As you can see, the most exciting news is that he has started to reward us with smiles. He definitely makes us work for them and is using some sort of ration system, but they are thrilling nonetheless.Toby passed the eight pound mark about two weeks ago when he saw the pediatrician. Now, I suspect, he is closing in on nine pounds and about 5 times his birth weight. (That will be 9 pounds 1 ounce if my math is correct.) Last week, we went back down to Toledo for additional checkups with assorted specialists. Everyone seems to agree that he is doing well and developing appropriately. He is at high risk for problems so they want to keep a precautionary eye on him. But so far, all the assessments are just additional reasons to thank God.
We were also able to squeeze in some visits to the Ronald McDonald house and the NICU where we saw a few of the wonderful nurses and staff who God used to so wonderfully protect and preserve Toby. We remain so grateful to them and for them.
Monday will be a busy day. In the morning, we return to the pulmonologist in Ann Arbor. Toby stopped using the apnea monitor about a week ago since he has not been having problems in that area. He is now on a monitor, mostly just at night, which can track the oxygen level in his blood with the goal of being able to begin to wean him off the oxygen support he currently receives. There are enough alarms each night to make me wonder how quickly that process will actually be able to go. We should know more next week. And in the afternoon, it's back down to Toledo to meet with the surgeon who will be doing his hernia repair surgery, probably sometime in September.
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