1700 grams

Little man is not budging from 1700 grams. He apparently thinks 3 pounds 12 ounces is a good number for him. He doesn't realize that staying 1700 grams for 4 days straight will concern his nurses and in turn, concern his parents? Fortunately, his doctor isn't thinking much of it. He started his diuretics this week and has been losing the water weight he was holding on to.

What weighs 1700 grams? A quick Google search tells me this:

• a dolphin's brain,
• the brain of the leading poet of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky,
• one liter of Hydriotic Acid,
• the brains of two camels, 
• and a fetus at about 32 weeks gestation.

That's right, everybody. Baby S is growing right on par. A 32-weeker would be about 3 pounds 12 ounces if he came today. That news makes momma happy. A fun tidbit? Einstein's brain weighed 1492 grams when he died. S outweighs that and then some! 

If S doesn't gain a little weight over the weekend, his breast milk will be mixed with formula to make it 30 calories. Breast milk, straight from "the tap" is 20 calories per ounce. He's currently getting his milk at 27 calories, so hopefully without a weight gain this weekend, a boost in calories will mean a boost in weight. The golden rule for S is as he gains, his lungs grow and he gets stronger.