Feb 27, 2009

Good Evening KSG,
Sorry for the delay in postings. Being out of town, I was unable to post and Gretchen had her hands full with running the household for the week. I'm back now, and had a wonderful time with my new job, but I have to admit I sure did miss my boys and wife. Gretchen had a great first week back to work, I'm so proud of how strong she has been this week. We are doing very well, so far, balancing the work/life relationship.
Enough about us... after my flight got in tonight I rushed over to the hospital to see our little Kolton. He looks great!!! He is able to fit into some of the little premie outfits we have for him. It was very cute tonight, he was periodically smiling in his sleep (and no it was not gas). His new feeding schedule is going great, he is eating as he should. His weight is now at 3lbs 11ozs. He is becoming more and more active, in fact before I left out of town I watched him roll over from his back to his stomach! Yeah I know, crazy. For those of you with children you know kids are always rated in percentiles to where they should be in their growth. I don't want to alarm any of you with the following information. According to the premie growth chart Kolton is only in the 3rd percential for weight, height, and head size. It is speculated the reason for this low rating is due to the calories he is burning working his heart and lungs? When the calories should technically be going to his growth instead. After he has his heart surgery, things should revert to normal growth for him. This is about it in regards to his situation.
I had the pleasure of meeting a gentleman this week that shared with me a story of his nephew that was born with the same heart condition. It was reassuring to hear what he had to tell me. His nephew had the surgery right away and was able to live a normal active life. Sports, playing, being a boy, the whole enchilada. His nephew is now starting his freshman year at a major Midwest university.
Words can do no justice to how thankful we are as a family for the continued support we receive on a daily basis. Your prayers, positive thoughts, cards, postings, watching Tavyn, helping us with our home, watching Naboo, meals, etc!!!
I'm hope to get some updated pictures this weekend for all of you.
All of our love,
The Thompson Tribe