WOOO HOOO! Another month down!!!Camden and Ailyn had their check ups today. Camden weighs 34 pounds!! and is 40 inches!! He is in the 50% for height and 25% for weight. He is very healthy, and answered all the questions he was asked. Other than his phone number, he knew them all. Note to self...teach Camden his phone number!
(I was just told that those %'s dont match up, they should be less....I did think they seemed high, thank you Age Mommy to another peanut)
Ailyn had her RSV shot :( That shot is brutal. Aaron and I made a bet last night on her weight. We were both convinced she was over 12 pounds. Well....almost. 11 pounds 8 ounces. She is 24 inches. Still teeny tiny ;) Her pediatrician was happy with her 1 pound weight gain since December 30th. He was thrilled Ailyn has not had any colds yet. (knock on wood, please) AND, of course I had to ask when we can get off house arrest. He said we will see about April but we will be "ready to party" in May. 
Her ped. agreed we should do the surgery on her tongue. Which is planned for February 16th. He doesn't think it will help with all the feeding issues but agrees that it doesn't hurt to try. This made me feel better that he is on our side too. 
Last night was the baby Dugger special. The 19th baby for the Duggers was born at 25 weeks, weighing 1pnd 6 ounces. At first I wasn't going to watch it. Then curiosity got the best of me. From the very start of the show, I had tears in my eyes. It brought back so many emotions. What really made me break was seeing baby Dugger come out pink, crying and moving her arms and legs. If you recall, Ailyn was born blue and not "alive" she had to be resuscitated. I had Ailyn in my arms and looked down at her, she looked up at me. I wanted to call the doctor and nurses that were there that day and say thank you all over again. If it weren't for them, Ailyn would not be here with us today. 
As much as I hated keeping Camden and Ailyn away from each other in the NICU I thought it was VERY smart of our NICU doctor to make a NO CHILDREN rule. We were allowed 4 of the same visitors the whole time she was in the NICU. I respected this rule because kids are petri dishes and carry so many germs. Well.... the Duggers had 20+ children, babies, teenagers and adults standing around this teeny tiny fragile baby!!!!!! I hope that was the one and only time they were able to visit....their baby just had RSV last year! (the picture above shows Ailyn's tongue and how it's "tied" I was happy to get this!)
Overall, I liked how they did the show. I was worried they would make out having such a tiny baby "fun". I was worried they were going to downplay what we as parents of micropreemies go through in the NICU. But, they were very sincere when they said it was hard to see their baby so tiny and struggle to survive. Not that I didn't think they thought that way....I was just worried how TV would make it out to be. I went to bed crying, but it was a good cry. I needed that cry. It reminded me that we are doing well now and Ailyn is thriving the best way she can right now.
I had the sweetest Mommy moment ever during the show. I let Camden watch the show with me. Aaron came in for the delivery but chose to leave right away, saying it was too tough to watch. As Camden and I watched, we talked about how Ailyn was that tiny, and how she had to stay on all the machines to help her breathe. I looked down and Camden was holding Ailyn's hand. I have never felt prouder of Camden. He is such an amazing big brother. I know they will have a strong bond, regardless of being so far apart.
