Mommy and Daddy gave me my first bath tonight. It was a little scary but i think I liked it! Now I am so clean. Weighed 3 lb 13 oz. Pretty soon I'll be 4! I also tried breastfeeding until I got tired. It was a good night.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
September 13, 2010
Well my little fetus is like a real baby now! Today I got to work with the OT (occupational therapist). She is going to be working with me on breast feeding my little man. Not sure if he is going to be able to do it, but we're sure gonna give it a try! Today he latched on and even sucked a little. It's gonna be tricky to get him to keep breathing while he does that, breathe, suck, and swallow...all at the same time! Poor thing tuckered out after a few seconds. :) Well this was just the first attempt. I am so glad that i get to experience this with him. When he was done I held him while he was fed. He was high sating the whole time, just lovin it! (his feeding tube is now in his nose with the nasal canula that he is on (1 liter!) so for once in his life his mouth has nothing in it! YEAH!!!
One of Christian's buddies let us borrow the preemie clothes from when they were in the NBICU so we got hooked up! I get so excited to dress him in his little outfits. (although i am not that coordinated yet, and it takes FOREVER! i still love it! )
Just called the hospital and he has been moved to room 6! Room 2 was much more private with only 2 babies to a nurse instead of 3 which he will have now, but it is exciting to know he is doing well enough to graduate to the bigger room. We will miss little ms. Aaliyah (his roommate) and her parents.
I'm kinda jumping all over the place today. Almost done, I feel so blessed to have Kingston in my life and love watching him grow and progress. We are so greatful for our sweet miracle and for all the prayers and support that we are getting. Kingston in 10 weeks old now! (34 wks gestational) He is 3 lb 7 oz and 14 3/4 inches long. Our little man's really growin up!
One of Christian's buddies let us borrow the preemie clothes from when they were in the NBICU so we got hooked up! I get so excited to dress him in his little outfits. (although i am not that coordinated yet, and it takes FOREVER! i still love it! )
Just called the hospital and he has been moved to room 6! Room 2 was much more private with only 2 babies to a nurse instead of 3 which he will have now, but it is exciting to know he is doing well enough to graduate to the bigger room. We will miss little ms. Aaliyah (his roommate) and her parents.
I'm kinda jumping all over the place today. Almost done, I feel so blessed to have Kingston in my life and love watching him grow and progress. We are so greatful for our sweet miracle and for all the prayers and support that we are getting. Kingston in 10 weeks old now! (34 wks gestational) He is 3 lb 7 oz and 14 3/4 inches long. Our little man's really growin up!
Friday, September 10, 2010
September 10, 2010
So much has happened in a week. I need to get caught up! So we'll start with Saturday. ...the worst day ever. :( I was so jealous that my roommate's parents got to hold her every night and i was getting so anxious to hold my little man. He is just way too cute to just look at and i wanted a snuggle. I had been asking the nurses for the last few days if i could possibly hold him, if they felt comfortable enough. Well one of my primaries told me i could hold him and i was SO EXCITED! Everything was great for about an hour. Then his tube came out, but we didn't know that. (he was still on the vent at this point) He started turning bluish purple so fast. His heart dropped, he desated, and looked so lifeless. At first my nurse didn't panic so i wasn't too worried, but then when she called the other nurses help and no one came she seemed to get a little panicky especially when she put the mask on him to give him breaths and his dinner started coming up. Milk was spilling everywhere and that's when she knew he had been extubated. Christian ran in the hall to get help and then all these nurses and docs started running down the hall towards our room. It was so scary. I just froze and watched. As soon as she lifted him from my lap and put him back on the isolette i left the room with Christian to wait outside. We couldn't watch them put the big metal thing down his throat. It was so frightening. I felt so awful! They should make parents watch a video of what can happen and then they won't ask to hold their baby until they are OFF the vent. I learned my lesson.
On the bright side, if there is one, once they re-intubated Kingston and got the tube in the perfect position. (it had been a little high before.) He started improving and doing really well (the new medicine, i'm sure played a big role in this too) Monday afternoon they took him off the vent and put him back on CPAP (the bubbly NPPVI without a rate) He was on a setting of 8, since then, every day they have weened him 1. Last night he was on a setting of 5. Once he gets to 4, they should switch him to High flow, so if all continues to go well that could be tomorrow! He's also been gaining a bunch lately too. He is now 3 lb 6 oz! He started cooking in the isolette so to our surprise yesterday they moved him to a big boy crib! He looks so adorable all swaddled and wrapped up and seems to be liking it just fine. (And i can hold him whenever i was right now which is the best feeling EVER!) The nurse put a little tshirt on him that just drowns him! (it is much harder and takes longer to change him with clothes on, but i'm not complaining! :) I love to see my little miracle baby growing up so fast. Christian and I feel SO BLESSED with our little angel.
So much has happened in a week. I need to get caught up! So we'll start with Saturday. ...the worst day ever. :( I was so jealous that my roommate's parents got to hold her every night and i was getting so anxious to hold my little man. He is just way too cute to just look at and i wanted a snuggle. I had been asking the nurses for the last few days if i could possibly hold him, if they felt comfortable enough. Well one of my primaries told me i could hold him and i was SO EXCITED! Everything was great for about an hour. Then his tube came out, but we didn't know that. (he was still on the vent at this point) He started turning bluish purple so fast. His heart dropped, he desated, and looked so lifeless. At first my nurse didn't panic so i wasn't too worried, but then when she called the other nurses help and no one came she seemed to get a little panicky especially when she put the mask on him to give him breaths and his dinner started coming up. Milk was spilling everywhere and that's when she knew he had been extubated. Christian ran in the hall to get help and then all these nurses and docs started running down the hall towards our room. It was so scary. I just froze and watched. As soon as she lifted him from my lap and put him back on the isolette i left the room with Christian to wait outside. We couldn't watch them put the big metal thing down his throat. It was so frightening. I felt so awful! They should make parents watch a video of what can happen and then they won't ask to hold their baby until they are OFF the vent. I learned my lesson.
On the bright side, if there is one, once they re-intubated Kingston and got the tube in the perfect position. (it had been a little high before.) He started improving and doing really well (the new medicine, i'm sure played a big role in this too) Monday afternoon they took him off the vent and put him back on CPAP (the bubbly NPPVI without a rate) He was on a setting of 8, since then, every day they have weened him 1. Last night he was on a setting of 5. Once he gets to 4, they should switch him to High flow, so if all continues to go well that could be tomorrow! He's also been gaining a bunch lately too. He is now 3 lb 6 oz! He started cooking in the isolette so to our surprise yesterday they moved him to a big boy crib! He looks so adorable all swaddled and wrapped up and seems to be liking it just fine. (And i can hold him whenever i was right now which is the best feeling EVER!) The nurse put a little tshirt on him that just drowns him! (it is much harder and takes longer to change him with clothes on, but i'm not complaining! :) I love to see my little miracle baby growing up so fast. Christian and I feel SO BLESSED with our little angel.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
September 2nd, 2010
So frustrated and tired today. Kingston has been on a rate of 35 the last couple days. (That means the machine gives him 35 breaths a minute) He was on 30 and they tried to ween him to 28 but he didn't like that and now he's up to 35. Sometimes he doesn't breathe at all on his own and just rides the vent, letting it breathe for him. They have tried to give him Arbutirol (some little mini inhaler looking thing) - first when he needed it, and then every 3 hrs but i don't know if it's really helping. He still has A's and B's and desats and had a grade 4 this morning. His lungs sounded crackly this morning and his xrays are not improving. Jackie heard a murmur so his PDA is open and I hope it's not getting bigger. They might do another echo to check it. I'm feeling so discouraged. I'm trying to be patient and give him time to improve but he just seems to be doing worse or the same instead of better. The last couple nights we've gone up there his little roommate's parents have got to hold her. (she is also 33 wks) It's hard to watch because we just sit there and he hasn't been stable enough to hold. It makes me really sad and jealous. I wish I could do something for him. All I can do is pray, trust in God, and be patient. I knew being a mom would be challenging but i wasn't prepared for this at all.
So frustrated and tired today. Kingston has been on a rate of 35 the last couple days. (That means the machine gives him 35 breaths a minute) He was on 30 and they tried to ween him to 28 but he didn't like that and now he's up to 35. Sometimes he doesn't breathe at all on his own and just rides the vent, letting it breathe for him. They have tried to give him Arbutirol (some little mini inhaler looking thing) - first when he needed it, and then every 3 hrs but i don't know if it's really helping. He still has A's and B's and desats and had a grade 4 this morning. His lungs sounded crackly this morning and his xrays are not improving. Jackie heard a murmur so his PDA is open and I hope it's not getting bigger. They might do another echo to check it. I'm feeling so discouraged. I'm trying to be patient and give him time to improve but he just seems to be doing worse or the same instead of better. The last couple nights we've gone up there his little roommate's parents have got to hold her. (she is also 33 wks) It's hard to watch because we just sit there and he hasn't been stable enough to hold. It makes me really sad and jealous. I wish I could do something for him. All I can do is pray, trust in God, and be patient. I knew being a mom would be challenging but i wasn't prepared for this at all.
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