Demetri has reached 2 kg!!! (4 lbs 6.5 oz) He has doubled his birth weight!!! We are at the hospital now and just talked to the neonatologist in rounds (when they stop by each morning at the bedside to discuss the plan of care for the day... week) and they have already talked to the surgery team about Demetri. Hopefully the surgeon will come by to see him and order the pre-op tests that he needs... but we understand they may make him wait a little while longer to grow some more. His "H and H" is low ( his hematocrit is 25 and hemoglobin is 7.1) but his reticulocyte count is 4.5 (this means that he is making new red blood cells). So he may have to have a blood transfusion prior to surgery/going home.
He has been changing in his looks as you have seen in the photos. He is starting to grow a double chin and his little fingers are getting fat. The nurses have found him a bouncy seat and swing that he enjoys. He even cries when they take him out of the swing.
Eleni is missing her baby brother. She has named one of her dolls Demetri, she carries him around, and puts him to bed in his nursery. She is anxious to visit him, but there is still a ban on siblings because of RSV (and the H1N1 virus!!!). We are all excited to look forward to the day when we can finally bring him home. Thank you to everyone that is keeping him in their thoughts and prayers as he gets ready for another surgery.
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He sure is filling out, and looking more and more like daddy! Hope he continues to grow and gets through the next surgery well. Keep us up to date as we keep you in our prayers. Cannot wait for Lily to play with Eleni and Demetri!
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