One Week Old!

Alexander is one week old - it's amazing how fast time flies! Hopefully it will continue to go this fast and this well until the day we take him home! We had lots of positive updates in the last couple days. First, the brain ultrasound came back and it looked perfect! Our nurse said this was a very big deal so it's something we are very excited about. He had to have a shot for his lungs on Saturday but that is something that will probably be ongoing as needed. He's now taking 5 cc of breast milk in his feeding tube every six hours - 10x what he had a couple days after birth. The nurses expect him to start gaining weight sometime this week since he's eating so much. 

Pete was able to visit him on Saturday before he went to the Iowa game - the coldest one on record! And Nana (my mom) stopped by on her way home and let me Facetime with him and his nurses. A BIG THANK YOU to my mom for coming to stay with us to help take care of me, our family and our home. We couldn't do it without you Mom!!

In other Stopulos Family news - we sold our house! Yes, do we really need any other big changes around here?? When I returned from the hospital the first time, we had decided to put it on the market as planned. We thought baby would hold off much longer at that point. Then, we ended up with several showings on Alexander's birthday and the days following. By the time I got home on Wednesday, we had two offers! We are thankful as now we will be able to figure out a plan so we can get a room ready for Alexander to come home!