Oh me oh my, how I love these guys!

Oskar catching some zzzz's after filling his belly Doesn't he look so relaxed?
Our boy weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces at yesterday's doctor appointment. Yikes! That is some impressive weight gain from just 5 days prior.

Our growing boy. Yesterday we took Oskar in for a weight check. He is doing great! Just one ounce shy of his birth weight. He seems to be nursing well, and the nurse told us we could cut back on his bottle supplements of breastmilk. (That means at least dad will get more sleep through the night!) 

Grandpa Nystrom is here! Grandpa arrived last night from Decorah so he's getting his first time with Oskar this morning.

Well, Oskar's jaundice is beginning to fade from his belly. They say it may be a few weeks until it is all clear, but he is moving in the right direction! Plus, he is continuing to gain weight; slowly, but it is weight gain. He seems to be getting more and more eager at feedings and is beginning to get the hang of nursing. We will continue to supplement with a bottle for awhile to ensure that he continues to take in enough calories.
Thanks to all those who are praying for us and Oskar. We're doing very well, and I'm figuring out how to get a bit more rest than initially. As I dozed with Oskar a little while ago, I couldn't imagine what we'd be doing if my mom wasn't here. We are soooo grateful to her. Thanks Grandma Nystrom!

Yesterday we celebrated Oskar's 1 week birthday! He slept through our little party.

We've been home for going on 6 days now and things are only getting better. Initially Oskar had lost a little more weight than anyone likes, so we were a bit stressed out. Being a few weeks early and a little jaundice his favorite past time has been sleeping. Needless to say it was a bit hard to get him to nurse and put the weight back on. We ended up supplementing by pumping and feeding him with a bottle at first (after all sorts of tricks to wake/rouse him), just trying to get calories into him. It has been tiring and rather stressful, but as of yesterday Oskar is taking to nursing! He is also regaining his weight. Praise God. We go in tomorrow to check his weight gain once again and get his bilirubin level checked again.  

Grandma is here!

Grandma Nystrom arrived last night to meet Oskar for the very first time!

Home Sweet Home...

We're home! We're tired! But we're SOOOO in love! (Even Kooper loves Oskar.) We'll try to keep the pics coming as we all adjust to life together.

Pictures of Oskar can be fouund at http://oskarjamesswanson.shutterfly.com

OSKAR MEET WORLD, WORLD MEET OSKAR

Oskar James Swanson

Born: February 10th, 2009 at 12:35 PM

Weight: 7 lbs 7.5 oz

Length: 21"

Hair: head full, very dark

Ultrasound pics from this morning. Kissy lips, hair, and CHUBBY cheeks. He is so cute! They estimate his weight at 6 lbs 12 oz (+/- 1 lb) at this point.  My midwife thinks it will still be awhile until he arrives because I'm not having any Braxton Hicks contractions... so we'll continue to be patient. 

37 weeks... I've got sleepy eyes because I just woke up from a short nap, but we're really just aiming for the belly shot here anyways. We were at the doctor this afternoon and my belly seems to be measuring the same as last week.
Mark modeling the new baby backpack that the men in church gave us at our shower on Saturday.

36 1/2 weeks and still growing. Monday is our next/final ultrasound to check the position and size of this "lil" guy.