Dominick David was born at this point in gestation. My water broke the week before. It's been quite the stressful couple weeks to say the least. I spent a week praying, praying some more then praying constantly for the health of my child. I made a pact with God, if he thought this was the right time to send our son I could accept that. Please send him healthy so he doesn't have to suffer though. My prayers were answered and he is perfectly healthy, just small.
He squealed in at 4lbs 6.7oz with a whopping height of 17 1/4 inches. His Apgar Scores were 9/9 and he has been able to breathe on his own without any assistance. He was transferred from the NICU to the Continuing Care Nursery in just 3 days. We just need him to stay awake long enough to eat so he can gain weight.
Dalaynie thinks he's the greatest. We chose his name on her continued insistence. Long Story short she recommended we "Name the baby Dominick" before we even knew we had a baby coming. The only other name she suggested was "Alice in Wonderland". We didn't think that'd be appropriate.
She got to meet him when he was just a day old. She said "He's so beautiful", after her grandma did, of course. She wanted to know what was wrong that he needed the tubes and was quickly satisfied with the fact that he just needs to grow. That lasted until it was time to leave and she realized she was leaving, he wasn't. She is going to be such a great big sister!
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