To update everyone that doesn't already know, our little boy Jonas Isaiah was born on October 21, 2011. He weighs 5 pounds 12 ounces and is 18 3/4" long. He was born 6 weeks early via emergency C-Section. He is in the NICU and is so little, but doing better than the doctors anticipated.
So here is the story of how we got where we are now. We had a routine Doctor's visit on Wednesday. They did an ultrasound and discovered fluid outside of his lungs. The doctor was concerned so he sent us to the hospital so the neonatologists could take a look. They were also concerned and gave me steroid shots to help baby's lungs develop faster so that if need be to deliver early, he wouldn't have any other lung problems. I came back on Thursday for the second shot of steroids and they made another appointment for Friday to take a second look at the little boy's lungs. We came back to the hospital on Friday not anticipating to be having a baby that day. They measured the amount of fluid around his lungs and discovered that there was more than on Wednesday. The doctors all spoke together and decided that it was best to deliver him. It was decided that his lungs wouldn't get the chance to develop fully if he went to full term. So they walked us across the hall and started prepping me for an emergency C-Section to deliver him and get the fluid off his lungs.
He has what they call Congenital Chylothorax. Which basically means that he has this limphatic fluid in his chest. They have drained off a good amount and are still getting a little, but it is less and less each day. He had an X-Ray this morning and they said there was still a little fluid in there, but that it was getting better. We go down and see him everyday. He is still on a ventilator and has chest tubes in his sides, so we can't hold him yet, but we get to see him and hold his little hands and rub his little head and tickle his little feet. It is really hard to see him hooked up to all those machines and not be able to hold him, but I know that he is in good hands and getting better everyday, but it is still hard for us.
The hardest part is that I am going home from the hospital tomorrow and my baby Jonas isn't coming with me...that is the hardest part of all of this. We hadn't planned on having him so soon first off, and now that he is here I can't even hold my baby and take care of him and take him home with me. Faith. Faith is what I need right now. Faith and comfort. I have faith that he will just as fine when I'm not in the hospital as he is when I've been here. It's just that I won't be able to just walk down the hall and see him whenever I want to.
This is really all that we know now and we will update as soon as we know more and we will hopefully get some pictures of him up soon to announce him to the world. :)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Third trimester, big baby, and sewing
So I was just reading the baby ticker thing and it says the baby is 4.75 pounds....HA!! He is much bigger than that! He is probably weighing in at more than 5 pounds at this point...he is a big baby to say the least.
Anyways, the update on our little family. Mike is doing good. He loves working in produce! He is so cute! He comes home from work and tells me all about all the fruits and vegetables that he stocked that day and about all the nasty things that he throws away. He really enjoys his job. He hasn't enjoyed any of the jobs he has had since we have been married. So his enjoyment makes me really happy. :)
Baby is doing great. He is growing extremely well and is way above average in size and weight. He moves a lot, keeping me up at night when I'm trying to sleep and sometimes even waking me up in the middle of the night. We have another doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning. We will get to see him again and see how big he has gotten since the last visit two weeks ago.
I am hanging in there. If you have never been pregnant then you have no idea of the pain and discomfort you feel in the third trimester. My back is ALWAYS aching and nothing brings relief. Even the back rubs from my wonderful loving husband bring only a few minutes of relief. I wake up in the middle of the night because my back hurts and I have a hard time getting back to sleep. I wake up in the morning with more pain than when I went to sleep. And that is just the beginning. I have been feeling a few contractions, nothing major and nothing serious, just little cramp-like contractions that are perfectly normal at this stage of pregnancy. And of course not to mention the digestive problems. For all those who have been here, know what I am talking about. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about...you will learn in time. But to be honest all these things that my body has to go through are completely worth the prize at the end. I cannot wait for our little baby boy to be here and in my arms! It is totally worth it!! :)
Well, Reece will be here the last weekend in October! We are so excited for him to be here. There is a pretty good chance that Mike can get him a job at the same Walmart that he works at. This would be helpful for Reece to be able to work and they could even car pool and stuff too. So this is good news. :) Aunt Elaine is cleaning out the room Reece will be staying in as I type.
Mike got his first paycheck today!! Do you know what that means? I can finally buy fabric and sew some sweet stuff for the baby!! :) A cute car seat cover and cute little blanket! I am so excited to sew!! I haven't sewn anything since school...and I love sewing! I just love sewing and creating cute things, and especially for my little baby! :)
Anyways, the update on our little family. Mike is doing good. He loves working in produce! He is so cute! He comes home from work and tells me all about all the fruits and vegetables that he stocked that day and about all the nasty things that he throws away. He really enjoys his job. He hasn't enjoyed any of the jobs he has had since we have been married. So his enjoyment makes me really happy. :)
Baby is doing great. He is growing extremely well and is way above average in size and weight. He moves a lot, keeping me up at night when I'm trying to sleep and sometimes even waking me up in the middle of the night. We have another doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning. We will get to see him again and see how big he has gotten since the last visit two weeks ago.
I am hanging in there. If you have never been pregnant then you have no idea of the pain and discomfort you feel in the third trimester. My back is ALWAYS aching and nothing brings relief. Even the back rubs from my wonderful loving husband bring only a few minutes of relief. I wake up in the middle of the night because my back hurts and I have a hard time getting back to sleep. I wake up in the morning with more pain than when I went to sleep. And that is just the beginning. I have been feeling a few contractions, nothing major and nothing serious, just little cramp-like contractions that are perfectly normal at this stage of pregnancy. And of course not to mention the digestive problems. For all those who have been here, know what I am talking about. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about...you will learn in time. But to be honest all these things that my body has to go through are completely worth the prize at the end. I cannot wait for our little baby boy to be here and in my arms! It is totally worth it!! :)
Well, Reece will be here the last weekend in October! We are so excited for him to be here. There is a pretty good chance that Mike can get him a job at the same Walmart that he works at. This would be helpful for Reece to be able to work and they could even car pool and stuff too. So this is good news. :) Aunt Elaine is cleaning out the room Reece will be staying in as I type.
Mike got his first paycheck today!! Do you know what that means? I can finally buy fabric and sew some sweet stuff for the baby!! :) A cute car seat cover and cute little blanket! I am so excited to sew!! I haven't sewn anything since school...and I love sewing! I just love sewing and creating cute things, and especially for my little baby! :)
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