The big sleep...

Dear Nicky,

Today we took you to Dr. Ward, who weighed you and found you to be eight pounds, nine ounces. This is a twelve-ounce increase over the course of ten days and is better than the ounce-per-day calculation for gauging baby growth. This is very good news for many reasons. First, it indicates your well being, your overall health. You heart defect does not interfere with your ability to take in nutrition and put on weight. That is such a load off our minds. And second, it means that now that we know for sure that you can eat well and let us know when you're hungry, we can let you sleep through the night, which means we can sleep through the night, or at least I can go to bed a lot earlier than I have been. For this relief, much thanks.

Love,
Dad