objects are still smaller than they appear...

diana and grayson take turns on

soother duty

all that "soothing" can wear a

person out!!

Little Logan is still little and his parents are still spending long days at the NICU but "slow and steady progress" may be the best way to describe this experience. Today marks 7 weeks since Logan arrived on the scene, quite unexpectedly. And he's looking more and more like a beautiful baby boy as time goes by.

this is logan just before christmas

santa brought a professional photographer

to the nicu...

Since this photo was taken, Logan has graduated from the ventilator (you will recall the "percussionator") and is now using a c-pap to help with breathing. The c-pap requires more gear but is a less invasive machine. There is no tube down Logan's throat to help him breathe. He now wears the goofy hat and a set of prongs go up his nose to give him a little pressure and a bit of oxygen but he has to do most of the breathing on his own. So even though it looks bad, it's actually better. yay Logan!

logan wearing the c-pap

the elastic bands and safety pins make it look really

"high tec" but it's an awesome machine

The great thing about c-pap is that twice a day the respiratory therapist has to come and peel the whole contraption off of Logan's face and set him up with new prongs and tape and stuff. When that happens, Mom and Dad actually get to see his little face! It's exciting and it's also camera time...

a couple of shots of logan's face at different c-pap changes:

the c-pap makes his head cone shaped and his nostrils HUGE

but we think he's beautiful!

Now that I'm back at home, I'm counting on Diana and Grayson to keep me updated with photos and reports. I'm so excited when Grayson sends new photos and these two were really fun because they are all Logan! And Diana said that he's growing; 3 pounds 2 ounces the other day. Plus he's getting more milk everyday through his little feeding tube; probably up to about 1 1/2 teaspoons an hour now! So when I open the photos on my computer and Logan fills my whole screen I immediately think, "he's getting SO BIG!" Then I open the others and realize Logan's still little but we LOVE him in a really BIG way!

i'd guess logan's head is about the size of a tennis ball;

not big...

we decided logan is about the same size as sara's new kitten

since they both fit on a "mom's" chest about the same way...

even though logan's getting bigger, his dad can still

"handle" him with one hand...

a kiss good night and he's ready for another round

of breathing (and digesting all that milk)

Sleep tight and keep growing little buddy...