Archives for November 2011

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” Thomas Paine

Today is a very celebratory day for the Farsaci family. Sofia is 2 months old (actual) and 34 weeks and 2 days (adjusted) today. I’ll explain more about the actual and adjusted in a second. It’s amazing to us that she has hit the 2 month mark already and even more amazing, last night she hit 4lbs! This huge marker has moved us to level 2 care, the last level before discharge.

We are hoping and praying that we get this little angel home for Christmas. The last developmental step is eating on her own without Brady’s and desats and Apnea. No more A’s, B’s and D’s…please! Oh yea, and getting the reflux that causes all of the above under control.

Ok back to the actual and adjusted age. In the preemie world they are “aged” with two numbers until their 2nd birthday, their actual age and their adjusted age. Actual age is dated the way you would with a term baby, 2 month since ACTUAL day born, for example. The adjusted age is the baby’s age based on original due date. So right now, if I was still pregnant I would be 34wks and 2 days. This is the calculation used until the 40wk, full term, mark and then it starts counting forward each week or month from my due date. It continues like this until 2 years of age. This is all because of basic development. For example, since she was born almost 4 months early, at Sofia’s 1st birthday she will only be expected to do what an 8 month old can do from a developmental standpoint. All so very complicated, I know.

This has been the Preemie lesson of the day! Brought to you by ::insert baby product here::

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” Thomas Paine

Today is a very celebratory day for the Farsaci family. Sofia is 2 months old (actual) and 34 weeks and 2 days (adjusted) today. I’ll explain more about the actual and adjusted in a second. It’s amazing to us that she has hit the 2 month mark already and even more amazing, last night she hit 4lbs! This huge marker has moved us to level 2 care, the last level before discharge.

We are hoping and praying that we get this little angel home for Christmas. The last developmental step is eating on her own without Brady’s and desats and Apnea. No more A’s, B’s and D’s…please! Oh yea, and getting the reflux that causes all of the above under control.

Ok back to the actual and adjusted age. In the preemie world they are “aged” with two numbers until their 2nd birthday, their actual age and their adjusted age. Actual age is dated the way you would with a term baby, 2 month since ACTUAL day born, for example. The adjusted age is the baby’s age based on original due date. So right now, if I was still pregnant I would be 34wks and 2 days. This is the calculation used until the 40wk, full term, mark and then it starts counting forward each week or month from my due date. It continues like this until 2 years of age. This is all because of basic development. For example, since she was born almost 4 months early, at Sofia’s 1st birthday she will only be expected to do what an 8 month old can do from a developmental standpoint. All so very complicated, I know.

This has been the Preemie lesson of the day! Brought to you by ::insert baby product here::

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” Thomas Paine

Today is a very celebratory day for the Farsaci family. Sofia is 2 months old (actual) and 34 weeks and 2 days (adjusted) today. I’ll explain more about the actual and adjusted in a second. It’s amazing to us that she has hit the 2 month mark already and even more amazing, last night she hit 4lbs! This huge marker has moved us to level 2 care, the last level before discharge.

We are hoping and praying that we get this little angel home for Christmas. The last developmental step is eating on her own without Brady’s and desats and Apnea. No more A’s, B’s and D’s…please! Oh yea, and getting the reflux that causes all of the above under control.

Ok back to the actual and adjusted age. In the preemie world they are “aged” with two numbers until their 2nd birthday, their actual age and their adjusted age. Actual age is dated the way you would with a term baby, 2 month since ACTUAL day born, for example. The adjusted age is the baby’s age based on original due date. So right now, if I was still pregnant I would be 34wks and 2 days. This is the calculation used until the 40wk, full term, mark and then it starts counting forward each week or month from my due date. It continues like this until 2 years of age. This is all because of basic development. For example, since she was born almost 4 months early, at Sofia’s 1st birthday she will only be expected to do what an 8 month old can do from a developmental standpoint. All so very complicated, I know.

This has been the Preemie lesson of the day! Brought to you by ::insert baby product here::

We always celebrate Thanksgiving withy family on Friday. It’s a tradition that started a few years ago when I was engaged because eating big meals twice in one day is a little overwhelming.

This was the first time Sofia was going to meet her Uncle Brandon so she decided to be a big girl and was taken out of her isolette and into an open air crib. She held her temperature great.

Brandon and Laura came into town and got to meet Sofia for the very first time! She had so much fun with her Uncle Brandon. Then, we had a happy Honeybaked dinner. No stress and quick clean-up. It was a great Holiday.

Later that evening Sofia got moves to the intermediate room. It’s the last room before we are discharged. Such a huge move. FL or bust!

We always celebrate Thanksgiving withy family on Friday. It’s a tradition that started a few years ago when I was engaged because eating big meals twice in one day is a little overwhelming.

This was the first time Sofia was going to meet her Uncle Brandon so she decided to be a big girl and was taken out of her isolette and into an open air crib. She held her temperature great.

Brandon and Laura came into town and got to meet Sofia for the very first time! She had so much fun with her Uncle Brandon. Then, we had a happy Honeybaked dinner. No stress and quick clean-up. It was a great Holiday.

Later that evening Sofia got moves to the intermediate room. It’s the last room before we are discharged. Such a huge move. FL or bust!

We always celebrate Thanksgiving withy family on Friday. It’s a tradition that started a few years ago when I was engaged because eating big meals twice in one day is a little overwhelming.

This was the first time Sofia was going to meet her Uncle Brandon so she decided to be a big girl and was taken out of her isolette and into an open air crib. She held her temperature great.

Brandon and Laura came into town and got to meet Sofia for the very first time! She had so much fun with her Uncle Brandon. Then, we had a happy Honeybaked dinner. No stress and quick clean-up. It was a great Holiday.

Later that evening Sofia got moves to the intermediate room. It’s the last room before we are discharged. Such a huge move. FL or bust!

Glama and Papa Max came into town the day before Thanksgiving and got to hold Sofia for the first time. She’s now over 3.5lbs! She is tolerating her feeds over 1hr with little to no residuals and still doing well breathing with no assistance.

Jonathan and I had dinner with my parents on Thanksgiving in the hotel my parents stayed at! Definitely a family first for us. My parents mentioned that since I was still NICU bound for my first Thanksgiving, they celebrated my first Thanksgiving, with my Nini and Grandad in a restaurant. Funny how life comes full circle some times.

Glama and Papa Max came into town the day before Thanksgiving and got to hold Sofia for the first time. She’s now over 3.5lbs! She is tolerating her feeds over 1hr with little to no residuals and still doing well breathing with no assistance.

Jonathan and I had dinner with my parents on Thanksgiving in the hotel my parents stayed at! Definitely a family first for us. My parents mentioned that since I was still NICU bound for my first Thanksgiving, they celebrated my first Thanksgiving, with my Nini and Grandad in a restaurant. Funny how life comes full circle some times.

Glama and Papa Max came into town the day before Thanksgiving and got to hold Sofia for the first time. She’s now over 3.5lbs! She is tolerating her feeds over 1hr with little to no residuals and still doing well breathing with no assistance.

Jonathan and I had dinner with my parents on Thanksgiving in the hotel my parents stayed at! Definitely a family first for us. My parents mentioned that since I was still NICU bound for my first Thanksgiving, they celebrated my first Thanksgiving, with my Nini and Grandad in a restaurant. Funny how life comes full circle some times.

Sofia had her first non-family visitors from Florida on Saturday November 19th! Dana and Joey came and got to hold her now that her oxygen is off and she’s easier to handle. She must have known they were coming. Sofia can’t wait to meet her friend-to-be in 2012, that must be why she wanted to get her oxygen off to visit with baby Mastropietro-to-be! Can’t wait to hear, soon, if her new playmate is pink or blue.