Finn's new roommate

Finn loves to sleep next to his new bear that has a heart beat sound in it to simulate what he heard in the womb. He also was moved to a new room yesterday closer to the door to the NICU which means closer to discharge! We probably still have a little over a month to go, but he's moving in the right direction and we now have a window seat and more space in his new room.

34 weeks

Finn is 34 weeks old today and feeling OK! Our nurse, Jen actually captured the shot of Finn's first ok sign. He really is doing great. He started breastfeeding this past week and is doing well with it. He will continue to get tube fed while he masters the breastfeeding and then we'll introduce a bottle to him in about a week or two. He is up to 4 lbs 7 oz and is gaining so well that they decreased the amount of extra calories they were giving to the breast milk in his tube.

Bath time again

Last week, we gave Finn his second bath and Brian and I were much more hands on. Now that we're "pros", the nurse had us do it all including holding our slippery wet baby in the basin. Finn seemed to tolerate the bath part better this time and like last time loved the hair washing. Our nurse, Jen who wasn't actually Finn's nurse this day, volunteered to be our photographer so these are just a few of the 50 shots that she took. Check out the close up of Brian brushing his hair with a toothbrush. I really get a kick out of that concept!

4 pounds!

Finn hit another milestone today. He now weighs 4 lbs. 1 oz! Obviously he is tolerating his feedings very well and we can't believe how big he's getting and how much he's already changed from a month ago.
Thank you everyone for your awesome comments. They definitely keep us going and it will be great someday to show Finn this blog and all the comments from friends and families that are thinking of him. And don't worry Strainge I would never block you from commenting - Keep the digs about Brian coming - we love them, or at least I do. :)

Stylin'

Finn loves his matching hat and blanket that Jean made for him. Perfect fit!

Off CPAP - hopefully for good

Wednesday, July 15th was a big day for Finn. They took him off CPAP and didn't give him the canula so since then, he's been breathing room air on his own. He is still having 2-4 apnea spells a day, but that is to be expected. We are so proud of him! It's amazing to be able to see his face and head so well and we are starting to see his feisty personality more and more. They also moved his feeding tube to his nose which seems to bother him less than in the mouth. Thanks Evie for making the adorable hat that he's wearing in these pictures. It fits him perfectly and we love it.

Big boy crib

Last Tuesday, Finn moved from his isolette to a crib. He was getting too warm in the isolette and can now maintain his own body temperature. His temp is still monitored every 4 hours to ensure that he doesn't get too cold or warm. It's really great for us now because we can see him so much better and can hold him more and pick him up out of the crib on our own. Our boy is growing up!

Thank you Kelleher for the little monkey. Finn is really enjoying seeing the different positions he gets into holding onto the side of the crib.

Everyone's a fan of Finn

32 weeks

Finnian is 32 weeks old today. He is still doing great and is 3 lbs 4.5 ozs now. Unfortunately, he had to go back to CPAP on Thursday because he was having too many apnea spells on the canula. This is very common for preemies and the doctors just think he's a little too young and premature to go off it quite yet. He's been having minimal spells the last few days since he's been back on CPAP. They are going to try to move him off it again this week probably on Wed. He's also getting close to moving from his isolette to a crib. The isolette is turned off but still keeps him warmer being enclosed. Once his temperature is consistently above 99, he will move to the crib.

No more CPAP

Monday, July 6th was a big day. They moved Finn from the CPAP to a nasal canula. The canula still pushes air into his nose to help him breathe but it's a weaker air flow since they don't think he needs as much help now. The best part of it is it's less cumbersome than the CPAP and doesn't squish his head. However, he still loves to grab it and try to pull the prongs out of his nose. I spent most of the holding session the other day putting it back in once he yanked it out. He's definitely a feisty boy. We love being able to see his head and face better and he can now wear all the cute hats that friends have knitted for him.

Finn is now over 31 weeks old.

3 pounds!

Finn is now 3 lbs 2 oz ! We are so excited that he hit the 3 lb mark. It's amazing how much bigger he looks compared to when he was born. He's really starting to fill out his skin and has little chubby cheeks and a chin. He keeps amazing us more and more every day.

Bathed and beautiful and 1 month old

After Finn's bath, we dressed him in this onesie that actually fits pretty well. Isn't he a handsome boy! He is now 1 month and a week old from his actual birth date. I can't believe how quickly a month has gone by and how much Finn has changed already!

Our boy in camo

It kind of fits him.

Finn's first bath

We had quite an adventure on thursday - we gave Finn his first bath! As you can see from all the pictures, we had a blast and had to document as much as we could.

With the careful guidance from Jen, his nurse, Brian and I were hands on giving our little peanut his first sponge bath. Finn was not so sure about the bath itself where Jen held him in a bucket of water and we washed him with a face cloth. But he loved his hair washing! He was swaddled from the neck down and Jen held his head over the bucket of water while Brian and I washed and massaged his head. He was in bliss! He also loved having his hair brushed by his Dad with a toothbrush.

Brian, I and Jen were in hysterics watching his different facial expressions as he underwent this new bizarre experience.