Growing Boy

Last week Nicholas had his three-year-old photos taken by my good friend, Heather of Click Photography. Doesn't he look like such a big boy now?! He is quite the opposite of Ella when he gets his photo taken, as he smiles the entire time. Nicholas also had his three-year check-up last week with his pediatrician and he is 42 inches long (95th percentile) and 25 pounds which means that he is not yet on the growth chart, but he has gained weight and is getting closer to the 10th percentile. He also had a feeding clinic appointment last week and his nutritionist would like him to gain 3-4 pounds in the next several months so she increased his food intake for the day from 1100 mls to 1200 mls. Tonight Nicholas has a sleep study at OHSU. Normally his sleep studies are conducted at a hotel, but I asked specifically that this sleep study be conducted at the hospital because that way we won't have to bring so many machines with us. We will only need to bring his Trilogy and feeding pump since the hospital has a suction, cough assist, and pulse/ox. I know our overnight stay is going to be met with resistance from our little guy as I know he will not be happy about having to sleep at the hospital, but we will be be bringing all the comforts of home to hopefully make it as comfortable as possible for him. Wish us luck!