No News is Good News

I have taken the last couple of days off from writing in my blog...No news means good news!!!

Parker is doing excellent so Lance and I decided to take the girls on a camp out this weekend. We camped at my Grandparents farm in Indiana. Saturday the whole family spent the day together. We spent our time hiking, fishing, boating and talking. The day was absolutely beautiful. Lance, the girls and I spent the night in a tent Saturday night. The girls did great. It was a little chilly, but everyone slept soundly. Sunday Lance and the girls got up and started fishing right away. Laney was so excited she caught a large catfish.

We really enjoyed the weekend. It was nice to be around family and get away from the crazy routine. On the way home we stopped by the NICU for a quick visit. Parker is doing so well and is awake more often which makes it a lot more fun to visit him. He is so beautiful and is looking more and more like a healthy baby. He was 2 lbs 14 oz. He will be off of his antibiotics on Wednesday...Yeah!!!! Today they also decided to put him on a multivitamin. They said that is normal practice for a baby that has been on antibiotics for that long.

I was able to hold Parker this morning. It is a pleasure to hold him now that he has a little more substance to him. It is still very different from holding a normal sized baby. He doesn't move or make a noise and when he does he sounds like a dog's toy that squeaks. His head is now about the size of a tennis ball. Tonight when I called before bed...he was wide awake. He had just been given a bath. Parker is now 2 lbs 15 oz. Grow baby Grow!!!!