Kingston

August 12th, 2010

Wow, we are actually starting a blog! I always said as soon as i had a baby i would do this but it took Christian setting it up to actually write anything. I like this! Great page husband! So Kingston is 30 weeks gestationally today. (10 weeks till his due date) He will be 6 weeks old officially on Sunday. YEAH KINGSTON! He is almost 2 kilos (2 lbs 2 oz) and is about 13 inches long. I think later i will post about my birth experience but i still need to edit it. (i wrote it down right after i gave birth but haven't gone through it all yet) To give a current update: He went on CPAP about a week ago. (This is a machine that helps him breathe on his own) He was doing awesome and almost moved to high flow but then he started having a bunch of A's and B's (Apnea and Bradychardia) where his heart rate drops way down and he quits breathing. The nurses were concerned he was getting an infection but the lab results came back good so we are pretty sure it's not that. He had to move way up on his settings though which is discouraging, but we are glad that he is not getting sick. We think it may have been that the tubes in his nose weren't getting a good seal and so he wasn't getting all the air he needed. Today they moved to bigger tubes and he's improved. (Only one grade 1 today) Grade 1: means he drops and doesn't come back on his own but he does with light touch. (He had three Grade 4's yesterday which are really scary) Grade 4: they have to mask and bag him because he doesn't come back.

Every day we feel so blessed to have this little miracle in our lives. It's amazing how someone so small can mean so much! We are so greatful for all the wonderful people in our lives who have been praying so hard for him and have been so thoughtful. We love you all!