One month old!

Well today, 9/11/07, Ethan is officially one month old! He has had lots of "firsts" today. To start, Ethan's home nurse, Linda, came to visit. She will come back weekly for weight and pulse ox checks and we can call on her any time we have any questions in between. If Ethan had come home with the NG tube, she would also be available to assist with changing the tube and addressing any problems/questions we had about the feeding tube, but fortunately we don't have to deal with that!

Also, Ethan had his first bath today in his new little bathtub we received from one of the baby showers. Mom and I thought this would be a pleasant experience for him but he screamed and cried the whole time - I guess because he was naked and cold (two things he really doesn't like). Until his umbilical cord falls off, he can't be sitting in water so it was more of just a sponge bath (which he's had before and didn't fuss nearly as much).

Tomorrow, we'll be heading back over to UNC - but only for a visit with our friends Crystal and Ben and their HLHS baby girl, Shelby Glover. If you've been reading our blog regularly, you will remember that we met Shelby and Crystal a few weeks ago when Shelby came for her pre-surgery heart cath and they stayed at the RMH the night before the procedure. Crystal just got news today that Shelby's getting ready to have her 2nd heart surgery on Thursday and they hvae to be at UNC tomorrow for a pre-op appointment. We're going to visit them tomorrow night to support Crystal and Ben and to let Ethan and Shelby meet for the first time! Please be in prayer for their family. At 5 months old, Shelby is a very sweet, healthy looking little girl. We can only imagine how hard it is for them right now to see their daughter undergo the Glenn surgery and to wait for her to get through the surgery and go to recovery so they can see her again. Going through the first surgery (the Norwood) was hard enough on both our families, but the babies were so young that we didn't really have much of a relationship yet. Shelby is a real little person now, with a personality and character all her own. Before we know it, we'll be following in their footsteps as long as Ethan continues to do well.