Days 51 and 52!

Big Yawn!

Not my first smile, but one of the first ones photographed

MomMom and PopPop with their little peanut

Yesterday my parents and Aunt Lee and Uncle Keith visited. Chase now has his first Ocean City, NJ gear! Thanks guys:) After lunch PopPop Hutch finally got to hold Chase. I wish I had a phone that took video(soon Jas will be converting from the iPhone and I'll be getting with the times and finally getting a smartphone), but my dad was whistling a tune and Chase loved it!

During rounds they always start by stating how many days old Chase is, and usually it doesn't always register since I'm waiting to get the updates. Today while "washing up"(for those of you who've visited you know its a process) I was talking with one of the other parents and telling him about the length of Chase's stay thus far. The past 7 wks have flown by, and despite everything it still hasn't fully hit us that we have a baby yet. That being said, we can't wait to bring the little man home.

Chase is officially over 4 lbs! He has been on the diuretics for a few days so he is no longer retaining fluid. When he nurses well he no longer requires a supplement, and he is also receiving 4 p.o. feedings per day. They decreased the flow to 2.5 liters with the cannula and he has been successful on just about room air!

Hopefully in a few more weeks our updates and pics will be from home, fingers crossed:)