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Day 49: November 4 (Happy 7 week birthday Sam!)

November 5, 2010 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam had his head and abdomen ultrasound today.  Once again, everything came back normal!  No bleeds, nothing to worry about, just good normal news.  Theresa tells me there will only be one more head ultrasound, and they will do that right around the time Sam is 37 weeks (he is currently 31 … [Read more...] about Day 49: November 4 (Happy 7 week birthday Sam!)

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Day 48: November 3

November 4, 2010 by melragent 1 Comment

Sam had his first vaccinations today.  The state of California requires all babies, regardless of gestational age, to be vaccinated for pertussis by the 6th week of life.  So, poor little Sam got stuck with a needle today.  Amazingly enough, he didn't seem to notice!  Sucrose can be used in babies … [Read more...] about Day 48: November 3

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Day 47: November 2

November 3, 2010 by melragent Leave a Comment

It's election day, so I am hoping everyone out there has voted.  In watching the returns, I am a bit concerned about the state of politics in this country!  At least some of the crackpots running have lost (Yes, Christine O'Donnell I am talking about you!).  But I digress. I arrived at the NICU … [Read more...] about Day 47: November 2

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Day 46: November 1

November 2, 2010 by melragent 1 Comment

To quote Theresa, this will be a pretty boring week for Sam... we hope.  There is very little planned for Sam.  I think they just want to let him have a week to just grow and thrive.  I believe the term used to describe Sam in the NICU is he is now a "grower and feeder".  So, these are the few … [Read more...] about Day 46: November 1

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Day 45: October 31 (Happy Halloween)

November 1, 2010 by melragent 2 Comments

Good news!  The bad nurse was not with Sam today- one of our favorites, Gaye was!  Phew!  I was so worried that we were going to have a problem today, but Gaye to the rescue.  My favorite thing was, when I called Gaye to see how Sam was doing, she had so little to say, that we talked more about … [Read more...] about Day 45: October 31 (Happy Halloween)

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