13 pounds!

Jules is thirteen pounds! This is great because this weigh-in came after his first week off the pump during the day. Just breaking even and not having weight loss would have been nice, but a little weight gain for him is really great.

Scott and I went on our first date since July 2008 where we didn't have the ominous fear of a known doomed pregnancy, the stress of my bed rest and personal hospitalization, the four months in the NICU, and the rest of Julian's prolonged hospitalization hanging over us. 

We were a bit nervous to leave him behind for the first time and kept our cell phones on the table, but my mom had Gigi for a sleepover at our old house and Jessica, Gigi's babysitter was up for watching Jules after we put him to bed. He slept the whole time we were at dinner and we had such a nice time. It was wonderful.

Joy