Saturday, October 2, 2010

First Family Picture

Today was a milestone day. Today we took our first family picture. Yesterday was the first time since Caleb has been born that our entire family was in the same room. As you can see, the excitement of the moment was not lost on Caleb!

This is what Caleb looks like when they try to wean his methadone dose. We believe that we officially have an issue. Both Phil and I asked the nurse practioner if this meant that he was addicted to methadone. She very quickly corrected "addicted" to "dependent". Addicted has a choice component, dependent is purely physiological. Addicted is difficult to fix, dependent just takes time and expertise. Luckily, we have both! What they will probably do is switch him to a different drug to calm him, thus soothing his body, but eliminating the methadone. They will probably wait a little while because the methadone is not hurting him and other than the occasional inconsolable meltdown that should be eliminated by putting him back at his happy dose, he is getting very close to his happy place.

Today, he gained 40 ounces. Another great day! The kids all got to hold him. It is really funny how much they enjoy it. The nurse we had last night was so impressed - she works nights and doesn't usually get to see siblings visit. She said "This is better than any drug we could give him". I doubt Caleb would agree right now, but he does seem to like looking at the Big Three when they hold him.