3 weeks and going strong!!!!

Wesley is now 3 weeks old!!! He weighed in tonight at 1 lb 10 oz, up from 1 lb 9.2 oz yesterday. He has grown from 11 inches to 12.5 inches. Yay for baby!!! He has recovered well from the heart surgery on Tuesday. He's still on some pain medications from the surgery, but that is to be expected. The doctors performed a spinal tap yesterday to ensure that his recent infection did not affect his brain. The results came back normal, and all of his blood tests since 09/25 have come back normal, so they were able to pull him off the antibiotics for the infection. So all around, he had an exhausting week, but today was a great day. Hopefully we are through the down times and looking forward to good times. Wesley still has 12 weeks before he would be considered "full term", but we've made it through 3 weeks, so hopefully the next 12 weeks will be over before we realize it. I never thought I would want time with my child to fly by, but the day by day highs and lows have been emotionally draining on everyone involved. I'm just so ready for the day when I get to hold Wesley, and our concerns can be focused on diaper changes and feedings, not heart surgery and other invasive procedures. However, I'm thankful for every day that God gives us with him.... he really is a blessing.