7 Months

Seven months.  13 pounds.  Our little fighter has gotten so big!  With the holidays our appointments for the last month have slowed down somewhat.  Kai is still getting over his cold, but seems to be doing much better.  His bum is still red and raw so we are trying to find a different formula for him because nothing else seems to help.

Not too much has changed from last month.  Kai still needs head support, sucks on his fingers, and makes the cutest spitting/raspberry sound with his lips.  As mentioned previously, this month has been a little rough on him, so we have had to increase his oxygen support as well as an increase in suctioning.  He has developed sleep apnea, which is both good and bad.  Bad, because obviously not breathing or extremely shallow breathing while sleeping is not only not good for good sleep cycles, but is also scary.  Good, because sleep apnea will basically guarantee that we will keep the night nurse.

Kai is tolerating his hearing aids much better.  We have gotten him to wear them for good half hour periods before he gets fussy.  He is responding to sounds a little bit better with his hearing aids, but it is still unknown how much he actually processes.  He does not respond to his name (that is our hearing help goal this month). 

He is blowing bubbles in this picture. :-)

We are still continuing the sucking baby food from our finger and that is going well.  We have also added in a sucker for him.  The goal is for him to hold on to the sucker and bring it to his mouth on his own.  We have been somewhat successful.  He will hold on to it for a short time, occasionally bringing it to his mouth.  He does seem to like the sucker though!  Uh-oh, he already has a sugar tooth! ;-)



 Special moments with Daddy.  I love how tender J is with Kai.  This picture is to give some perspective on how big he is getting.  Hard to believe that we brought him home at just under five pounds.  He looks and feels like a baby now and not a little doll.  The picture also shows how Kai loves to be held.  He will mold right to you.  If you put your hand near his face, he will turn his face into your hand.  It is so sweet.