34 weeks!

Today Sam is 34 weeks old. This is a big week: we are beginning to look for cues from Sam about his interest in eating (either via breast feeding or from a bottle). He also needs less and less help from his little heat lamp to keep warm which means he is learning to regulate his own body temp.



Sam is still having "bradys", which is when his heart rate drops and his breathing slows, but he is getting better about pulling himself out of these episodes, which is a positive indication of his maturity and lung development. He is still on caffeine to help him avoid the bradys as well. His sodium levels were also a tad low so he gets a touch of that every day as well. It's kind of like him sipping lattes, eating baked lays every afternoon while under a heat lamp. Not a bad life, actually!



We snuggle with Samuel every day; he is just so cuddly! Today we could finally see his eye lashes and they are just as long as his big sister's are but very, very blond! He also has gained his birth weight plus back and as of yesterday, was up to 4lb 4 oz! Still a little guy but filling up those thighs... This photo was taken last week while snuggling with dad...