It is amazing what a little ranch dressing can do when trying to get a picky toddler to eat some veggies (in fact he even dipped his strawberries in ranch ... mmmmm)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Big Steps
Sorry for the lack of blog posts - it has been pretty crazy balancing spending time with Aiden and being at the hospital ... welcome to being a mother of two :)
This week has been a roller coaster for Isaac but he is finally doing much better. On Sunday the doctors decided that he was doing well enough to be taken off the ventilator and go back on CPAP. I was thrilled but unfortunately he did not do very well once off the ventilator and they kept warning me that he was probably going to have to be put back on. It was really scary to be in the RNICU and have all the doctors hovering around your baby and talking about how he wasn't doing very well. Luckily he got through the night without having to be put back on the ventilator and seemed to be stable on the CPAP.
Monday - Still on CPAP and being cooked by the bili lights.
This may have been good news to me but it was really bad news for Isaac since he HATED the CPAP. Having a big tube blowing air really hard up my nose doesn't sound like too much fun (I don't blame him). So while he was on the CPAP he cried ALL the time.
They FINALLY let me hold him monday night :)
Finally on Tuesday the doctor decided that if Isaac could cry THAT loud for THAT long, he probably didn't need the CPAP any longer and switched him to a nasal cannula for oxygen. With the CPAP off, Isaac suddenly became a very pleasant baby. Thank goodness because I was worried that we just might have a really crabby kid on our hands.
Snoozing under the bili blanket
Ahhhhhh no CPAP - Life is soooo much better!
On Wednesday, they let him start nursing and bottle feeding, he did great!
So Cute!
By Thursday, out came the feeding tube and IV, off came the Oxygen, and he was moved into a
Big Boy Crib!
MTV Cribs
The plan (if everything keeps going well) is to bring him home THIS weekend! I am so excited to have him at home with us and not have to go back and forth to the hospital all the time.
This is after I gave him a bath and put him in some big boy clothes.
I can't believe how much he looks like his big brother.
This week has been a roller coaster for Isaac but he is finally doing much better. On Sunday the doctors decided that he was doing well enough to be taken off the ventilator and go back on CPAP. I was thrilled but unfortunately he did not do very well once off the ventilator and they kept warning me that he was probably going to have to be put back on. It was really scary to be in the RNICU and have all the doctors hovering around your baby and talking about how he wasn't doing very well. Luckily he got through the night without having to be put back on the ventilator and seemed to be stable on the CPAP.
Monday - Still on CPAP and being cooked by the bili lights.This may have been good news to me but it was really bad news for Isaac since he HATED the CPAP. Having a big tube blowing air really hard up my nose doesn't sound like too much fun (I don't blame him). So while he was on the CPAP he cried ALL the time.
They FINALLY let me hold him monday night :)Finally on Tuesday the doctor decided that if Isaac could cry THAT loud for THAT long, he probably didn't need the CPAP any longer and switched him to a nasal cannula for oxygen. With the CPAP off, Isaac suddenly became a very pleasant baby. Thank goodness because I was worried that we just might have a really crabby kid on our hands.
Snoozing under the bili blanket
Ahhhhhh no CPAP - Life is soooo much better!On Wednesday, they let him start nursing and bottle feeding, he did great!
So Cute!By Thursday, out came the feeding tube and IV, off came the Oxygen, and he was moved into a
Big Boy Crib!
MTV CribsThe plan (if everything keeps going well) is to bring him home THIS weekend! I am so excited to have him at home with us and not have to go back and forth to the hospital all the time.
This is after I gave him a bath and put him in some big boy clothes. I can't believe how much he looks like his big brother.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
mmmm labor
Catching a ride while mom was walking - trying to get labor going (unfortunately that didn't work and we had to resort to the Pitocin but Aiden REALLY liked riding the IV pole).
Last pic as a family of three .
Hanging with mom before the contractions got tough.
Aaron's parents kept Aiden while we were in the hospital which we can't thank them enough for!!
After Isaac was born - We look surprisingly awake for 2:30am :)
Friday, August 21, 2009
Just like my Big Brother
As many of you have heard baby Shelle (aka Isaac Aaron) decided to follow in his big brother's foot steps and arrive 6 weeks early (August 20th at 2:25am).
The labor and delivery process was very similar to Aiden's except this time I was at one of my patient's houses when my water broke (hmmm that was awkward). As with Aiden I labored for about 16 hours before delivery and only had to push a few times to deliver (Isaac actually came out so quickly the doctor didn't even have time to get both her gloves on).
Isaac weighed in at a whopping 5lb 15oz and was 20 inches long. He came out crying but because of his prematurity was taken right up to the ICU. He was put on CPAP and stayed on the CPAP until this afternoon. At that time they decided that he was working too hard to breath and was not making any improvements so they put a ET tube in and started him on the ventilator. As much as I was hoping to avoid the ventilator he does appear to be much more comfortable and with the ventilator they can give him medication directly into his lungs to help with his breathing. Right now they don't anticipate him needing to be on the ventilator for too long but as always in the NICU it is not really predictable.
Sooo once again we had to come home from the hospital without our baby (BIG bummer) - but are glad that he is being well taken care of. I do have some pics of him but don't have the energy to upload them right now so I will get them up tomorrow with another update of how the night went :)
The labor and delivery process was very similar to Aiden's except this time I was at one of my patient's houses when my water broke (hmmm that was awkward). As with Aiden I labored for about 16 hours before delivery and only had to push a few times to deliver (Isaac actually came out so quickly the doctor didn't even have time to get both her gloves on).
Isaac weighed in at a whopping 5lb 15oz and was 20 inches long. He came out crying but because of his prematurity was taken right up to the ICU. He was put on CPAP and stayed on the CPAP until this afternoon. At that time they decided that he was working too hard to breath and was not making any improvements so they put a ET tube in and started him on the ventilator. As much as I was hoping to avoid the ventilator he does appear to be much more comfortable and with the ventilator they can give him medication directly into his lungs to help with his breathing. Right now they don't anticipate him needing to be on the ventilator for too long but as always in the NICU it is not really predictable.
Sooo once again we had to come home from the hospital without our baby (BIG bummer) - but are glad that he is being well taken care of. I do have some pics of him but don't have the energy to upload them right now so I will get them up tomorrow with another update of how the night went :)
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Long Lost Shelles ...
No real excuse for not blogging for so long - just busy with life :) Things are good - keeping busy with our non stop almost 2 year old and getting ready for the new addition (only 7 weeks to go!!)
My first corn on the cob - I LOVED it !!!
Playing "oot ball" with the big guys
Giving Daddy some snuggles
Helping Dad put together my big boy bed (still haven't slept in it yet)
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