Congratulations, Mrs. Ogden, You're the Mother of a Healthy Baby Boy!
Greetings and hello to everyone.
Today is Xavier's "official" due date, at least based on the math using the first day of the last period. Using the knowledge from our first ultrasound at 61 days, we know exactly the day of conception, so Thursday is Xavier's true due date. It was, however, the doctors at PVH who decided to use the OBGYN formula so they could get Rebecca and Xavier checked in to University Hospital as soon as possible, for which we are all grateful. Xavier came early anyway, Rebecca's body overrode both dates. Always a lesson: plan your future, but trust in God always. With much prayer and supplication and the goodness of our God we are in a good place today.
On his official due date, Xavier weighs 1570 grams, an increase of 25 grams over yesterday, bringing him to 3 pounds and 7.3 ounces! That's up 650 grams (1 lb, 7oz) from his delivery weight of 920 grams (1 lb, 9 oz). His length is 41.5 cm (16.3 in). His length at delivery was 33.5 cm, or 13.2 in. His head circumference is 31.5 cm.
Xavier is scheduled for an eye exam on Wednesday. We expect to learn everything is healthy and well-formed and/or forming well.
Rebecca made it down from Fort Collins earlier than expected today, making the NICU about 3:45. The movers had the house packed up and loaded in three hours! We set a lot of things on the curb for anyone to take, and, with the exception of some baskets and decorative boxes, it's all gone!
We have an unusual sign in the front window of the Northern Outpost. It reads: "NOTICE THIS HOME IS FOR SALE ONLY! CRAIGSLIST listing is a SCAM & you could lose money & not have a place to live!!! *PLEASE DON'T REMOVE SIGN IN YARD*"
As we were closing up the back of the moving truck Saturday morning and ready to head south, a family stopped by to look at the house and asked us "are you coming or going?" They had a lot of information about the house, most of it accurate, including Rebecca's name as the second owner. Turns out, some scammer posted the house on Craig's List as a rental ($600.00/mo) and was asking for first and last month's rent. Jan, our realtor, had 21 or more calls on the property, all inquiries about its rental availability. The house doesn't begin showing until Friday! Apparently, Fort Collins is being hit hard by this type of scam.
Thought that was an amusing item to share. Always, thank you for your prayers; they brought Xavier into the world sooner than we planned, but they have all been needed. We definitely have had to trust God and cling to His goodness with white-knuckle grips throughout all of this. Rejoice with us today, Xavier's official due date!
Here is a picture Rebecca took of the sign hanging in the window, alerting people to the Craig's List scam.