Happy 1 Month Birthday!!

Yesterday Gabe is 1 month old. WOW-how this month has flown by. Gabe is now up to 2lbs 7 oz. He is on 20 cc's of breast milk. That is 2/3 of an ounce. He is tolerating his feeding quite well. I still HATE pumping. I really do think a man (or the devil) came up with the idea of a breast pump. I guess I will keep it up a little longer. At his last length check--which is done once a week, he was 13 3/4 inches long.
Earlier this week he was put back on the cpap machine since the nasal cannula was messing up his nose. We can't have an ugly nose!! The cpap mask is giving his nose a little break. He also has a little spot on the side of his face where something has given him a blister looking area. It doesn't look bad, but I am sure it will leave a little scar, also known as a battle scar. Jacob has MANY of those.
Gabe is doing quite well. He does keep having little "spells" where his heart rate drops down. He really needs to stop doing that. And they tell me he will stop doing it...remember the NICU is a waiting game.
In another pound (@ 3 lbs), Gabe will be able to wear clothes. This is quite exciting!! I have already gotten Jacob's old preemie clothes out. BOY did I forget how little they were. And to think-right now they are too big for him! I did buy him 2 new preemie outfits. HE can't have all hand me downs from his big brother.
Since yesterday Gabe was a month old, we did coke can pictures. The top one is when he was 1 week old. The bottom is from yesterday.


We were able to get a little movie of Gabe crying. He has a loud cry for such a little baby. Hopefully this week he will be back on the nasal cannula.