Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Day 128


Aerin got a (relatively) clean bill of health from Dr. Al-Mateen today. She still has a head cold, but it's getting better and her lungs are clear. She's gained 3 pounds in 4 weeks and her development is either right on track or advanced. She got her polio vaccine and her monthly Synagis. Dr. Al-Mateen was very happy with her progress and told me that in April he's going to give us his "lighten up" talk because we're so cautious with Aerin (caution is good in RSV season).

One of Aerin's NICU neighbors was in the doctor's office today! He was a 36-weeker, but he had had a lot of respiratory problems. It was really nice to see him and his mom outside of the NICU. She couldn't believe how big Aerin has gotten.

Andrew had to work today, so I took Aerin in myself. It went very well - she slept in the car, as usual and the hospital has valet parking. After our appointment, I stopped in the hospital cafe to get a cup of coffee for the ride home. On the way there and back, no less than 4 people came up to me to say how adorable Aerin is. People were actually glancing in her stroller and then doing double takes. I know she's a beauty, but even I was surprised at the response.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

She IS quite beautiful.

Especially asleep. *coos over sweetness*

-Anne/kq

Anonymous said...

Oh goodness, she is the prettiest baby we ever saw.
We are so glad that things are finally going well for the entire Marx family.
Blessings from,
Alan A.

Anonymous said...

She is so gorgeous, so get used to it. They're going to keep looking and looking!

Thanks for posting updated pictures all the time!

Shoshana