Cameron John (CJ)
Born June 1, 2010
8:14 am
6 lbs, 19 inches long
He was born at 36 weeks and 4 days. He was considered a late term pre-mature baby.
We were very blessed to be in the room when Cameron was born and entered the world.
June 1 and 2 - he did very well, ate on his own and was able to be taken out of the nursery into the hospital rooms. The nursing staff calls this a honeymoon period for babies that are pre-mature.
June 3, 2010 - Kurt and Amelia became foster parents (with the hope to adopt CJ) on June 3, 2010.
June 3 - We were told CJ would need to stay in the hospital for a longer period of time since he was having a hard time eating on his own for every feeding. He is learning to eat, suck from a bottle and then breath.
June 4, 5 and 6 - CJ is still in the hospital. He is reading the pre-mature textbook and is needing time to grow and have some additional assistance from the hospital staff. The current expectation is he will have to stay in the hospital for at least a week and it maybe up to three weeks.
June 7, 2010 - CJ is still in the nursery at the hospital. He is eating about every 2nd to 3rd time by bottle and then the remaining feedings are through a feeding tube. He is on oxygen, but his level of oxygen is very low and has not been increased since he has been on it - this is a good sign. He also gained an ounce on June 6, 2010.
The process of the birth parents rights being terminated will take another month or more.
Please pray for the birth mom and her family. We are very grateful for her gift of life in Cameron and her courage to make this decision for her son. He is an amazing little boy. We are enjoying our time bonding with him at the hospital and look forward to when we can bring him home.
Talk to you soon.
Kurt, Amelia and Katelyn
