5 Months!

I can't believe Corgan is five months old already!  But on the other hand it feels like he has always been here...

Extreme Prem

According to staff members Corgan is actually Parklands Hospital's smallest surviving “extreme prem”!!

Home For A Month

Corgan has been at home for one month now!!! It has been an awesome month...it feels like he has always just been here with us :) It was suggested to us to keep Corgan away from crowded places etc for at least three months...we have been quite strict with it...we only go to doctors appointments and we only allow close family to visit him - no friends have even met him...

Second Synagis

We took Corgan to Parklands to get his second Synagis injection…we had to open a file and take him to casualty…the staff in casualty called Shanita from NICU to come and give the injection…Corgan was such a strong boy…he only cried a little bit…We saw Dr Roos while we were in the hospital pharmacy…he said Corgan has grown so much since he last saw him...

Caffeine Free

Corgan had the last of his caffeine today...I feel a bit nervous...

Hearing test and 2nd Check up

Corgan had his follow up hearing test at St Augustine’s hospital this morning...he passed this time, he has to go for a follow up in 6 months time because they are concerned because of certain medications used when he was born as they can cause hearing loss and so can blood transfusions…He also had another appointment with Dr Egner...The patient before us was a little girl that was also born at 26 weeks and weighed 580g….she will be two years old next month…we discovered that Corgan is Dr Egner’s smallest surviving patient...Corgan’s weight is now 2,25kg. Dr Egner was happy with everything…he gave a script for some stuff called Polycose to add to the breast milk for extra calories, we also got a script for the next Synagis injection, we have to order it…we went to Parklands and visited the NICU – and all the other hospital staff along the way – Silindile, Sindi, Vanessa, Shanita and Welile were on duty…We handed in the scripts…all should be ready on Tuesday…while in the hospital pharmacy a nurse from maternity ward came to say hello...she mentioned that she heard we had a panic attack and took Corgan back to the hospital...I told her the real version of the story...annoyed...Corgan was fast asleep when we got home…

Lifted

Corgan spent time on his Tummy Time pillow and he lifted his head up for a long time – longer than usual…

Roll Over!

Corgan rolled from his tummy onto his back today!