Sunday, April 15, 2012

Four Months Old

We have a 4 month old (4 weeks corrected)! How crazy is that! Jackson is growing so quickly - he is currently weighing in at 10lb 3oz and is 20" long.

Jackson had an eye and kidney appointment this past week. His eye exam showed "active regression" in both his eyes!! PTL! They have now downgraded his eyes to stage 1. They were previously stage 2. This is wonderful news and we are so happy that his eyes are getting better!
His Kidney appointment was to check numbers to see if his kidney's are filtering out the right amount of fluid, and that his kidney's are filtering correctly. His numbers looked good! They are happy with where they are, and we do not have to go back for a kidney appointment until he is around 6 months corrected (9 months actual)
God is Good!

We want to take a second to send out a big THANK YOU, to so many people. Over the past few months we were blessed by so many of you with prayers, gifts, cards, food, and encouragement. We tried to get thank you cards out, but we know we missed some of you. Please know we are so greatful, and thankful to have you in our lives!

cuddlin with dad!
Hanging out with mom

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

No place like home!

We've been home now for 3 weeks and it's going well! Jackson seems to be adjusting to his new home and having his mom and dad around a lot more!
We've had a lot of appointments since we've been released, but we've gotten some positive results!
We are still on weekly eye checks, but each week we've been seeing small improvements in his ROP. We were told that we must be doing a good job at home with him, as he gained 2 pounds since coming home! He's now weighing in around 9lb 7oz!! We were also able to lower his oxygen settings to a 1/2 liter! One more step checked off our list! We are very excited for the day that he no longer has to have tubes/wires on him!

We hope you all had a great Easter!