Declan's surgery this morning went well this morning and he is recovering well so far. We had to be here at the hospital at 6:00 a.m. for prep work, which really just consisted of sitting in a little cube-like room for a while and someone would pop in every so often. They took him back around 7:20 and then we spoke with the doctor around 10:00 a.m. and were finally able to see him in the ICU a bit after 11:00. He already has his breathing tube out but is on medicine for the pain and has several lines. Overall everything is going really well.
Thank you for the thougths and prayers, and we will keep everyone updated as Declan continues recovering!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
One Month Old!
Time flies when you're having fun. . . and taking care of two kiddos under two. It's amazing to think Declan is officially one month old today (and it's amazing we've been parents of two kids for a month now and haven't totally screwed anything up yet). It has definitely been a crazy, busy, and extremely emotional last month with a lot of things we could do without, but we wouldn't trade it for the world since we have such a great family:
I'm not sure how tall Declan is now, but on Friday he weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. Definitely a slow gain for the month and he's still a tiny peanut, but I have to remind myself it's not too bad considering how far we've come in the past month.
From this:
To this:
We still have a ways to go in some areas, but right now he's pretty much hitting all of his one-month milestones with flying colors except for the always waking up to eat on his own. He effectively poops, pees, follows people with his eyes, practices holding his head up, hates cooperating with diaper changes, and spits up with the best of them. He very rarely cries, but when he does, it's quite forceful. And he very patiently puts up with his older brother's antics--who adores him, by the way, but doesn't always understand that Declan is an actual person that we have to be careful with. But more on that another time.
In traditional fashion, Declan now has his own Build-A-Bear animal, appropriately named Squeaks for Declan's often squeaky noises.
In other news, Declan will be having heart surgery on Thursday, so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers (and poor Callum who will have his normal Mommy and Daddy time interrupted again for a few days). They have been monitoring his heart since just before he was born, and the surgery is for closing the valve that is open before birth and should close after birth, but his hasn't. He is having some other issues possibly related to this still being open, so they need to take care of it ASAP so we know if it's related to know how to work on the other problems. It's not an open-heart surgery and in the world of heart surgery is relatively minor, so we're hoping for a very positive outcome and a fast recovery!
I'm not sure how tall Declan is now, but on Friday he weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. Definitely a slow gain for the month and he's still a tiny peanut, but I have to remind myself it's not too bad considering how far we've come in the past month.
From this:
To this:
We still have a ways to go in some areas, but right now he's pretty much hitting all of his one-month milestones with flying colors except for the always waking up to eat on his own. He effectively poops, pees, follows people with his eyes, practices holding his head up, hates cooperating with diaper changes, and spits up with the best of them. He very rarely cries, but when he does, it's quite forceful. And he very patiently puts up with his older brother's antics--who adores him, by the way, but doesn't always understand that Declan is an actual person that we have to be careful with. But more on that another time.
In traditional fashion, Declan now has his own Build-A-Bear animal, appropriately named Squeaks for Declan's often squeaky noises.
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| Getting acquainted |
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| Official one-month photo |
In other news, Declan will be having heart surgery on Thursday, so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers (and poor Callum who will have his normal Mommy and Daddy time interrupted again for a few days). They have been monitoring his heart since just before he was born, and the surgery is for closing the valve that is open before birth and should close after birth, but his hasn't. He is having some other issues possibly related to this still being open, so they need to take care of it ASAP so we know if it's related to know how to work on the other problems. It's not an open-heart surgery and in the world of heart surgery is relatively minor, so we're hoping for a very positive outcome and a fast recovery!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The newest Green!
I began working on a lengthy post about our newest addition, but can't seem to find the time to finish it. So lest he feel slighted, I figured I should go ahead and add a quick post in hopes I'll get to a longer one later. So without further ado:
It was a rough start for him with just over 8 days in the NICU, and we still have a lengthy list of doctors to visit (too bad they don't have something similar to a frequent-flyer program for that!) due to some potential problems, but we are thoroughly loving our time at home with him! Callum loves having him around and often likes to hold him and try to burp him. We just have to keep a close watch since he doesn't yet understand the meaning of being gentle.
Declan Rupert
August 24, 2011
12:40 a.m.
6 lbs., 18.5 inches
August 24, 2011
12:40 a.m.
6 lbs., 18.5 inches
It was a rough start for him with just over 8 days in the NICU, and we still have a lengthy list of doctors to visit (too bad they don't have something similar to a frequent-flyer program for that!) due to some potential problems, but we are thoroughly loving our time at home with him! Callum loves having him around and often likes to hold him and try to burp him. We just have to keep a close watch since he doesn't yet understand the meaning of being gentle.
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