Wk 32 - Happy milestone!

This week is a great milestone on our journey! No, we are not there yet...and even though I am totally thrilled that I got Sisu's knitted cardigan ready, it is not the reason why I could dance around happy.

From this week onwards (moderately preterm or late preterm), would Little Sisu decide to make his grand entrance, the research shows that long term outcome is same as with babies born full term. We are out of the long term risk zone! Yeiii!

It was nice to share the joy also with few colleagues, who paid a visit earlier this week. One of them brought flowers and "survival bag" with ingredients to make fajitas. Such a lovely gesture and nice to have some company on my couch :)

To celebrate the milestone my husband got lovely flowers too. He has been reading all possible
preterm labor studies and knows that from this week onwards long term impact to Sisu will be minimized to the same level as full term babies.

Knowing that makes me even happier than before. Despite all the initial forecast, we have made it out of the deep waters and are on our safe way to the harbor. There are no real words to describe the feeling in reality. Just this unlimited happiness, knowing that with the good team work we have managed to provide to our little boy as healthy start to life as possible.

As per the statistics the average baby boy weight this week would be around 1.8 kg / 3 lb 15.5 oz. Well Sisu was already 1.5 weeks ago 1.6 kg / 3 lb 9 oz.  So, this week he has most likely passed 2 kg border. Based on how he is stretching me nowadays I would say that assumption to be a right on spot :)

His good growth is making me smile out of happiness. Even if it means that lately his frequent stretching exercises feel every time like he would be firing something up and looks like an alien is trying to break free through my belly :) His one room belly-apartment is clearly running out of any free space and he has to squeeze himself to fit in.

One reason to pride I have is his growth, that is coming purely from healthy diet and good home cooking. My husband has become the expert of healthy but delicious home cooking :) It used to be mainly just me and if he was left on his own devices, he would cook...well what ever one learned during college to cook. Nowadays there are 2 of us who know to cook proper meals in this family.
I will write about my thoughts around the nutrition in a separate post. As that is one of my passionate interest areas, apart from sports & exercise.

I have kept telling Sisu each day this week that we got at least 5 more weeks to go.
Yet I am not forgetting the amazing fact that we have come already 8 weeks further than anyone dared to believe initially. YESSSS! Goes to show that keeping the head up and positive attitude on takes one far. Keeping my eyes looking forward filled with joy!

I have decided long ago that as much as I can influence on the outcome...I will not give up, nor will I allow any misery about the circumstances kick in. I will fight with a positive determination. Even if it means that the final weeks would need to take place while standing on my head. Luckily my 1 and 1/2 men are in this with the same attitude <3