Update on Con-man! Unfortunately, Connor had another apnea spell on Saturday and then had another one on Sunday while I was feeding him. Talk about scary! He forgets to breathe sometimes when he's eating. He aspirated a big gulp of milk and stopped breathing. Next thing I know, he literally turned blue. Natalie, his nurse, came over and started rubbing his back while I unwrapped him and talked to him. When he wasn't responding, another nurse came over and told me she had to make him cry. She started flicking the bottom of his foot HARD! He lets out a big cry, but doesn't breathe in. After a few more seconds of being flicked and ticking him off, he finally took a deep breath in while the oxygen tube was over his face. That episode is another reason he needs to stay in the NICU for just a little longer. We were really hoping to have him home for Eric's parents this weekend, but that's definitely not going to happen now. These are still "preemie" issues and are normal problems for preemies to experience. Keep him in your thoughts as he spends another week in the NICU all by himself :( His nurses LOVE him and cuddle with him all the time, so I know he's getting plenty of attention.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Worth a million DOLLARS???!?!??!?!?!?!?
Auntie Annie asked for us to take a picture next to a dollar bill to get a better idea of Brandon's real size. What a great idea! Just after a warm bath, smiling at us, he poses with a dollar bill.
Update on Con-man! Unfortunately, Connor had another apnea spell on Saturday and then had another one on Sunday while I was feeding him. Talk about scary! He forgets to breathe sometimes when he's eating. He aspirated a big gulp of milk and stopped breathing. Next thing I know, he literally turned blue. Natalie, his nurse, came over and started rubbing his back while I unwrapped him and talked to him. When he wasn't responding, another nurse came over and told me she had to make him cry. She started flicking the bottom of his foot HARD! He lets out a big cry, but doesn't breathe in. After a few more seconds of being flicked and ticking him off, he finally took a deep breath in while the oxygen tube was over his face. That episode is another reason he needs to stay in the NICU for just a little longer. We were really hoping to have him home for Eric's parents this weekend, but that's definitely not going to happen now. These are still "preemie" issues and are normal problems for preemies to experience. Keep him in your thoughts as he spends another week in the NICU all by himself :( His nurses LOVE him and cuddle with him all the time, so I know he's getting plenty of attention.
Update on Con-man! Unfortunately, Connor had another apnea spell on Saturday and then had another one on Sunday while I was feeding him. Talk about scary! He forgets to breathe sometimes when he's eating. He aspirated a big gulp of milk and stopped breathing. Next thing I know, he literally turned blue. Natalie, his nurse, came over and started rubbing his back while I unwrapped him and talked to him. When he wasn't responding, another nurse came over and told me she had to make him cry. She started flicking the bottom of his foot HARD! He lets out a big cry, but doesn't breathe in. After a few more seconds of being flicked and ticking him off, he finally took a deep breath in while the oxygen tube was over his face. That episode is another reason he needs to stay in the NICU for just a little longer. We were really hoping to have him home for Eric's parents this weekend, but that's definitely not going to happen now. These are still "preemie" issues and are normal problems for preemies to experience. Keep him in your thoughts as he spends another week in the NICU all by himself :( His nurses LOVE him and cuddle with him all the time, so I know he's getting plenty of attention.
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Awe, little Con-man will get home to you soon! (Love all the pictures and stories that you have posted - wish our parents had baby blogs!)
Such a little handsome man. He looks very content in his new surroundings.
Love G'ma Karen
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