The first couple weeks that Stephen was home from the hospital, bath time was…well, traumatizing. That’s the best word to describe it. The poor baby would scream bloody murder through the whole process. Then Gadoo would sit by the bathroom door and meow incessantly. I would be stressed to the max – it was physically…
Good News?
Yesterday, we had a follow-up appointment at Children’s to get the results of Stephen’s blood work. The main thing we were concerned about after his surgery was that he might have a clotting disorder. It is extremely rare for babies to clot the shunt, and his body rejected it completely. If you remember, the shunt…
A Little Relief
The last two days, we have been in much better spirits around here. Hope I don’t jinx it by bragging! Stevie has taken naps!! At first, I wondered if maybe something was wrong with him. He was actually sleeping during the day? For more than 10 minutes? And 3 times at that?? I imagined he…
One Last Shot...
So let’s talk about breastfeeding. One of my least favorite topics – probably because I never quite mastered it. When I brought bitty home from the hospital, he definitely struggled with breastfeeding right away. My pediatrician knew he wasn’t getting enough food, so she asked me to supplement with formula. I did that one time.…
2 Months Old
We’re actually going on 10 weeks old! So crazy. Baby: Has been working on opening both eyes. His right eye has an issue, but we’re seeing improvement all the time. Has gained over 3 pounds and grown 4 inches since birth. He will hold up his head pretty good while upright, but totally hates tummy…
This is Hard!
I always thought I was born to be a mother. I never worried too much about a career, because I was going to be a mom. And a great mom at that! I was going to be patient and loving and awesome! Its amazing that just a couple of hard days can make you second…
Visitors
We had a really nice weekend. My mom and step-dad came from Southern Utah for a visit. It was the first time the little guy got to meet his Grandpa Ron and it was great. Lots of smiles and kisses going around. I had a wedding to shoot on Saturday and it was my first…
What A Day
Oh my gosh. Today was not a good day. At least, not until after 2pm. Stevie is fine, it was just rough overall. The little guy had a doctor’s appointment with Hematology/Oncology. They wanted to do blood work to make sure that he doesn’t have a clotting disorder. When he clotted the original shunt that they…
Birth Story
I never did get to share my birth story, since so much happened in the few weeks after Stevie was born. Luckily mine is short and sweet… On December 20th, in the middle of the night, I started having labor pains. They lasted about 4 hours and then at 6am, they would suddenly just stop.…
YAY!
Just wanted to update real quick that we got some awesome news today. Stephen does not need the second procedure done to re-wire his sternum! Not for now anyway. We took him in for his pre-op appointment and before they got all his blood drawn and consent forms signed, I mentioned that I hadn’t heard…