Day 8 - Lex Opens his Eyes

Day 8 – Tuesday, July 25, 2017

AGE: 1 week, 1 days (25 weeks, 5 days gestation)

Lochlan: Weight isoz. (Birth weight: 1 lb 10.8 oz.)
                Length  in. (Birth Length 13 in.)
Lex:        Weight is oz. (Birth weight: 1 lb 10.8 oz.)
                Length is  in. (Birth length: 13 in.)

We checked on the boys in the evening yesterday and we saw Lex open his eyes for the first time. Prior to 24 weeks in the womb, babies eye lids are fused shut. It appears that Lochlan’s are still fused but should open any day.

During 4 pm care time (when the nurses change diapers, blankets, do oral care, etc) the nurse said I could change Lex’s diaper. I told her I had not changed a diaper yet and she replied jokingly, “Well, he is 8 days old, what are you waiting for?” I changed Lex’s diaper while Kyle was in changing Lochlan’s. This is the first boy diaper I have ever changed and toward the end, Lex started to pee on me. I think this was my initiation or that he was marking his territory.