tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17799888112985049292024-03-05T07:43:03.535-08:00Aiden HandThe Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-54877503247529405252010-08-16T18:33:00.000-07:002010-08-16T18:33:44.049-07:004.12.08: HOME!We brought you home today! We were so surprised that they let you come home today. They had given us the impression it would still be a couple of days, I guess they didn't want to get our hopes up! They took out the NG tube this morning right before your hospital pictures and then we put you in the car seat and brought you home! Grammy and Grandfather brought Ethan up to the hospital so he could be a part of it. We wanted to ride home as a family and bring you home with both boys in the car. This is the first time we have seen you without something taped to your face, it is so great! Putting you in the car seat and in the car was surreal. It felt like this day would never come. I am a little scared, but I know God is watching over us and we will be strong for you! I have never welcomed sleepless nights quite so much. I am so glad to have you next to me. We are working on getting you to nurse more.<br />
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Before we left....<br />
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At home:<br />
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A few weeks later we had a welcome home party so everyone who had been praying for you could meet our precious miracle!<br />
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Today they took you off your continuous feeds at put you on 40 cc's every 3 hrs. We are starting you on bottles along with the breastfeeding and the goal is to feed you by mouth every other feed and then NG every other feed. I hope it works!!The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-29935131258716634852010-08-16T17:30:00.000-07:002010-08-16T17:30:41.827-07:004.4.08 and 4.5.08You are 4 lb 6 oz today! Way to go little man! You also are off your oxygen. We are so excited to see you off the oxygen and we are praying hard it stays that way. Seeing your beautiful face is so great. Grandma, Grammy and mommy all came to see you today. It was mommy's first day back at work but I got off at 3 and came to see you. Today was also Ethan's first day with a nanny. They all got along fine and Ethan seemed to do well! I thought about you both all day. It is hard to be away from my boys. You are doing so good precious boy!<br />
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4.5.08<br />
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Good morning! I am here this morning to feed you and snuggle you. You are still off your oxygen and doing great!<br />
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4.3.08<br />
They put you on prevacid today to help the reflux and hopefully get you off the continuous feeds! We are praying that this does the trick!The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-22852831093670755802010-08-16T17:18:00.000-07:002010-08-16T17:42:00.580-07:003.31.08 and 4.1.084 lb 2 oz today, good job. You are nursing everyday now and starting to get the hang of it. I come for at least one feeding a day. Grammy, Grandfather, Mommy, Daddy and Grandma all came to see you today! It is so great to have the family up here, they are going to be a big part of your life and they love you so much.<br />
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Grana bought you this outfit from gymboree.....too cute!<br />
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4.1.08<br />
Mommy is hanging with you today and daddy is at the firestation. You are having a good day. You ate well and they are talking about moving you to the intermediate nursery tomorrow. That is great! One step closer to the door.<br />
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We are all excited to see you growing and maturing. They went up to 11 cc's on your continuous feeds today. Hopefully you will keep gaining weight. It is so nice to hold you whenever we want so daddy and I don't have to keep tabs on who's turn it is, now we can share : )The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-15597151376778092962010-08-16T17:09:00.000-07:002010-08-16T17:09:00.258-07:003.28.08 and 3.29.08Today they decided to put you on continuous feeds. That feels like such a huge step backwards because you have always tolerated your feeds so well. They are hoping that is settles your reflux and therefore helps your respiratory issues. Time will tell. You are now eating 10.5 cc's every hour. They are going to keep the continuous feeds until you keep your 02 sats up all the time. I feel like you may not be coming home in the time frame they had estimated. You have to grow to learn to eat and struggle less with your breathing so we understand it; it doesn't make it any easier though. No parents should have to come home without their child. No more bottle trials for awhile either. On a good note, Grammy held you for the first time today! She was so excited! It is so great to share you with the family. We all love you so much. You also got to move to an open crib and get dressed! It is like dressing a little doll! You are so tiny! I love dressing you up so I am bringing up clothes every day. The nurses always have your crib and outfit all matching. <br />
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3.29.08<br />
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4 lb now! I feel like this is such good news after yesterday. The continuous feeds seem to be helping your reflux. Grandma came up today and got to hold you. The nurses said now whenever we come up we can just pick you up whenever we want! That is such an awesome feeling. Before we could hold you on a good day and the nurse had to get you out and hand you to us. And we could only hold you if we were there during a "touch time". (every 4 hrs when they take your temp, change your diaper, and do the assessment). When you were so small it was to keep you from getting overstimulated. You are a big boy now and need your snuggles!<br />
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3.27.08<br />
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3 lb 14 oz last night. Today the nurse tried to give you a bottle and she said you weren't really sucking. We will have to keep trying. They are getting you down to room air a lot on your oxygen but you reflux during your feeds and they have to go back up. I hope you can get this all worked out.The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-46748595043669327042010-08-16T06:25:00.000-07:002010-08-16T06:25:19.644-07:003.24.08 and 3.25.8Today you weigh 3 lb 10.4 oz. Mommy came to see you twice today. I really miss you and I am having a hard time with you being away from me. This is just not the way it is meant to be. Since you lost a little weight they increased your feeds to 33 cc's every 3 hrs. You gave mommy 3 poopie diapers while I was here!<br />
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3.25.08<br />
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You gained weight and you are 3 lb 11.7 oz today. Daddy and I came up this evening and gave you a bath. We also fed you your first bottle. You were not very interested and only took 7 cc's. It was harder than I thought o get you to eat. You looked so sweet after your bath with your fuzzy hair. I wish you were eating better but you just don't seem to get it yet. You are on 23 % oxygen right now but refluxing with your feeds.<br />
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We are hoping you will graduate to a big boy bed and growing nursery soon! 3 lb 9.4 oz tonight. You are getting close to the 4 lb mark. Tomorrow is Easter. Daddy has to work, but mommy is going to bring up your Easter basketThe Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-88047584534000828242010-08-16T05:54:00.000-07:002010-08-16T05:54:58.785-07:003.20.08 and 3.21.08Today mommy came to see you while daddy was at the firestation and I got to nurse you for the first time. You don't quite have the hang of it, but we will keep trying. You weighed 3 lb 7.4 oz this evening which is great since you lost a little yesterday. They increased the calorie supplement in your milk.<br />
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Mommy and Daddy came up to see you. Daddy held you for an hour and then mommy nursed you. You did a little better today! Ethan came by too with Grammy and got to sit in my lap while I held you. He gave you kisses and hugs and rubbed your hair. You weigh 3 lb 8.3 oz. Good Job! Your billirubin stayed the same so they will just keep watching it. You were started on Epogen to help increase your red blood cell production and hopefully reduce the number of blood transfusions in the future. Aunt Katie donated blood to you in case you need it!The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-55982027413498555532010-08-16T05:49:00.000-07:002010-08-16T05:49:28.421-07:003.18.08 and 3.19.08Hey little man! Today you weigh 3 lb 5.7 oz. Today mommy, daddy and Ethan all came to see you. It was nice to see you without the IV. You are eating 28 cc's every 3 hrs now by NG tube. Today they are doing some test because your billirubin continues to be slightly elevated. They are worried you might have galactocemia, but they are not sure yet. One test they will have back in the morning and the other we will have to wait on. We are hoping it is not that. Daddy got to snuggle you today, so tomorrow is mommy's turn!<br />
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3.19.08<br />
Today was a good day. Your test came back negative this morning, we are so thankful for that. They are still looking for other reasons your levels are elevated though. Mommy and daddy came to see you and I got to hold you. I changed your diaper and I was too slow and you pooped everywhere! They are hoping your billirubin will go down naturally when you pass stool so you need to poop a lot. You are eating 28 cc's every 3 hrs and they added a calorie supplement to the breastmilk to help you gain weight. Hopefully you will be 4 lb soon so you can go to an open crib and get dressed. You were really sucking on your passi today, it was cute! You are becoming so alert. The night nurse called and said you weighed 3 lb 3.6 oz, hopefully tomorrow will be better on the weight gain!The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-84577144778828938912010-08-16T05:39:00.000-07:002010-08-16T05:39:32.036-07:003.16.08 adn 3.17.08Today Grandma kept Ethan and mommy and daddy and Grammy all came to see you. Daddy held you and it was the first time Grammy got to see you out of the isolette. She cannot wait to hold you. You weighed 3 lb 4 oz last night. you got a new roomate, a little boy. You had a little girl in the the room with you but she graduated to the feeders and growers. Hopefully we will get to be there soon. <br />
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Today mommy came and spent the whole afternoon with you. Daddy was at the firestation but got to come up and see you for about 30 mins while I was holding you. Your last antibiotic was today and when it was done they took out your IV. You are at 26 cc's with your feeds and doing so well. You were 3 lb 5 oz last night. You are requiring less oxygen today and they are hoping to wean you off of it soon.The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-31138578187977001532010-08-16T05:32:00.000-07:002010-08-16T05:32:15.059-07:003.14.08 and 3.15.08Today you had to get another blood transfusion. You were getting blood during my visit so I didn't get to hold you, but I sat with you, held your hand and read you books. You were having a good day but you were really sleepy so I just let you rest. Grandma and Grandpa came to see you this evening and they said you were still sleeping away. Everybody can't wait until you are big enough they can hold you too. <br />
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Today mommy and daddy came to see you and I got to hold you. You are very pink and alert and seem to be feeling much better after your blood yesterday. Your weight dropped a little last night but you had a great night and held your sats well. We are working hard to finish everything in your room at home. Mommy washed all your preemie clothes and brought some to the hospital for when you are ready.<br />
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3.12.08<br />
Today mommy and daddy and Ethan all came to see you. Daddy held you for an hour and a half which he really enjoyed since he had to work yesterday and didn't get to see you. Ethan and I read you books. Ethan loves coming to see baby Aiden and he was so excited to see you "out of the box" while daddy was holding you. You are up to 20 cc's every 3 hrs on your feeds and doing well with them. When you get to 26 they will take out your IV. You are having reflux with your feeds which is causing some desats and bradys but you are handling them well. Hopefully you will grow out of it. We had a good day with you, it is nice to be together all as a family.The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-59919509149474496212010-08-16T05:01:00.000-07:002010-08-16T05:01:12.537-07:003.10.083 lb 2 oz today, way to go little man! The nurses are worried that you might be retaining fluid but the doctor seems to think you are just gaining well from the breastmilk, so lets hope the doctor is right. Today we took Ethan to the aquarium and spent some time with him before daddy and I have to go back to work. He had so much fun. He is getting so big. Of course daddy and I came to see you when we got back. You are doing well today. It was late when we got here but you were looking all around and even gave a little smile! You light up my life little man and I cannot wait to have your sweet little spirit in our home.<br />
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Mommy came to see you today and daddy. I held you for a few hours. You have been requiring a little more oxygen lately and he nurses decided that you needed blood. So you are getting a blood transfusion from the blood that daddy donated to you. You are looking so pink now and hopefully this will make a difference. I hate that you are back on the oxygen, it was so great seeing you without it. You weigh 2 lb 10 oz and continue to be gaining weight well.<br />
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3.8.08 <br />
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you weighed 2 lb 1 oz last night. They now seem concerned that you gained so much weight and they feel like you might have too much fluid after receiving the blood so they gave you a dose of lasix. They also started you on an antibiotic because they think you have an infection. When mommy held you today after a dose of lasix you peed all over me, at least we know it worked! It is so hard because some days are so good and some are so hard. I cry everyday wishing things weren't this way. wishing you were not having to go through all of this, yet thankful just to have you here. I wish there is something i could have done to keep you inside. I hope you always know how much I love you.The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-60939560454544516202010-08-14T16:52:00.000-07:002010-08-14T16:52:09.759-07:003.5.08 and 3.6.08Today is mommy and daddy's 3 yr anniversary. We went to eat lunch and came to see you. You are having a hard day and we aren't allowed to hold you. You had to go back on oxygen and you are not holding your 02 sats. They keep telling us with every step forward you will take 2 backwards but it is hard to see you struggle. We were able to stay a few hours and sit by your side. <br />
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3.6.08<br />
Today mommy and daddy cannot go see you because we both have colds and don't want to take any chances. It makes me so sad because I miss you. Grandma came to see you though. She said you weighed 2 lb 7 oz and that you are still on oxygen. Mommy and daddy got on antibiotics so we can come see you tomorrow!The Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743820709098842991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779988811298504929.post-23978416617617165312010-08-14T16:47:00.000-07:002010-08-14T16:47:42.001-07:003.4.08Daddy and I came up twice today. You are off all of your oxygen and doing pretty good! You are also out from under the lights so we can see your eyes (no more glasses). It is nice to see you with less and less things. You only gained a few grams. They are increasing your feeds 1 cc every 12 hrs now and you are up to 4 cc's every 3 hrs. The doctor says if everything goes well you will only have the IV for one more week. Your cranial ultrasound results we had been waiting on came back normal. God is watching over you little man and you are doing amazing. Daddy got to hold you today and you were so alert. Grammy came up to see you too and got to see you wide awake. Ethan came up with Daddy for a few minutes and said hello to you. He is more interested in the tractors outside the window but he talks to you and points to you. I think he doesn't quite understand this all. I am missing you so much. Working on your room and seeing all the baby stuff at home makes me sad. I am ready to have you home but I know you are not ready.<br />
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