What's new, and what's not...

In spite of the title, there's really not much new going on. Dylan is still the world's most gorgeous baby, he still lights up the room with his smile, and he still has his mom and dad wrapped around his tiny little fingers.

We do, however, have a busy couple of weeks coming up. Next week, Dylan will be seen for a consult on his herniated umbilical cord, he get's his second round of vaccinations, and he's going to his first reunion (more on that later).

The consult about the umbilical cord is probably unnecessary, but it will help settle our minds about it. A herniated umbilical cord is typically nothing of concern, but it can and very occasionally will become strangulated and lead to serious complications. At the time that we made the appointment to have it looked at, Dylan was rather constipated and acting very fussy. The bulge had also grown quite a bit since he was released from the NICU. These can be signs of a problem with the hernia, so we opted for the more cautious(paranoid?) route. Of course, these can also be signs of a normal baby. I'm sure it will be an uneventful appointment.

I'm hoping that his appointment for his shots goes as well as his first visit to his pediatrician. He tolerated the first round of vaccinations very well and he impressed his mom and I very much. If he has the same lack of reaction to them as he did last time, I will be very happy about that. Who wants to see their child upset and uncomfortable?

As for the reunion, that's something that I know Barbara and I are looking forward to, and we think Dylan is as well. The NICU has a reunion planned for their former patients. Although we have stopped in to see some members of his care team when we are in Gainseville, there are some nurses we haven't seen and that we would like to say "thanks" to and show off our beautiful boy to. The flyer says they also have some "fun activities" planned, but I somehow think that Dylan may be a bit young for them yet. Maybe at next year's reunion though. :)

I'll let you all know how things went with all of the appointments in my next post.