Happy 1 Months Leo!
Happy 1 Month Leo! Leo had his follow with his pediatrician yesterday, and it also happens to be right around his 1 month as well. Leo currently weighs 6.65lbs, stretches 20 inches long and has a head circumference of 13.5 inches. He is below zero percentile in weight, 2 percent in height and average in head size. Due to his underlying chromosome disorder, the important things here is for Leo to continue to eat and gain weight and ignore the percentiles for now. So Leo will have a follow up in 1 week to make sure that he is gaining weight. Leo is currently on Similac NeoSure 24 Cal formula and feeds about every 3-3.5 hours and drinks about 30-50cc per feeding. Dr. Wang also said that so far Leo shows no signs of delays and that he has really good motor and muscle skills!! Go Leo!!
He is also a very calm and easy going baby, just like his sister Lily when she was a baby! He just eats, sometimes falls asleep halfway through feeding so that gets tough, and then burps and catches his second wind during feeding, and then goes right back to sleep when he’s all done. Sometimes he will be alert and stay awake for a little bit after feeding otherwise you can just put him in his crib and he’ll put himself to sleep! What a good boy Leo! He tends to smile the most after a feeding too, maybe because he’s full and happy from milk coma.
4 Weeks Old
Since leaving the NICU, Leo has been doing pretty well with his feeds for the most part. Lately he would slow down on some of his feeds and get sleepy and not finish, so I just let him sleep a half hour longer to give him a little extra rest so he can finish more of his feeds next time around. He has to go for his hearing check up in a couple weeks, and do his kidney ultrasound follow up once he reached 10 pounds, so that will probably be in a couple months. Other than that, Leo is adjusting to life at home very well! I am super happy to have my precious Leo home and I can’t wait to celebrate many more milestones with him and watch him grow before my very own eyes! Keep growing strong baby boy, you are doing so great! We all love you to pieces!!
Leo 1 Month Old
Enjoy this video I made of Leo’s journey during his first month of life!! He is so brave and such a strong fighter, I cannot be more proud of my baby boy. I love you so much Leo, you warm all our hearts with your presence. You are my littlest love, my hope, my rainbow at the end of a storm.
Such a sweet video, sis! I’m so glad Leo is home. What an amazing month he has had. He is such a fighter and it’s beautiful to see how far he has come. We love him to pieces! Cannot wait to see you guys again soon enough. =) Happy one month, Leo!