July 4th!

This was July 4th 2009. Zach had made it through his first surgery, had extubated himself & was now on CPAP. He had a break from the CPAP while I held him & we used blow-by to give him oxygen. I think that he was just over 2 pounds in this picture. I then drove to Santee to see a friend & began my adventure of learning to pump anywhere. I finished the night in Point Loma watching the fireworks & then pumping on my way home (yep, while driving).

This year we have been taking it easy. We have done some time in the park & errands. Yesterday we went to Campland on the Bay to see some new friends. A fellow preemie mom & her 3 1/2 year old twins. Although we hadn't met before yesterday, we have known each other for a couple of years on my online preemie mom support group.

Zach ran around like a maniac & then tried to teal everyone's balls (footballs, baseballs, soccer balls, volleyballs). He has no idea that he is too little to play with the big kids & the adults. He was just chasing the ball as they were throwing it & then would just pick up their ball & run off with it. Needless to say, I got a bit of exercise myself yesterday.