Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Things have been pretty hectic. And we are all exhausted, well except for Logan! He is a very good baby, however he does not like to sleep in his bassinet. He either sleeps in his car seat, bouncer, or on us. We are not exactly sure why he doesn't like his bassinet. It may be because he doesn't like sleeping on his back.
We went to see Dr. Einhorn this past Friday and he was very pleased with Logan's progress. He weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz. So I wouldn't be surprised if he is up to 7 lbs. by now! He is still on his oxygen and doing well with that. He is eating about every 3 hours and is taking 50-55 ccs of milk. He is also still on his medications. We go back to see the doctor in 2 weeks.
Logan enjoys his baths and we give him one every other evening. It is a 2 person job for now, until we get the hang of it! I will post some new pictures soon. Our good computer is not working right now, so we are having to use our old one and it is very slow. So as soon as our other one is up and running I will post more pictures!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Finally home!!
Well we finally made it home today around 4:30. Words cannot express how happy we are to be home. He slept the whole way home and then cried once we got in the driveway because he was hungry. He was awake for about 2 1/2 hours once we got home, just looking around checking things out. I think he enjoys his new environment! Last night, he weighed 6 lbs., 6.7 oz. He will get weighed again Friday at his doctor's appointment with Dr. Einhorn.
He came home on his oxygen, but just a tad. It's fairly easy to manuever which is nice. Lauren picked up his meds from CVS tonight, so I think we are ready to rock and roll. So far everything is going very well. Who wants to make bets on how much sleep we get tonight?? Oh well, I don't care if we get any, I just thank God we are home.
He came home on his oxygen, but just a tad. It's fairly easy to manuever which is nice. Lauren picked up his meds from CVS tonight, so I think we are ready to rock and roll. So far everything is going very well. Who wants to make bets on how much sleep we get tonight?? Oh well, I don't care if we get any, I just thank God we are home.
Monday, September 22, 2008
A TENTATIVE DISCHARGE DATE!!!
Well the doctor said that as long as everything goes as planned we are going home on Wednesday!!!! I almost did a backflip when the nurse told me. I actually just hugged her instead!
He will be going home on oxygen and that equipment will be there tomorrow morning, so I have to be at the hospital early tomorrow to learn how to use all of it. He will also be going home on his diuretics, which I already knew. The doctor is not going to send him home with a monitor, but I bought something similar at Babies R Us today for when he is sleeping. This is for everyone's sanity.
I really want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and kind comments on my blog. I don't think anyone will ever know how much they all truly mean to me. Right now, due to Logan's chronic lung condition, the doctor has suggested that he have no visitors. He is at very high risk of developing colds, the flu, and other respiratory problems. Come spring, he will be able to be around more people, but for fall and winter, he pretty much needs to be secluded as much as possible. Thank you. And I will post again tomorrow after I get updated on his equipment. Oh yea, and he passed his car seat test! He sat in it for 3 hours this afternoon. He looked kinda small in it!
He will be going home on oxygen and that equipment will be there tomorrow morning, so I have to be at the hospital early tomorrow to learn how to use all of it. He will also be going home on his diuretics, which I already knew. The doctor is not going to send him home with a monitor, but I bought something similar at Babies R Us today for when he is sleeping. This is for everyone's sanity.
I really want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and kind comments on my blog. I don't think anyone will ever know how much they all truly mean to me. Right now, due to Logan's chronic lung condition, the doctor has suggested that he have no visitors. He is at very high risk of developing colds, the flu, and other respiratory problems. Come spring, he will be able to be around more people, but for fall and winter, he pretty much needs to be secluded as much as possible. Thank you. And I will post again tomorrow after I get updated on his equipment. Oh yea, and he passed his car seat test! He sat in it for 3 hours this afternoon. He looked kinda small in it!
The start of our last week (hopefully!)
Well Logan weighed 6 lbs., 5 oz. last night. He may actually hit 6 1/2 pounds before we leave here! He was bright-eyed last night for his 6:00 feeding and was wide awake until about 7:30. Then the nurse said he was up for about the same amount of time at his 9:00 feeding. Looks like we might have a night owl on our hands! Uh-oh, maybe we can change that.
He was off of his oxygen for about 1 1/2 hours last night when he was awake, but then needed it back once he was asleep.
I am heading in this morning to talk to the doctor. Maybe he will pinpoint a day we can go home (and maybe not). We'll just see.
He was off of his oxygen for about 1 1/2 hours last night when he was awake, but then needed it back once he was asleep.
I am heading in this morning to talk to the doctor. Maybe he will pinpoint a day we can go home (and maybe not). We'll just see.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Getting bigger!
Well last night Logan weighed 6 lbs., 3.3 oz. He is gaining nicely and the doctors took him down to a 22 calorie fortifier instead of a 24 calorie fortifier. At home, they want me to fortify his breastmilk to 22 calories, so they are getting him used to a different amount of fortifier. The doctors said that I should fortify my breastmilk until he is about 6 months old.
He is still on his oxygen and has been for most of the weekend. He has been taking his bottles well and is not having any problems with feeding. I think that is all for now. I am looking forward to getting back to Springfield so I can talk to his doctor about coming home!
He is still on his oxygen and has been for most of the weekend. He has been taking his bottles well and is not having any problems with feeding. I think that is all for now. I am looking forward to getting back to Springfield so I can talk to his doctor about coming home!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
6 lbs. and growing!!
Well Logan hit 6 lbs. tonight (6 lbs., 2.5 oz. actually)!! I can't believe he is getting so big. He had a very good eye report today. The eye doctor said he was back down to stage 1 retinopathy and wants to recheck his eyes in 3 weeks. So we will have to travel back to Springfield in 3 weeks to see him.
He was off of his oxygen for about 3 hours last night, but then wanted it back. He has been on it all day. The doctor didn't want the nurses to try him off today since he had his eye exam this morning and sometimes that bothers these little guys.
The doctor ordered a chest x-ray and blood gas for the morning just to see where Logan is at, since he hasn't had either one in awhile. The doctor also said next week was still good for coming home, oxygen or not! We are absolutely beside ourselves and are so excited!! (And doing some major cleaning this weekend!) It is going to be so different having him home and not having to visit him in the hospital. I think it will finally feel like we have a child.
He was off of his oxygen for about 3 hours last night, but then wanted it back. He has been on it all day. The doctor didn't want the nurses to try him off today since he had his eye exam this morning and sometimes that bothers these little guys.
The doctor ordered a chest x-ray and blood gas for the morning just to see where Logan is at, since he hasn't had either one in awhile. The doctor also said next week was still good for coming home, oxygen or not! We are absolutely beside ourselves and are so excited!! (And doing some major cleaning this weekend!) It is going to be so different having him home and not having to visit him in the hospital. I think it will finally feel like we have a child.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Working on getting home
Well Danny and I successfully gave Logan his bath last night. He didn't really care for the bath, but loved having his hair washed. He just layed there and looked around. It was really funny. Then we pushed his hair over to the side. He looked very sophisticated! Last night he weighed 5 lbs., 14.7 oz. So he gained, which is great. He was 18.8 inches long, so he grew a little over half an inch this week. He is still taking his bottles, but has been a tad sleepy so far today. He finishes them, but falls asleep soon after. Oh well, he's a growing boy, what should I expect?!
Danny and I watched our 2 videos today (car seat safety and infant CPR), so our checklist is done. Now we are just waiting for the ok from the doctor to go home. We spoke with the doctor today and he is not giving up on the idea of getting Logan off of oxygen before he goes home. He wants to give it a few more days. He said he is still looking at next week sometime for a discharge date. They said the home oxygen and monitor doesn't take long to get if we do need to take it home. I made sure to ask because I don't want to sit in that blasted hospital just waiting on supplies!
Danny and I watched our 2 videos today (car seat safety and infant CPR), so our checklist is done. Now we are just waiting for the ok from the doctor to go home. We spoke with the doctor today and he is not giving up on the idea of getting Logan off of oxygen before he goes home. He wants to give it a few more days. He said he is still looking at next week sometime for a discharge date. They said the home oxygen and monitor doesn't take long to get if we do need to take it home. I made sure to ask because I don't want to sit in that blasted hospital just waiting on supplies!
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