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Levi is 9 weeks old!

Levi is now nine weeks old! It is amazing how you can love someone so much. Yesterday when I went to visit him, he was looking at his hands as if for the first time. (In my heart, I believe he waited for this to take place until his mamma was around to witness this miraculous moment). He moved them all around in slow motion with a look of awe upon his face. Tonight, I got to kangaroo him again. While I did, he had so much to say. Anytime that my husband would say something funny, he would chime in with his sweet little voice as loud as he could at just the right time. Then he smiled his first smile for us. It was such a perfect moment. This too was a praise report for us because their was a chance that his "voice box" could have been damaged during his PDA ligation and he would have lost his voice. His weight is 3 lbs 14 ounces and he is currently still on one liter of oxygen ranging any where from 30-32%. It will not be long until they try his first bottle on him.

Levi is 2 months old!

Levi turned two months old today. Can you believe it has already been two months? Time truly has gone by so quickly for us. Wow, I used to think that two months was a huge milestone before with my older children; with Levi, I truly see it as being an immense accomplishment. Nurses count the age of NICU babies in days because each day they are still here is something to be noted. I really believe that each of us should learn something from that simple fact in our own lives. Every day we are here is truly a gift from above. None of us should take tomorrow for granted as none of us are promised a tomorrow. Take each day at a time and live it as if it were your last! Levi is once again stable enough to be out of the Intensive Care Nursery. He was moved to Special Care two days ago. He is eating 30cc/3 hours and no longer has an IV (Yeah!!!). We know that we made the right decision to have surgery on our son. Before the surgery, he was on 6 liters of vapotherm (a step or two below the ventilator) and is now only having to have 1 liter. His oxygen level is set at 24-28% with 21% being what the rest of us breath. He is doing so well and getting bigger everyday. He now weighs 3 lbs and 13.7 oz. Unfortunately, I have not got to see him in 6 days due to the cold that I had. I wanted to wait until I was 150% over it before going to visit. Today is the day. I feel great and can not wait to see my beautiful baby!