And Unto us A Child Was Bjorn

You know, it was easier to keep up with the blog while sitting in a hospital room. We'll renew our promise to do better, blah blah blah so on and so on. Seriously, this week we'll try to keep up with their daily activities. Clara and Wilson continue to amaze us and we owe it to them to continue recording their remarkable journey.  We also feel this blog enables us to stay connected to our friends and family. We truly believe we wouldn't be at this point without your love and support and appreciate you staying with us through the many phases of this experience. So without further ado . . .

The biggest news of the week is the doctors do not think Clara will need surgery to fix her hernia! Clara visited a specialist last Thursday who believes the opening in her inguinal canal has closed and her swelling should subside over time. Basically, this means they think she had a build up of fluid and not a classic hernia. We'll keep a close eye on things but are thrilled with the current prognosis. Clara has been through so much and we did not want her to have to endure a surgical procedure so soon after leaving the NICU.

Clara's news is fantastic, especially long term, but in the short term, Wilson just reached a milestone that is possibly more exciting . . . Wilson finally weighs eight pounds! Aside from the benefits of continued growth and the psychological satisfaction of having an eight pound baby, Wilson's weight gain signifies one important factor; he is big enough to fit in the Baby Bjorn. This might not seem like a big deal to the uninitiated, but it enables us to comfort and hold him while having both hands free. Unlike Clara, Wilson couldn't stand being in the baby sling so we had to hold him most of the time he was awake. Not to sound like an infomercial, but the Baby Bjorn allows him to have his arms and legs free as well as see us and turn his head. For us, this means a little more freedom. Ok, so it's the freedom to clean dishes, bottles, pump parts, and baby clothes, but, for the first time in a few weeks, the health department might not condemn our kitchen.