him - and once peeing over Paul while he was putting cream on his bottom!!! Good Boy William!!

Paul took the second photo last weekend - I've included my wedding rings so you can get an idea of how little he is and the first shot of William without his hat and prongs was taken today (9 Nov 07) when it was taken off for a couple of minutes so Paul could give his little head a massage.