Where did it go?

What is missing?
As of this morning at 10:30am, Finn is a free, unplugged baby. The apnea program called this morning and the nurse said that based on the last download, the doctor agreed that Finn no longer needs the monitor! Yup, six weeks turned into ten and a half, but FINALLY the monitor has been disconnected and is ready to be sent back to the company. So weird, emotional and exciting. I changed him and could carry him down the stairs without grabbing the monitor. It may sound like a small thing, but it is HUGE for me. I can get up and walk around with him and not worry about accidentally unplugging the monitor or checking to see how far the cord will reach or trying to grab it to put on my shoulder while holding Finn (and he seems lighter to me, too...probably just the lack of baggage). Of course, right after the monitor came off, he started choking a little bit and I freaked. I guess we'll have to get used to checking if he is breathing or not, like "regular" parents do! Like the nurse said, this is yet one more thing we can cross off the list. Good job, little man!

And the home health nurse came by today. Our little man isn't such a little man any more. He weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces today! That is 17 ounces in 14 days...well above the ounce a day he is supposed to gain. I might be optimistic, but I think that puts him close to the 20th percentile for weight (that is so much better than the 7th!); hard to tell exactly on the chart. I hope he keeps this up. It probably helps that I add a little extra formula to his bottles when I give them to him...but nothing substantial, just makes me feel like I'm doing my part. This is the home health nurse's last visit because Finn is gaining weight so well and because he is now off the monitor.

Oh, and Jim received a statement from our insurance and I thought it would be interesting to share that they have paid out over $455,000 of claims for Finn so far. I guess the people who said having a baby is expensive is right! Thank God we have insurance (among so many other things to thank him for!).