Brooklyn was very excited to hold Soren at the NICU over the weekend. She's going to be a great big sister! As for Mr. Soren James, he is over 5 pounds now and growing fast. He is also taking full feedings several times a day and the nurses think he'll be home in the next few weeks. We are very much looking forward to that day. Stay tuned for Coming Home Party details!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sleeping and growing
Happy almost spring, everyone! Sorry for not posting about Soren in the past three weeks; I have kind of gotten sucked into the Facebook vortex and update that more frequently these days.
So here is a brief list of skillz Soren has acquired in recent weeks:
1) Coming off CPAP and breathing without any tubes!
2) Moving from an incubator to a big kid crib where he gets to sport all his new duds.
3) Surpassing the 4 pound mark, heralding the arrival of his second chin.
4) Breastfeeding with mom for the first time without one spell.
Here are a few photos of his NICU adventures over the past few weeks.
So here is a brief list of skillz Soren has acquired in recent weeks:
1) Coming off CPAP and breathing without any tubes!
2) Moving from an incubator to a big kid crib where he gets to sport all his new duds.
3) Surpassing the 4 pound mark, heralding the arrival of his second chin.
4) Breastfeeding with mom for the first time without one spell.
Here are a few photos of his NICU adventures over the past few weeks.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Soren (in moving form)
I just realized that we haven't posted a video of Soren yet. Silly us. Well, yesterday was certainly the day to have the video camera handy because Soren was all kinds of awake, taking in his new digs outside mom. It was great to finally see him open his eyes and look around for more than two seconds. See!
As for Soren's health things are progressing well. His PDA closed in his heart, so he only has a VSD hole left which is very common in preemies this size and tends to close on its own over time. Also, Soren had a clear brain ultrasound and his head looks superb! What else...oh, he has started getting mom's milk through a tube and is back up to his birth weight and starting to pack on the ounces. Lastly, Soren is breathing like a champ. The nurses believe he should be getting a test run with no CPAP in only a few days time; that means he'll be breathing all on his own with no fancy head gear. Here's hoping he is up for the challenge.
As for Soren's health things are progressing well. His PDA closed in his heart, so he only has a VSD hole left which is very common in preemies this size and tends to close on its own over time. Also, Soren had a clear brain ultrasound and his head looks superb! What else...oh, he has started getting mom's milk through a tube and is back up to his birth weight and starting to pack on the ounces. Lastly, Soren is breathing like a champ. The nurses believe he should be getting a test run with no CPAP in only a few days time; that means he'll be breathing all on his own with no fancy head gear. Here's hoping he is up for the challenge.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
A message to Soren from big sis
Ever since Soren was born on Monday, Brooklyn has been shouting "BABY, BABY!!" at me. She's obsessed with seeing all photos or videos of her little brother. Last night after her tubbie I asked her to send an encouraging message to Soren in the NICU. She obliged. Evidently she wanted to keep her anonymity on video, thus necessitating a pair of sweet shades.
Monday, February 7, 2011
It's a boy!
We are proud to introduce you all to Søren James Lorenz - born at 5:27am on February 7, 2011. Søren weighs a whopping 2 pounds 15 ounces, which is a respectable size for a baby born a few days shy of 30 weeks. Mom is doing well and recovering quickly from an emergency c-section. Here is Søren's first photo from the NICU with more surely to follow.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
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