March 17th, 2014. I am 1 year old, and it shows!
Still small in weight and size for my age, but undeniably the best smiler and smoothest crawler around! And very present; I pity my big brother Dante who takes toys from me and pushes me away – just wait and see, soon I will walk all over you… Bro, you are so kind and sweet, and I am just a little faster, naughtier, and always with a smile to get away with it.
With 25 days of age, my pediatrician is very satified with my growth: now 3,2kg ~ 7 Lbs with 50cm ~ 20″ (up from 2,6kg ~ 5.7 Lbs with 45cm ~18″).
I look bigger as well, drinking pure mother’s milk and sleeping all day. The nights are weird though. I feel ackward in my tummy & guts and cry my lungs out until I have seen all the rooms of the house twice – once in my Moms arms, then my Dads arms. When I see they are desperate I stop, have a good drink, make sure NOT to burp, so I can sleep a while on someones breast. As soon as I am put in my bassinet I start complaining again, and I keep fuzzy until my next feed. At the glares of sunrise my body relaxes, I am exhausted and fall into a nice sleep.
Other than that, no complaints, my brother Dante check in on me various times a day and seems to accept my presence.
Today the four of us walked downtown and bought a nice pairs of walking boots for my brother, he loves them!
And real great news: my grandma Oma Reintjen comes to visit us, for a month!! Can’t wait to meet her, I heard her voice via skype a couple of times, but that’s not the same. Bet she holds me and sways me like only grandma’s do.
Dear family and friends,
After all that happened I couldn’t wait either, and although my Mom took all possible precautions and rest staying home in Valparaiso – Chile, I decided that last Sunday night March 17th, 2013 at 23:00h and with 34 weeks & 6 days it was time to see what life is all about, and proudly present myself: Enzo Omar Koning Venegas, born with 2,6kg / 5.7 Pounds & 45cm / 17.7″.
Compared to my brother Dante (dantemax.com), 6 weeks extra in Mom’s womb make a huge difference (5.7 vs 3.3 Lbs, 17.7″ vs 15″), but in my eagerness to come out I forgot to breath and needed respiratory help, ventilator at first and CPAP for the first night. Since the next day I am breathing on my own and in Neonatal intermediary care, hopefully after a week I will be released from hospital to meet my brother and family!
