Saturday:
Today Rocky is 3 weeks old! It's hard to believe that by the end of this week he will be a month old. This morning we all went to Salt Lake for the color run. I of course did not run, but enjoyed watching everyone else. As soon as we got home I showered to get all of the color off so I would be allowed in the NICU. I was able to be here today for the 1p.m. and 4p.m. feedings. He did well at the 1pm, he took 38grams and since he ate for more than 10 minutes he didn't have to get any by tube! He's getting closer to going home with his feeding progress, I would say a couple of weeks.
Sunday:
Dave went to Arizona again this morning and on the way he dropped Christie and the boys off at the airport. I went to see Rocky this evening for his 7p.m. feeding. When I got there the nurse let me know that he was on request feedings and then said that next was on demand and then he would go home! She said if things continue well then he could be home by Wednesday or Thursday!! I was in a bit of shock as I was expecting a couple more weeks. I was really happy and nervous. I can't believe he has done so well. I guess once they started bottles he just took right off and drank all of his milk with no problems. Good job little buddy!!
Monday:
He is still on track to go home this week. They said tomorrow I will room in to learn his oxygen equipment and do all the discharge stuff.
And I'm posting this because I wrote it, even though I just finished an update...time sure does fly!
Our journey through a pPROM pregnancy. It's not always easy, but it's definitely a fight to remember!
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
3 Months in 3 Days...Time Flies!!
I can't believe that Rocky will be 3 months old in 3 days! Time sure does fly and a lot sure has happened! He is growing amazingly and is doing awesome. So let's see what has happened since that car show...
Sunday the 24th I went to see Rocky at the hospital and they told me that he was doing great taking his bottle feedings, which he started that morning. Apparently he has taken all his feedings by bottle and the nurse told me that if he continues the way he is going then he could be home by Wednesday or Thursday. I was completely in shock and not expecting that at all! My mind was blown and I just kept thinking that I have so much to do before he comes home. The week flew by and I didn't get to the hospital as much as I normally would have because I was getting things in order. He did amazing taking all of his bottle feedings and started to do not so well on his breast feedings. We were scheduled for him to come home on Wednesday so on Tuesday evening I went to the hospital and Dave met me there later that night. There was all kinds of confusion with the oxygen and the apnea machine companies and we ended up getting the oxygen super late at night and then the other machine didn't even come until the next morning! It was a crazy mess and the nurses and everyone kept apologizing. We had to stay til Wednesday late afternoon since we couldn't "room-in" over night due to the equipment not being there on time. The social worker brought us a candy bouquet and some food vouchers. Unfortunately, I had just come up with food so the vouchers didn't get used. We finally go to bring him home and we were soooooo happy!
He went to his appointments as scheduled and the doctor was so impressed with how he was growing that he said things would be fine if we moved to Arizona (Dave got a job down there and was already there working) and that he could be seen next for his 4 month well check. His oxygen was lowered each week and by the time we moved to Arizona (he was 8 weeks, almost 2 months) he was only on oxygen at night time. It was hard to keep the oxygen on him just at night. He would pull it off, end up with it around his neck, somehow get his arm through it and have it over one shoulder and under his other arm. Dave flew up so that we could all drive down together. It wasn't a bad drive and the boys were super excited to get to their new home. Things were going well and we were still battling with trying the oxygen at night so most of the time he ended up just not having oxygen at night.
Around October 11th we went back to Utah so that Rocky could take a test to see if he was ready to come off of the oxygen. He had to wear a pulse oximeter over night and as I was watching the numbers it kept going below 92, well it ranged from 86-98. He needed to stay above 92 to come off. We turned in the machine and then headed back home. We are actually still waiting for the results, but I decided that because his numbers were so random I put the oxygen back on and will deal with how to transition off when we see our new doctor or get the results, well probably a combination of the two. I have to say it's really difficult to transition between states.
So life in general has been pretty crazy! It's taken a lot longer to unpack and get our house in order with all three boys. The boys love Rocky and are so great with him. Oliver always wants to give him his pacifier when he hears him crying and Lincoln is so great at caring for him and giving him his bottle. He even tells me when Rocky needs a bottle vs. a pacifier and vice versa. He is so silly. They love giving him hugs and kisses and I love hearing Oliver saying "gocky hugs". Rocky sleeps well through the night, well wakes about once, but he does well for the most part. He is starting to develop a schedule through the day that we are all getting used to. He likes his swing and he likes his tummy time mat with all the hanging toys. He bats at the toys and is starting to make more cooing noises. Its fun to see and hear. He kicks a lot too while he plays under there.
Some things that have happened that I forgot to insert above:
Rocky's apnea machine went off one night the week before I was going to Arizona and it scared me to death! It was in the middle of the night and it was his low heart rate alarm, but then a minute later it went off again and said that his leads were loose. I didn't think anything was wrong because he was sleeping peacefully until I had to wake him to fix his leads. He did fall asleep quickly after that, but I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep.
Another night when we were here in Arizona Dave and I were watching a show in the living room and then all of a sudden we heard a long loud beep coming from the room, which obviously Rocky's machine. We ran in there and looked at him (he was sleeping peacefully) and then looked at the machine to realize it was because his machine wasn't plugged in so after quickly plugging it in I broke down and started crying. I was so scared and thought his heart stopped or he stopped breathing. It was the worst feeling in the world. I calmed down and Dave consoled me and then Dave picked Rocky up and handed him to me so that I would know he was truly okay. I held that little boy so tight and then put him back to sleep.
The last thing happened in church when his machine beeped a couple of times and then stopped. I took him out and it was just his leads being loose. I quickly fixed them and then things were good. Other than those things I would have to say that things have been going well. We are excited to see what happens next and I am excited to have Arizona health insurance so that we can see a doctor close by. Well I guess that's it for now!
Sunday the 24th I went to see Rocky at the hospital and they told me that he was doing great taking his bottle feedings, which he started that morning. Apparently he has taken all his feedings by bottle and the nurse told me that if he continues the way he is going then he could be home by Wednesday or Thursday. I was completely in shock and not expecting that at all! My mind was blown and I just kept thinking that I have so much to do before he comes home. The week flew by and I didn't get to the hospital as much as I normally would have because I was getting things in order. He did amazing taking all of his bottle feedings and started to do not so well on his breast feedings. We were scheduled for him to come home on Wednesday so on Tuesday evening I went to the hospital and Dave met me there later that night. There was all kinds of confusion with the oxygen and the apnea machine companies and we ended up getting the oxygen super late at night and then the other machine didn't even come until the next morning! It was a crazy mess and the nurses and everyone kept apologizing. We had to stay til Wednesday late afternoon since we couldn't "room-in" over night due to the equipment not being there on time. The social worker brought us a candy bouquet and some food vouchers. Unfortunately, I had just come up with food so the vouchers didn't get used. We finally go to bring him home and we were soooooo happy!
He went to his appointments as scheduled and the doctor was so impressed with how he was growing that he said things would be fine if we moved to Arizona (Dave got a job down there and was already there working) and that he could be seen next for his 4 month well check. His oxygen was lowered each week and by the time we moved to Arizona (he was 8 weeks, almost 2 months) he was only on oxygen at night time. It was hard to keep the oxygen on him just at night. He would pull it off, end up with it around his neck, somehow get his arm through it and have it over one shoulder and under his other arm. Dave flew up so that we could all drive down together. It wasn't a bad drive and the boys were super excited to get to their new home. Things were going well and we were still battling with trying the oxygen at night so most of the time he ended up just not having oxygen at night.
Around October 11th we went back to Utah so that Rocky could take a test to see if he was ready to come off of the oxygen. He had to wear a pulse oximeter over night and as I was watching the numbers it kept going below 92, well it ranged from 86-98. He needed to stay above 92 to come off. We turned in the machine and then headed back home. We are actually still waiting for the results, but I decided that because his numbers were so random I put the oxygen back on and will deal with how to transition off when we see our new doctor or get the results, well probably a combination of the two. I have to say it's really difficult to transition between states.
So life in general has been pretty crazy! It's taken a lot longer to unpack and get our house in order with all three boys. The boys love Rocky and are so great with him. Oliver always wants to give him his pacifier when he hears him crying and Lincoln is so great at caring for him and giving him his bottle. He even tells me when Rocky needs a bottle vs. a pacifier and vice versa. He is so silly. They love giving him hugs and kisses and I love hearing Oliver saying "gocky hugs". Rocky sleeps well through the night, well wakes about once, but he does well for the most part. He is starting to develop a schedule through the day that we are all getting used to. He likes his swing and he likes his tummy time mat with all the hanging toys. He bats at the toys and is starting to make more cooing noises. Its fun to see and hear. He kicks a lot too while he plays under there.
Some things that have happened that I forgot to insert above:
Rocky's apnea machine went off one night the week before I was going to Arizona and it scared me to death! It was in the middle of the night and it was his low heart rate alarm, but then a minute later it went off again and said that his leads were loose. I didn't think anything was wrong because he was sleeping peacefully until I had to wake him to fix his leads. He did fall asleep quickly after that, but I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep.
Another night when we were here in Arizona Dave and I were watching a show in the living room and then all of a sudden we heard a long loud beep coming from the room, which obviously Rocky's machine. We ran in there and looked at him (he was sleeping peacefully) and then looked at the machine to realize it was because his machine wasn't plugged in so after quickly plugging it in I broke down and started crying. I was so scared and thought his heart stopped or he stopped breathing. It was the worst feeling in the world. I calmed down and Dave consoled me and then Dave picked Rocky up and handed him to me so that I would know he was truly okay. I held that little boy so tight and then put him back to sleep.
The last thing happened in church when his machine beeped a couple of times and then stopped. I took him out and it was just his leads being loose. I quickly fixed them and then things were good. Other than those things I would have to say that things have been going well. We are excited to see what happens next and I am excited to have Arizona health insurance so that we can see a doctor close by. Well I guess that's it for now!
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