keeping score

pretty much a perfect score for little logan!

Since Little Logan popped into the world so unexpectedly, we've been keeping score. It's all about his weight, length, head circumference, oxygen saturations, heart rate, respiration rate, blood gases, and so on and so on. The medical professionals weigh and measure everything IN and OUT of his tiny body. His life in measured in gestational age by weeks and days. Today he's 34/1. Tomorrow he'll be 34/2 (which is exactly 8 weeks in mom speak) His numbers flash 24 hours a day for all to see. It's quite a game. And he's turned out to be quite a little scrapper!

It was a bit unnerving at first to see such a tiny, little human bean trying to breathe. But as the weeks have passed, he's kept trying and with prayers and professionals to sustain him, he's making slow but steady progress.

little logan breathing with the help of the "percussionator"

the biggest of the big guns in ventilator jargon

When he was on the ventilator, he was locked up tight in his life ship. It was the safest and best place for his little body to try and grow and get strong. Once or twice a day, Mom and Dad were allowed to touch him through the little portholes on the side just to remind them that he was real, in such a surreal experience.

mom and dad giving little logan

loves through the holes....

Once Logan was a little stronger (or a little less fragile-depending on how you look at it) he was able to use the c-pap machine for breahing. That meant he could come out of his life ship a couple of hours a day and get to know his mom (and dad). It was fun to see him cuddled up on the chest of his mom or dad and I think that touch may have helped him to get excited about breathing and growing because once he started coming out of his life ship for Kangaroo time, he started growing and breathing better too.

little logan enjoying some "kangaroo kare"

with mom once he was on c-pap (a smaller big gun)

This week has been even better as Logan was able to "ditch" the c-pap. Now he just has a litttle tube to help him get enough oxygen into his tiny body but he's doing most of the work himself. Go Logan!! And because he can breathe, he's allowed "out". Mom and Dad have both been able to spend some time with the little man.

logan with mom-snuggle time

...and logan with dad-"hey, howzitgoin'?"

So at 34/1 or 8 weeks (however you choose to count) Logan seems to be on the winning team. His scores are great. His parents are content and the rest of us are just plain excited.

And because he's been playing so well, he reached another milestone: he gets to wear clothes if he can keep up the good work. Go Logan! See you in the semi-finals.

logan wearing his "micro" onsie

still a little big but it's clothing and that counts

and this is the tiniest sleeper you've ever seen but it seems

like a pretty good fit for little logan