I know that every parent thinks his or her child is beautiful. I’m no different. There are times when I look at Isaac, and I just fall more in love. He could be sleeping so still and calm, and I can notice something else I love: his adorable nose, his growing eyelashes, his mound of hair, his sweet, sweet lips. I am amazed at how this works, and I don’t think anyone can really explain this or how it feels.

It’s strange really because I feel like I must always preface my opinion of Isaac with “I know all parents think their children are beautiful...” as if I need to justify my feelings of how stinkin’ cute he really is. What is that? Should I try to remain humble and keep quiet about how proud I am of him? Can’t I just celebrate Isaac for all that he is?

Maybe, part of it is that we’re afraid of the person who doesn’t think our baby is cute. As we all know, not all babies are cute. Perhaps, we are trying to acknowledge that other opinions of Isaac do exist that are contrary to our own... okay, I’ll accept the reality of that existence.... but they are wrong! (Hee-hee!)

I’ve said it before, and I know I’ll say it again & again: Isaac amazes me. He was moved up to his nasal cannula on Tuesday and has been doing quite well. In fact, today, they lowered his oxygen flow from 3 liters to 2. That means he’s doing more work on his own. All through yesterday with this change, his saturation was 100!! Fantastic!

He’s still eating well... so well, in fact, that he’s at 4 lbs. 9 oz!!! That’s right we’re on our way to 5 lbs. They also had to increase his vitamins and caffeine this week because as Nurse Practitioner Donna says, “He’s growing like a weed!”