Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone enjoyed the Fourth of July. We had a pretty low key weekend. Chris ran the Peachtree (10K) and our good friends Margie and James joined us to grill out Sunday night (yumm!). And of course, we spent a lot of time at the hospital with Mason. I know it's been almost a week since my last post, but we've been pretty busy. Mason is doing great with his bottles, so Chris and I are making 3 trips per day to the hospital to feed him. I also went back to work part time last week until Mason comes home, so my days are pretty full!

Mason is now taking up to 6 bottles per day and we think he'll be taking all bottles very soon. He's definitely a good eater, but the reflux continues to cause breathing problems. He usually has a pretty bad apnea episode after his feeding which requires someone to 'remind' him to breath. He's gaining weight rapidly and is up to 5lbs, 4oz. We still don't know when he will be coming home - our best guess is another week or two. The main thing holding him back now is the apnea. It will improve with time, but we're also hoping that they will give him some better reflux medication soon since it seems to trigger the apnea. They have already told us that he will probably come home with a heart and breathing monitor. That would give me peace of mind, however, his apnea episodes have to decrease significantly for him to be able to come home. Here's a few pictures from his 3rd week.

This is his favorite spot to sleep after he eats. Sitting up helps with the reflux.
Mommy giving him a bottle.
Chillin' in my crib...And at 4 weeks old, he found his thumb! He was pretty excited when he figured out he could suck on it.