6 Weeks? Really?

Can you believe that Grady Charles is already 6 weeks old? And I thought my children grew up fast. Someone should have told me that grandchildren grow up faster than your own kids did. WOW!

Grady is over 3 lbs. He weighed in at 3 lbs. and 1 oz. yesterday. He is taking 27 ml at each feeding. They are adding calories and protein to make him add muscle and length as well as weight. We want him strong and full. Grow little lungs and chest muscles, grow!

Grady had some future playmates move in this week. It is such a small world. I visited with some old friends. We talked about all the amazing things the NICU can do for our little babies. This month is March of Dimes month, so if you ever wondered what that money went to, well you now know that some of the money goes to Grady's, and his future playmates, care. They are in seperate rooms, but they would not have much to talk about anyway. So, we are looking forward to having these children meet. They already have a great start with all the love and care they are receiving.

If you look really close at the picture of Suzanna holding Grady, you can see his right hand on his cheek. I was looking through some pictures and noticed that he has had that hand up on or close to his face from day one. Daddy discovered early on, that Grady loves to lay on his tummy or side. Mommy gets great responses when she talks and sings to him. He loves to look at her when she is talking to him. He is such a relaxed, calm child. His nurses brag on him and all of them have agreed with me, that Grady is absolutely precious. Not one of them has disagreed. So, you have to know that he must be the most adorable kid up there. Right? I thought so, too.

As always, thanks for your love and prayers. If you have time, Grady has some new friends that you can add to your prayer lists.

Talk soon,

JoJo