April 5th, 2011

Man, I just realized I haven't posted since January, what a slacker I am!!! So Kingston is rolling over now and eating solids and it's so fun! He also loves to stand. (holding my fingers) We are getting close to sitting but he leans to either side so we don't have that quite down yet. We went to the Dr. yesterday for a 9 mo. check up and he is still so small! He weighs 12 lbs and is 22 1/2 in long. We need to fatten that kid up! :) His little 3 mo. old buddy Bergin has atleast 2 lbs on him! Other than his small stature, our Dr. told us he is right where he should be developmentally for his corrected age. (5 1/2 mo.) It is so wonderful to think how far he has come and the progress we have made! It seems so long ago now that we were in the NBICU. It's crazy to think he will be a year old in just 3 months!!! Where does the time go? :) We removed Kingston's mic*KEY button a few weeks ago. Now there is just a scar where his tube once lived. It closed up so Fast! I checked a couple hrs later after we took it out and it had already closed) I met up with some of my friends that I made in the NBICU the other day because one of our friends babies is in the hospital with RSV. SO SCARY!!! I thought we were in the clear, but she just got admitted the Saturday before last and she's a month and half older than Kingston. She was transferred to Primary's when one of her lungs filled up with fluid. She is doing better now, but it was so hard to see her on CPAP again and in a hospital bed. I hope she gets to go home soon and I'm keeping her family in my prayers. I just kept thinking when I was up there, that could be Kingston lying there. We have been really lucky to not get sick yet this winter but it can happen so fast and knock them on their feet for a really long time. I was reminded how fragile their little lungs still are. I am so greatful for the friendships that I made through my whole NBICU experience, especially my other 24 week moms! Even though all our struggles are different, we have either experienced, been threatened with, or could still experience similar situations and we can relate to each other and be there for each other. I LOVE YOU GIRLS more than you will ever know, I could have never gotten through this without you. You are my rock and inspiration! love, Amber