He's 7 Kg (almost 15.5 lbs)!!

Day 17 - Hospital Stay
Day 12 - Intubated

Look at his big chubby cheeks! He's doubled his birth weight and he's not even 6 months old! For the first 2 months, we're so worried that he's not gaining weight as he's only at 10% on the chart. Now that he's in the hospital, just having milk directly into his stomach, with no exercise at all, he's gaining so much weight. When he was first admitted, he weighed 6.5 kg only.

Logan is currently doing his breathing exercise (only on Cpap) for 2 hours. The two hours will be ending by the time I finish writing this post. His respiration rate is good, still manage to be in the 50s and 60s, despite a few episodes of coughing and gagging that went up to the 100s. It seems like doing 2 hours of exercise is not a big problem. Going to 3 hrs would be a stretch. I actually didn't get to talk to any doctors today. The PICU is full house. They had admitted a few more kids and they are pretty busy. Even without talking to the doctors, I already know what they are going to say. Exercise, take it slow, and wait for blood test results. I am fine with it for the time being.

My sister, Auntie Mena, sent Logan a jade pendant that has been blessed. Because it could be a choking hazard, I attached it to his cute chubby thigh instead of his neck. It shouldn't interfere with what the nurses and doctors have to do with him. Hopefully, it will work out its magic and bring Logan good health.

I also went to the Social Security Office today to complete the application. Basically, Logan will be eligible for SSI benefits if he continues to stay at the hospital or if his stays last a month. When he comes back home, he won't qualify for any financial benefits because our household income is above their limit. But before anything could happen, they need to review his medical records first. Let's see, between $263/mo and having my son home healthy, I think I am going to choose the latter. However, if he can qualify for Medi-cal without the benefits, that would be better. We'll have to see.

After sending out the emails regarding the March for Babies, I've received overwhelming support and concern. Thank you very much!! I noticed that I have two donation tracker, one for the whole team and one personal. Some friends donated through the Team's page and some donated through my personal page. Don't you worry, everything will be accounted for and go to a good cause. If you want, you can be part of my team, have your own personal page and get support from your own friends. Oh, and please join the walk as well!

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How's Aidan doing lately? He continues to be a monkey. Teachers said he kicked a classmate yesterday because he was impatient. We all have to have a talk with him regarding that. Sometimes, he can be so affectionate yet at times so very impatient and act out. He's still not napping in school, so when we pick him up, he's been napping from 6 -10ish p.m., gets up and had dinner and then goes back to sleep at around 11:30 p.m. He just wouldn't nap!

We also got him a new booster seat as he's getting too big for his high chair. He is liking the big boy seat. It's nice and cushiony. I think would like such a cushioned seat as well.