Cam is Home!!!! - Sept 24th

Cameron was released from the hospital Sunday afternoon. He is home in his bed now. Whippy!

The adventures begin.....more info to follow.

Poster Boy - Sept 20th & 21st

On Thursday, Chris kinda...maybe....sort of.....overslept a little bit. He actually didn't make it up there in time for Cameron's breakfast. That's okay though because one of Cam's favorite nurses was caring for him today.

Grandma Mary Ellen arrived for a visit. She and Jane went to see Cameron. He drank almost all of his bottles for his mom today...even though it took a long time. Jane was asked to complete their discharge survey today in anticipation of going home soon. She was pretty excited to finally have an opportunity to give accolades to all their favorite nurses and staff. Then we had a big surprise...a woman who handles neonatal relations asked if Jane would consent to have Cameron's picture taken for a new brochure that they are creating (Cam's first modeling contract???). Obviously his parents agreed to this. Now Grandma has something more to brag about.

Friday morning, Chris actually set his alarm so he was up there on time to see Cameron. Everything went good with his morning feeding and the nurse said that he has bottled everything since 2:00 yesterday afternoon....keep it up buddy.

When mom got there for the 11:00 feeding, Cam kept up his strength and finished without a hitch. The nurse told Jane that she would remove his feeding tube (gavage) before his 2:00 pm feeding....no pressure. Cameron was so excited not to have this tube in his nose that he happily drank every last drop from his bottle at 2:00, 5:00 and 8:00 pm.

As a special treat, Cam had his second tub bath before his 8:00 pm feeding tonight. As you can see he really enjoyed it. Many thanks to our nurse Lora for these awesome pics!

Drink It Up - Sept 18th & 19th

Tuesday morning Chris arrived bright and early to get Cameron's day started off strong. He was a little tired when his dad first arrived but he downed his whole bottle. When mom arrived she decided to try to breast feed Cam. He really liked this but could only last about 10 minutes. After that mom gave him his bottle and he finished the whole thing.....awesome!! That must have tired him out quite a bit because he struggled during his next feeding and was unable to finish it all. That's okay though, Cam needs his rest to grow big and strong.

Later Tuesday night, Chris and Jane came up to feed Cameron hid dinner. He chowed this bottle down with no problems at all. Drinking all of his bottles (8 bottles @ 1.5 oz each in 24 hours) is his last major milestone before being discharged. There is a catch though...the little man has to down the bottle in 20 minutes or less. This shows he is strong enough and continuously growing so that when he goes home he will continue to eat like a champ.

On Wednesday, Chris came up early again. Cameron had some trouble finishing all of his bottles through the night but not when dad got there. Cam downed his bottle for his pops really fast. Chris was very proud of him (as always).

When Jane got there she didn't have as much luck with Cameron. He is just not ready to go home quite yet.....once again on his own time table.....and could not finish his next two bottles. However, the nurses keep reminding us that he is a great drinker and paces himself well (doesn't stop breathing while sucking and swallowing).

Wednesday early evening Jane and Chris went out to dinner with Unc Greg and Aunty Jill who were visiting from Florida. After an incredible fondue dinner, we all went up to see Cam. They were so excited to meet him.....as was Cameron to meet the two of them. They said he was pretty darn adorable and were instructed by Greg's mom to take lots of pics (Cam can't wait to meet Vicky and Jeff). Since Cam is so popular, his special 'aunt' and 'uncle' Joanne and Chris came to see the man yet again (pictured here). Joanne brought Cameron a special CD that he can fall asleep with (you're gonna spoil him). Of course Cam showed off for all of his guests and finished his bottle in only 10 minutes.

5 POUNDS!!! - Sept 17th

Cameron's Monday morning started out great. He drank his 2:00 & 5:00 am bottles like a champ and waited for his dad at 8:00. He was so excited to see Chris first thing in the morning that he forgot how to drink from the bottle. He finally remembered...after much coaxing from his dad...at 30 minutes and decided to finish his bottle. Once again proving that he is on his own schedule.

Cam's Grandma Mary Ellen and Jane came to visit but they didn't have as much luck at 11:00. Cameron would not wake up but preferred to snooze instead. But then like a champ he finished all of his 2, 5 and 8 pm bottles!

Our biggest news today though is that Cameron weighed in over the five pound mark!!! His parents were extremely excited to see this. He is so close to coming home now and they can't wait.

Bottling Pro (sort of) - Sept 15th & 16th

The nurses told us that Cameron may be a little out-of-it this weekend due to his circumcision (don't blame you there buddy). On Saturday, Cam devoured almost all of his feedings with a bottle. Just before 2:00 pm, they removed his gavage tube since he was trying to pull it out. It stayed out until 5:00 am the next day. This means that Cameron is close to not needing his feeding tube at all! His mom and dad were so proud of him.

On Sunday, Cam's parents came by in the morning to feed him. The little man drank all of his bottle this morning. However, his 2:00 bottle he just didn't have enough energy to get through the whole bottle. He took it easy on this one and just drank half....saving his strength for the next feedings.

Chris and Jane went to see their good friends Greg and Jill who were visiting from Florida. They are excited to meet Cam later this week.

Cam's parents were back for his nightly feeding. He was still whipped out from the long day (and the circumcision). On top of all this, Cameron got two new cribmates in his room as well. Lots of activity and not a lot of quiet time. Tomorrow is a new day!

Four Weeks Old (snip-snip) - Sept 13th & 14th

Cameron has continued to progress with his feedings. On Thursday, his Grandma Mary and Henry visited him again and took lots of pictures. Later that evening, they laughed while watching Chris and Jane struggle putting together the new travel system...stroller and car seat. Funny how college degrees don't cover this type of assembly.

Friday was a big day for Cameron....he turns four weeks old today! Both of his parents came to visit him in the morning. A physical therapist stopped by talk to Cam's parents and to check up on his progress and said he looked great.

After the doctor checked Cam he indicated he was big and strong enough to have his circumcision. Mom was nervous but one of her favorite nurses was going to be with him. Just before 5:00 pm he went under the knife. Less than ten minutes later, he was back in bed...wide eyed and alert. The nurse told Jane he didn't cry at all. Way to go Cam!

That night Joanne and Laurie came up to see Cameron. They both said that his pictures on the website do not depict how adorable and handsome he is. Cam said thanks again for the visit.

Grandparents Galore - Sept 12th

This morning Chris came by to feed Cameron and he drank 24 ml out of his bottle of his 40 ml that he was given for breakfast. He seems to be doing much better with bottling now and will get the hang of it in no time at all.

Jane stopped over in the early afternoon with her mother (Grandma Mary Ellen) to hang out with Cameron. The three of them played some scrabble. Cam won every time.....he is good.

Jane and her mom went back to the Weatherford house. Shortly after they got home, a couple of special guests arrived. Chris' Grandma Mary and Henry drove from Arizona by way of Colorado to see Cameron. How lucky is he? Two grandmas on the same day!!

After they all had a nice dinner, they drove up to meet Lil 'C'. Cameron now weighs 4lbs 11.3oz (that's huge!!!!). And to top off a great day, Cam drank.......his whole bottle!!! 40 mls for Dad! Of course it was very hard for him to doze off while eating since Grandma Mary was flashing pictures of him every two minutes.

Marching Orders - Sept 10th & 11th

After Chris came to visit Cameron in the morning on Monday, Cam's mom stopped up to be with him during the day. Much to Jane and Cam's surprise, Aunt Joyce stopped up for an unexpected (but much appreciated) visit. Of course they had to look at the now famous photo album again (Cam definitely knows all of his cousins by picture/caption by now).

When Chris and Jane stopped back up in the evening they were surprised to see Cameron had received his 'green card'....or his 'marching orders'. This is a check sheet of some of the required items that need to be done before he can leave the hospital. As you can see from his check list, he has met most of the requirements already. The biggest one yet to be accomplished is to bottle all of his feedings.

On Tuesday, Cameron bottled a portion of his feedings for his Dad but was too tired to drink the whole thing. Dad took the day off to spend more time with Cam and Jane.

After spending the day at the hospital, Chris and Jane decided that the needed to invest in a deep freezer to store the 100,000 bottles (more like 150+ bottles) of milk that have taken over their freezer (and the freezers of our neighbors too).

Then in the evening, Jane went back up to see Cam and Joanne met her there. It was an exciting night as Cameron breast feed for 10 minutes and then drank 30 ml from a bottle (nice job buddy!). Many thanks to Joanne for hanging out with Jane and Cam!!!