Saturday, May 31, 2008
Jack is 11 days old!
Jack is now 11 days old and we can hardly believe it! He is back up over his birth weight and currently weights 4 lbs 7 ounces. He is completely off of the gavage feeding tube and is basically just independently hanging out in the NICU. He requires no assistance now (well, no more than any other term baby!). He eats every 4 hours and is taking down 2 ounces at every feeding like a champ. We are hoping he can come home very soon, as in tomorrow! We are not sure if the NICU is on the same time frame, but we are hopeful. Here are some updated pics of Baby Jack...
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Jack is 4 days old!
Jack is 4 days old and has been moved to an open air crib in the NICU. He is working on taking bottles and upping his food intake. This pic below is right after we've fed him and he is tucked in for a nap - too cute!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Jack David Frings has arrived!
We are blessed to announce the arrival of our son, Jack David Frings. He was born at 33 weeks on May 21, 2008 at 11:56 AM. Jack weighed in at 4 lbs 6 ounces, and is 18 inches long. Dave and I were able to see him for about 5 minutes after he was born before he was taken to the NICU. He is expected to stay about 15 days more and then he will hopefully come home! Jack is breathing completely on his own, and is in an open crib, but he has to work on being able to eat on his own through a bottle. Dave and I are missing him even though the NICU allows us to visit whenever we want. Unfortunately, we can only hold him for only 30 minutes out of every 3 hours so he can keep his strength up. Please keep Baby Jack in your thoughts and prayers!
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