Eleven Pound Hurdle Reached!

I had gone to the hospital the past two days, but stayed outside the anti-room, peering at Parker through two panes of glass since I had felt a little under the weather. I went to sleep last night hoping that I would feel better when I awoke in the morning but sleep only seemed to make me feel worse. I knew I had caught a virus, and although I know my immune system could fight it, my son's would be oblivious to it. So I have spent the day at home.

I had been counting down the days until the Easter weekend since I was going to be able to spend four full days with my son. I can't even begin to express the sadness that I feel knowing that I may not be able to see Parker over my long weekend. I know that my wife was also looking forward to me being there with him as it makes it easier when there are two people in the isolation room. It is very hard to do this job by yourself, especially since he is starting to get so heavy.

It took only 14 days for Parker to gain his next pound. If I recall, it was April first that I had written about Parker finally reaching 10 pounds. We were so sure that yesterday would have been the day, but it ended up taking an extra day. I guess there was no surprise that he not only gained the 7th of an ounce he needed to reach 11 pounds but actually gained 3.2 ounces in the past 24 hours to reach 11 pounds, 2.5 ounces. Why is that no surprise you may ask? Well, the little monkey ate over 700 mL of formula today. His Nonna and mommy have that magic touch when it comes to feeding him.

Thank you to everyone who has been leaving comments on the blog for my wife and I to read. We look forward to reading what you have written about Parker and knowing how much people care about him.