What can I say except if I feel this exhausted my little Noah has got to be pooped right out. We both need some rest, I'm sure. Today Noah spent his first full day without the breathing tube in his lungs. He has little tubes in his nose that "inspire" him to breath if he forgets. The breathing machine is on and he gets 30 breaths a minute from this new method. He got a little naughty this afternoon when I left for a few minutes to pump his meals and he pulled the tubes out of his nose. All sorts of bells and lights went off and his doctors came right away to fix the problem. The resident doctor said he did just beautifully during the half hour it took to get him all wired back up, she also said she used a stronger tape so he wouldn't be able to pull it out again.
Last night Noah put on a couple grams of weight, we have been warned that his weight will go down and come up and go down... Like a roller coaster ride. We should not worry or get overly excited about these minor changes. I pay closer attention to his heart rate which has remained very stable whenever I am around him.
When I was sitting next to Noah talking today he kept trying to follow my voice with his eyes. I could see the white in his eyes when he rolled them my way. He would also follow my hand movement above him with his eyes. I am reassured by something that may appear simple and is truly a difficult and complex task for such a tiny person. Noah is well loved by both Michael and I, we truly appreciate all of the prayers our friends and family are sending our way. Please keep them coming, post them here as comments or email them to me privately. We will pass them on to Noah as well.
Love Jennifer
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Noah's Baptism
Today was such a busy day.... Mommy talked to my nurse in the morning and found out I was doing so well they were considering taking my breathing tube out of my lungs during morning rounds. By the time mommy and daddy came in at noon the tube was gone and I was breathing on my own. Now I just have a nasal cannula stuck in my tiny nose to help me get enough oxygen. I am breathing in and out of my lungs on my own.
After daddy and mommy got filled in on my morning they had Sister Alice from the hospital chaplins office come in and baptise me. My nurse Stephanie took pictures and found a baptism gown to put over me. Mommy got a little tear in her eye, it looked pretty with her smile. The cold water startled me and I made a tiny noise. Mommy and daddy both looked very happy afterward.
I had the biggest lunch ever today! I have been digesting mommy's milk really well so this afternoon my nurse started giving me twice as much of it as before. I will now be getting 2 teaspoons of mommy's milk everyday instead of one. Mommy said I have to try hard to digest it so I can get big and strong, she said someday I will be able to go home with her but first I have to eat and grow.
All of my vital stats are still really good, daddy and mommy are proud of the progress I am making, they tell me I am very strong. They also tell me how cute I look sleeping on my tummy with my butt in the air :)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Monday January 28th 2008
Today mommy spent time sitting and reading next to me at the hospital. I like it when she is there. Daddy brought my big brother Collin to see me, he said my legs are skinny and kind of scary. I know he loves me anyways. He asked daddy all kinds of questions about my tubes and wires. He asked mommy how she gets the milk out for me... My health is still good, I didn't lose any weight last night. My lovely nurses turned my breathing machine down again, they are trying to get my lungs strong enough to breath without the machine. When I first got here the machine was making 50 breaths per minute for me, now it is only making 20, I do the rest on my own. I have been getting feedings of mommy's milk for a little over 24 hours now, I have to lay on my belly some to help digest but I have only missed two feedings because my tummy was slow.
I slept a lot today, being on my tummy makes me sleepy. Mommy laughed at me when I got the hic-ups, then she gentle rubbed my back for a little while.
The card at the top is the one my nurse helped me make for mommy... she really liked it :)
Noah
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Noah's Birthday 1-25-08
Today I took my first breath on the earth... Mommy was scared because I came so early, Daddy was scared because my delivery was "Terrifying"! I just had to get here anyways, my environment had a breakdown. Mommy was only about 24-25 weeks pregnant with me so I am very small, 1 lb 13.1 oz. My doctor thinks mommy might have been closer to 26 weeks because I wiegh more than the average 24 week gestation baby.
Mommy is making this site for me so she has a place to post a journal of my progress to our family and friends. She will try to post new pictures and details of my health and growth here a few times a week. Right now she just wants everyone to know that I am doing very good. My heart rate is very stable and every day I breath a little more on my own. My eyes were still fused shut at birth but I opened them during my second night and mommy and daddy got out of bed to come stare at my little eyes at 1 am. They keep telling me how proud they are of me and how much they love me. I love them too!
Mommy had to leave the hospital on sunday, she was very sad to go home without me. My nurse Jennifer helped me make mommy a little card with my hand prints and foot prints. Mommy was very happy to see it when she came back to the hospital to visit me sunday night. I had my eyes open and I tried to stare at mommy when she talked to me but I have a hard time turning my little head so all I could do was shake my fists in frustration....
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