Today I tried to do the last of the cleaning before my mom flies in. It seems never ending, so after today I am ready to call it quits.
Tyler wanted to do things with me today, so we painted on his easel. He did a picture all by himself first, then with my help we did a Halloween family picture of pumpkins. He told me where to paint on the paper, what colors to use and what shape eyes, nose, etc to draw. Then he had me write our names next to them. He was so proud, lol.
Emily is still on her 3 hour schedule more or less. I think depending on how much she drinks ... she'll get up early or sleep past between 15 to 30 minutes. Her awake time is still at night and I am hoping that will change soon. I've been trying to take pictures of her with her eyes open rather then her sleeping. It's proved to be more of a challenge then I thought it would. Either she moves and the picture is blurry or the flash goes off and makes her blink.
Brad and Tyler went to Fremont for Halloween with Andrew and family. I stayed home with Emily and played dress up. I put her in all the halloween outfits that we had that could remotely fit her. Including Tyler's Tigger costume. I wish I could say Emily enjoyed this as much as mommy did ... but when you see the pictures you can tell that she didn't. Take a look.
Oh and we are going to be trying something new with Emily. Brad will be doing the 12:30am feeding with just a bottle for some daddy bonding time. I wish I could say I could sleep, but I still have to pump.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
10/30
This morning was a bit new for me, since it's the first time I was home when our cleaning lady came over to clean. I stayed where ever they were not. So down stairs first. We have the play pen set up, so it wasn't hard at all.
I have to say that things have been better then anticipated. I don't want to jinx it, but Emily has been a great baby so far. She's on the 3 hour scheduled she was on in the NICU and pretty much sticks to it. I have noticed that she does start to stir 15 - 30 minutes before, but no crazy crying thus far.
I was a bit worried about Tyler being too loud and waking her throughout the day, but she usually doesn't seem to notice. With all the noise in the NICU, I'm guessing she is actually use to having background noise. Peace and quiet might be what throws her off, lol.
Tyler is slowly including me in more of his daily activities. He's asked me to play with him and to watch WordWorld with him. It is so nice being wanted. We even did a few "art projects". We did stamping and dot art.
We made Halloween cupcakes with Tyler this afternoon. He is very interesting in the measuring and mixing ... oddly not so much in the eating. He of course asked for a cupcake when they were done. Was sure to ask for frosting and even decorated them with the Halloween sprinkles that came with the frosting ... but I would say only ate like 25% of it before saying he was all done. For a kid, he isn't in to sweets as much as I would think. I take that back ... he isn't into cakes, muffins and that sort of thing. Cookies is more to his liking. That and ice cream.
Okay so I wouldn't really call it cooking ... but I made spam musubi today. :) I'm sure I'll start cooking soon, well actually maybe not ... since my mom is gonna be here soon. What's better then someone else's home cooking?
Brad finally had some time to carve Tyler's pumpkin tonight. We had Tyler help take out the seeds. Surprisingly he actually did it. Then Brad did all the hard work to make Iron Man, as requested by Tyler. Tyler and I had an easier job of decorating the smaller pumpkins for him and Emily. I drew faces on them and Tyler put stickers all over them. He had fun.
Tyler asked me the funniest thing today. I was nursing Emily and he comes up to me and innocently asks "Mommy, can I pet Emily?" I literally did laugh before I told him and Emily is not like a dog, but yes he could "touch" her as long as he was gentle.
We do have one thing to work on. Getting Tyler to sleep by himself all over again. He was doing this fine previous to my hospital stay. While I was at the hospital, he got sick and Brad felt bad for him ... being sick and with the change of me not being there, that he let Tyler sleep in our bed for a while. Kicking him out didn't really work. Tyler would fall asleep in his room and then come to sleep in our room in the middle of the night. A lot of times, Brad didn't even know he was there till the morning.
Not that this is any better. Actually it's probably worse. Now, for what ever reason, he won't even sleep in his bed at all by himself. Brad has to lay down with him. And if Tyler wakes up at any time in the night he cries for Brad to come back. So pretty much ... Brad now sleeps in Tyler's room and Emily and I are in our room. Emily in the bassinet and me all alone in our king size bed, lol.
I have to say that things have been better then anticipated. I don't want to jinx it, but Emily has been a great baby so far. She's on the 3 hour scheduled she was on in the NICU and pretty much sticks to it. I have noticed that she does start to stir 15 - 30 minutes before, but no crazy crying thus far.
I was a bit worried about Tyler being too loud and waking her throughout the day, but she usually doesn't seem to notice. With all the noise in the NICU, I'm guessing she is actually use to having background noise. Peace and quiet might be what throws her off, lol.
Tyler is slowly including me in more of his daily activities. He's asked me to play with him and to watch WordWorld with him. It is so nice being wanted. We even did a few "art projects". We did stamping and dot art.
We made Halloween cupcakes with Tyler this afternoon. He is very interesting in the measuring and mixing ... oddly not so much in the eating. He of course asked for a cupcake when they were done. Was sure to ask for frosting and even decorated them with the Halloween sprinkles that came with the frosting ... but I would say only ate like 25% of it before saying he was all done. For a kid, he isn't in to sweets as much as I would think. I take that back ... he isn't into cakes, muffins and that sort of thing. Cookies is more to his liking. That and ice cream.
Okay so I wouldn't really call it cooking ... but I made spam musubi today. :) I'm sure I'll start cooking soon, well actually maybe not ... since my mom is gonna be here soon. What's better then someone else's home cooking?
Brad finally had some time to carve Tyler's pumpkin tonight. We had Tyler help take out the seeds. Surprisingly he actually did it. Then Brad did all the hard work to make Iron Man, as requested by Tyler. Tyler and I had an easier job of decorating the smaller pumpkins for him and Emily. I drew faces on them and Tyler put stickers all over them. He had fun.
Tyler asked me the funniest thing today. I was nursing Emily and he comes up to me and innocently asks "Mommy, can I pet Emily?" I literally did laugh before I told him and Emily is not like a dog, but yes he could "touch" her as long as he was gentle.
We do have one thing to work on. Getting Tyler to sleep by himself all over again. He was doing this fine previous to my hospital stay. While I was at the hospital, he got sick and Brad felt bad for him ... being sick and with the change of me not being there, that he let Tyler sleep in our bed for a while. Kicking him out didn't really work. Tyler would fall asleep in his room and then come to sleep in our room in the middle of the night. A lot of times, Brad didn't even know he was there till the morning.
Not that this is any better. Actually it's probably worse. Now, for what ever reason, he won't even sleep in his bed at all by himself. Brad has to lay down with him. And if Tyler wakes up at any time in the night he cries for Brad to come back. So pretty much ... Brad now sleeps in Tyler's room and Emily and I are in our room. Emily in the bassinet and me all alone in our king size bed, lol.
Friday, October 29, 2010
10/29 - First day home
Throughout the night I been managing to nurse and offer the bottle after ward. By the time I am done pumping, about 1.5 hours have passed so basically about 1.5 hours until I need to feed her again ... ahhh the life. :)
Emily had her first pediatrician appointment @ 10:15, so I just bottle fed breast milk for the 9:30 feeding. Everyone at the doctor's office loved her. Of course she cried for most of the appointment ... the weighing, measuring and prodding. She is already 6 lbs and 4 ozs with her height still at 18.5 inches. Dr O said that she's actually on the the regular (not the preemie) chart for height, weight and head circumference ... so he is going to go a head and just use that curve for her despite the fact that she was born premature.
Her vaccines are all up to date and although we were expecting to continue the synergis one ... it's unfortunate that one shot cost about $1,000.00 and is not covered by most insurance unless your baby falls into a certain risk category. At the hospital Emily fell into this category, but oddly now at the pediatrician she doesn't. Weird huh?
We had to make a pit stop for some baby supplies and ended up at Babies R Us. I quickly ran in while Brad stayed in the car with Emily. We aren't really taking her places just yet ... lol. After Tyler and his getting sick like every month as an infant, we are just a bit paranoid.
I don't know if it is just me, but it seems my milk is less now that Emily is feeding more. Isn't it suppose to be the exact opposite?
Well overall I'd say that this was a very successful first day home. It helped that Tyler was at school ... so we could get into a groove with just Emily and her needs. The next test will be the weekend, when we will now have Tyler to entertain.
Emily had her first pediatrician appointment @ 10:15, so I just bottle fed breast milk for the 9:30 feeding. Everyone at the doctor's office loved her. Of course she cried for most of the appointment ... the weighing, measuring and prodding. She is already 6 lbs and 4 ozs with her height still at 18.5 inches. Dr O said that she's actually on the the regular (not the preemie) chart for height, weight and head circumference ... so he is going to go a head and just use that curve for her despite the fact that she was born premature.
Her vaccines are all up to date and although we were expecting to continue the synergis one ... it's unfortunate that one shot cost about $1,000.00 and is not covered by most insurance unless your baby falls into a certain risk category. At the hospital Emily fell into this category, but oddly now at the pediatrician she doesn't. Weird huh?
We had to make a pit stop for some baby supplies and ended up at Babies R Us. I quickly ran in while Brad stayed in the car with Emily. We aren't really taking her places just yet ... lol. After Tyler and his getting sick like every month as an infant, we are just a bit paranoid.
I don't know if it is just me, but it seems my milk is less now that Emily is feeding more. Isn't it suppose to be the exact opposite?
Well overall I'd say that this was a very successful first day home. It helped that Tyler was at school ... so we could get into a groove with just Emily and her needs. The next test will be the weekend, when we will now have Tyler to entertain.
10/28 - Bye Bye NICU
Today was finally the day! Emily was discharged from the hospital at 2pm this afternoon.
We were there for both the 9:30 and 12:30 feedings. Technically she could have been discharged this morning, but the NICU was a zoo. They had 38 babies and more on it's way. I sadly didn't get to say good bye to my nurse friends at Ante because we had to be escorted out of the hospital. I guess I'll have to come back later to say hello. :)
At home, Hoku didn't even seem to notice Emily. I'm sure once the crying begins, she'll be more curious, hehe. For the most part, our make shift set up is working out pretty well. I've been doing everything in the bedroom, from diaper changes, to nursing/bottle feeding and pumping.
Not sure what triggered it, but Tyler finally let me read him books tonight! Yay, I may finally be making my way back into the routine of things. For both myself and with the ohana. The one thing I have yet to do is ... COOK. LOL!
I still have my alarms set for 12:30am, 3:30am, and 6:30am ... so I can be sure to feed Emily before she gets upset. Her cord fell off sometime this past night, noticed it in her shirt at the 3:30 am feeding.
Let's see how her very first full day at home goes.
We were there for both the 9:30 and 12:30 feedings. Technically she could have been discharged this morning, but the NICU was a zoo. They had 38 babies and more on it's way. I sadly didn't get to say good bye to my nurse friends at Ante because we had to be escorted out of the hospital. I guess I'll have to come back later to say hello. :)
At home, Hoku didn't even seem to notice Emily. I'm sure once the crying begins, she'll be more curious, hehe. For the most part, our make shift set up is working out pretty well. I've been doing everything in the bedroom, from diaper changes, to nursing/bottle feeding and pumping.
Not sure what triggered it, but Tyler finally let me read him books tonight! Yay, I may finally be making my way back into the routine of things. For both myself and with the ohana. The one thing I have yet to do is ... COOK. LOL!
I still have my alarms set for 12:30am, 3:30am, and 6:30am ... so I can be sure to feed Emily before she gets upset. Her cord fell off sometime this past night, noticed it in her shirt at the 3:30 am feeding.
Let's see how her very first full day at home goes.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
10/27
I stayed for 9:30 and 12:30 feeding by myself while Brad went to get flu and TDAP shot. The doctor's highly recommend him to get both since Emily will be high susceptible to getting sick this winter. Our main concern would be Tyler since he is the one going to school ... but he is actually always the one with the most up to date vaccines. We just need to make sure he is careful around his sister once she comes home.
We are probably as ready as we will be for Emily's home coming. Everything isn't ideal, but it will have to work. My mom will be flying in from Hawaii on November 1, 2010 ... so Emily's nursery/office will also have to be a temporary guest room as well.
The initial plan is to have her in our room in the bassinet anyway. So this should be okay. We'll just push the crib and what not aside in the nursery and are planning to borrow a bed from the Yee's for my mom to sleep on. The room will be tight and cozy, but will have to do.
We've been bringing home hospital baby blankets for Hoku to smell since Emily's birth. She immediately sniffs for quite sometime and then loses interest. Hoku did very well with Tyler and I have no doubt she will do the same with Emily.
Well, tomorrow is still the planned day ... wish us luck!
We are probably as ready as we will be for Emily's home coming. Everything isn't ideal, but it will have to work. My mom will be flying in from Hawaii on November 1, 2010 ... so Emily's nursery/office will also have to be a temporary guest room as well.
The initial plan is to have her in our room in the bassinet anyway. So this should be okay. We'll just push the crib and what not aside in the nursery and are planning to borrow a bed from the Yee's for my mom to sleep on. The room will be tight and cozy, but will have to do.
We've been bringing home hospital baby blankets for Hoku to smell since Emily's birth. She immediately sniffs for quite sometime and then loses interest. Hoku did very well with Tyler and I have no doubt she will do the same with Emily.
Well, tomorrow is still the planned day ... wish us luck!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
10/26
For the first time in a long time, I actually went to drop T off at school. Since I've been out of the hospital, I've been just sitting in the car. But today was Tyler's very first field trip for school and Brad had to bring his car seat, so he needed a bit of help. They got several parents to volunteer to drive the kids to a near by pumpkin patch. Tyler was semi excited. He liked the fact about going to the pumpkin patch, but didn't like the fact of riding in someone Else's car without mommy or daddy with him.
We were a bit early this morning so we stopped off at Pete's coffee on the way to the hospital. I tried ordering a Mocha (hot) via ... which I assume they have (I usually go to Starbucks). But I some how ended up with the equivalent of a Mocha Frappachino blended. Not quiet what I was expecting for such a brisk morning, but it was tasty. I guess I should have gone in with B to see the menu, lol. My bad for being lazy?
I guess I was wrong about the milk. They ran out of breast milk during the night and had to supplement Emily with formula. Man, doesn't seem that papaya soup is working. LOL
At the 9:30 feeding, it was the same deal. I did nursing first and then followed up with the bottle for fortified breast milk (22 calorie enfamil for infants/preemies). I had a bit of a scare when Emily had 2 non recordable dips in her heart rate during nursing. This usually happens during bottle feeding when she sucks too fast and forgets to breathe ... not exactly sure how it happens with nursing since I've been told it takes more energy and what not to get the milk from the breast. Maybe I had too much milk? No, can't be ... I ran out right? *sigh* Thank goodness it was short and she self recovered quickly. At the sound of the alarm I immediately pulled her off, put her up right and started patting her back. I so hope it doesn't happen when we are at home. I don't have the monitor to help me identify it.
Back at home even more laundry and cleaning. All of the things we had in storage had a musky smell and I feel like I've been doing loads and loads of laundry. Brad went up to the attic to get more things ... Excersaucer, bathtub, vibrating rocker chair, just to name a few.
I actually managed to get a nap in this afternoon. I think it is something I will do at a minimum once a day. Especially since I'll probably be doing most of the night feedings on my own once Brad goes back to work.
At the 3:30 feeding I carefully watched Emily as she nursed and made sure she didn't suck too many times without swallowing or breathing. No dips for me ... but one for Brad when he followed up with the bottle. I hope this isn't a trend that will keep her in the hospital longer. But at the same time, I feel more comfortable that it happens while at the NICU where there are nurses everywhere to help us when it does happen.
Aftering picking up Tyler we stopped off at Target to get a few more things. As much as I make shopping lists of things to buy, there are always things we realize we need after the fact.
We went for Chinese food for dinner. Hot and sour soup, which was too spicy hot for me ... house fried rice and kung pao scallops. All of it was quite tasty. :)
Tonight was also Tyler's swimming lessons. He has improved a LOT since I last got to watch him. He appears much more comfortable in the water and will put his face/head in for longer then before. He still can't quite float on his own, but with assistance practices his kicking and big arms.
OMG what a break through. Yay, I finally got to read Tyler books. :)
We were a bit early this morning so we stopped off at Pete's coffee on the way to the hospital. I tried ordering a Mocha (hot) via ... which I assume they have (I usually go to Starbucks). But I some how ended up with the equivalent of a Mocha Frappachino blended. Not quiet what I was expecting for such a brisk morning, but it was tasty. I guess I should have gone in with B to see the menu, lol. My bad for being lazy?
I guess I was wrong about the milk. They ran out of breast milk during the night and had to supplement Emily with formula. Man, doesn't seem that papaya soup is working. LOL
At the 9:30 feeding, it was the same deal. I did nursing first and then followed up with the bottle for fortified breast milk (22 calorie enfamil for infants/preemies). I had a bit of a scare when Emily had 2 non recordable dips in her heart rate during nursing. This usually happens during bottle feeding when she sucks too fast and forgets to breathe ... not exactly sure how it happens with nursing since I've been told it takes more energy and what not to get the milk from the breast. Maybe I had too much milk? No, can't be ... I ran out right? *sigh* Thank goodness it was short and she self recovered quickly. At the sound of the alarm I immediately pulled her off, put her up right and started patting her back. I so hope it doesn't happen when we are at home. I don't have the monitor to help me identify it.
Back at home even more laundry and cleaning. All of the things we had in storage had a musky smell and I feel like I've been doing loads and loads of laundry. Brad went up to the attic to get more things ... Excersaucer, bathtub, vibrating rocker chair, just to name a few.
I actually managed to get a nap in this afternoon. I think it is something I will do at a minimum once a day. Especially since I'll probably be doing most of the night feedings on my own once Brad goes back to work.
At the 3:30 feeding I carefully watched Emily as she nursed and made sure she didn't suck too many times without swallowing or breathing. No dips for me ... but one for Brad when he followed up with the bottle. I hope this isn't a trend that will keep her in the hospital longer. But at the same time, I feel more comfortable that it happens while at the NICU where there are nurses everywhere to help us when it does happen.
Aftering picking up Tyler we stopped off at Target to get a few more things. As much as I make shopping lists of things to buy, there are always things we realize we need after the fact.
We went for Chinese food for dinner. Hot and sour soup, which was too spicy hot for me ... house fried rice and kung pao scallops. All of it was quite tasty. :)
Tonight was also Tyler's swimming lessons. He has improved a LOT since I last got to watch him. He appears much more comfortable in the water and will put his face/head in for longer then before. He still can't quite float on his own, but with assistance practices his kicking and big arms.
OMG what a break through. Yay, I finally got to read Tyler books. :)
Monday, October 25, 2010
10/25
They are still trying for a Tuesday discharge, after the recordable dip/spell, it's an additional 5 days automatically so that would put us at Tuesday depending on how she does till then. So we are keeping our fingers crossed.
With Tyler at school today, it was actually easier for us not having to worry about keeping him occupied while we go back and forth to the hospital.
We took a bit of advantage, being that she is in good hands at the NICU and went for the 9:30 feeding but skipped the 12:30 feeding. I had lots of milk from the night and we were still getting things ready for Emily's arrival home.
Went to Angelo's for lunch. Back at home, I added Emily to my insurance for this year and next. And managed to clean house even more, if you can believe that. My incision site is still bothering me. I wouldn't say it's "sore" because I don't need to take the pain medicine anymore, but it is definitely not back to normal yet. It's hard to explain, but it feels tight and I still have trouble getting into and out of the cars and getting up from chairs and my bed. Can't wait till I am fully recovered ... but California law gives me 8 weeks of short term disability after my C-Section so I am guessing it could take that long, lol.
What I have been wanting to do for the longest time is sleep comfortably on my side. I could sort of do it while at the hospital, but needed to strategically place pillows everywhere just to make it work. I've tried the same thing at home, but to no avail nothing feels right. So I just gotta wait.
We went back for the 3:30 feeding and sadly called it a day. After picking up Tyler from school, the night passes quickly and since I still can't drive myself, it's hard for me to get back to visit Emily.
At least the pumping is going well ... I am still getting what seems to be enough milk for the time being. :)
With Tyler at school today, it was actually easier for us not having to worry about keeping him occupied while we go back and forth to the hospital.
We took a bit of advantage, being that she is in good hands at the NICU and went for the 9:30 feeding but skipped the 12:30 feeding. I had lots of milk from the night and we were still getting things ready for Emily's arrival home.
Went to Angelo's for lunch. Back at home, I added Emily to my insurance for this year and next. And managed to clean house even more, if you can believe that. My incision site is still bothering me. I wouldn't say it's "sore" because I don't need to take the pain medicine anymore, but it is definitely not back to normal yet. It's hard to explain, but it feels tight and I still have trouble getting into and out of the cars and getting up from chairs and my bed. Can't wait till I am fully recovered ... but California law gives me 8 weeks of short term disability after my C-Section so I am guessing it could take that long, lol.
What I have been wanting to do for the longest time is sleep comfortably on my side. I could sort of do it while at the hospital, but needed to strategically place pillows everywhere just to make it work. I've tried the same thing at home, but to no avail nothing feels right. So I just gotta wait.
We went back for the 3:30 feeding and sadly called it a day. After picking up Tyler from school, the night passes quickly and since I still can't drive myself, it's hard for me to get back to visit Emily.
At least the pumping is going well ... I am still getting what seems to be enough milk for the time being. :)
10/24 - NICU Week 2
This is turning out to be more of a journal at this point. Sorry if it is a boring read.
This is the start of Emily's second week in the NICU. It would also have been 35 weeks, lol. Emily had one feeding of formula last night because they ran out of breast milk! Darn, that means I am still not getting enough to feed her. During the night feedings (bottle only) she has been taking between 40 - 60 ccs.
I went to the 9:30 feeding while Tyler and daddy ran errands. Tyler shows interest going to see his baby sister, but the feedings take over an hour that he gets bored too fast. It is more of a hassle having to keep him quiet and entertained while we are there.
We still have lots of things to do around the house and errands to run, so we skipped the 12:30 vitamin feeding again.
Went to the mall. Belt and Disney store
Took a nap
3:30 feeding ran a bit late. The new order from the doctor was that Emily's discharge day could be Tuesday, assuming she doesn't have anymore of those "dips" in her heart rate while feeding. Of course, once the nurse tells me this ... like 10 minutes later it happens again. :( And this time during nursing! The nurse said she would go back and see if it was recordable ... if it is, the doctor's might change their mind on the discharge date if it was serious enough for her to need more monitoring.
Tyler and daddy had gone to the hobby store. Brad seemed really irritated when they came to get me. I couldn't tell if it was because Tyler hadn't behaved or something else, but just the tension alone made me cry. Without any words being said, the tears just started on its own. Man, seriously when they say it's uncontrollable it really is.
On the way home we picked up papaya soup from Vicky. Rumor has it, it is suppose to help me with my milk production. I tried it last time with Tyler and can't say it worked ... but hey I always try to be optimistic.
We barely spent time at home. Mostly went back because of Hoku. I ate the payaya soup with rice and then we were back off for the 6:30 feeding. I sent Brad and Tyler to dinner (they went to Pho) and stayed by myself. Emily nursed for only 7 minutes and took 32 ounces milk.
Back at home, Tyler and daddy did their night time routine. Sadly, I am still not included in any of it. I was even rejected from reading him is night time stories. No mommy, daddy reads to me. *sigh* I had to hold in tears, lol. I told him he made me sad. He seem to take it to heart and told me that I could read to him next time. We will see ...
@ 9:30 I pumped and played games on the Ipod touch. I am still going through the nursery and pulling out things to wash.
Stayed up for the 12:30 pumping.
Set alarm for 3:30 and 6:30
This is the start of Emily's second week in the NICU. It would also have been 35 weeks, lol. Emily had one feeding of formula last night because they ran out of breast milk! Darn, that means I am still not getting enough to feed her. During the night feedings (bottle only) she has been taking between 40 - 60 ccs.
I went to the 9:30 feeding while Tyler and daddy ran errands. Tyler shows interest going to see his baby sister, but the feedings take over an hour that he gets bored too fast. It is more of a hassle having to keep him quiet and entertained while we are there.
We still have lots of things to do around the house and errands to run, so we skipped the 12:30 vitamin feeding again.
Went to the mall. Belt and Disney store
Took a nap
3:30 feeding ran a bit late. The new order from the doctor was that Emily's discharge day could be Tuesday, assuming she doesn't have anymore of those "dips" in her heart rate while feeding. Of course, once the nurse tells me this ... like 10 minutes later it happens again. :( And this time during nursing! The nurse said she would go back and see if it was recordable ... if it is, the doctor's might change their mind on the discharge date if it was serious enough for her to need more monitoring.
Tyler and daddy had gone to the hobby store. Brad seemed really irritated when they came to get me. I couldn't tell if it was because Tyler hadn't behaved or something else, but just the tension alone made me cry. Without any words being said, the tears just started on its own. Man, seriously when they say it's uncontrollable it really is.
On the way home we picked up papaya soup from Vicky. Rumor has it, it is suppose to help me with my milk production. I tried it last time with Tyler and can't say it worked ... but hey I always try to be optimistic.
We barely spent time at home. Mostly went back because of Hoku. I ate the payaya soup with rice and then we were back off for the 6:30 feeding. I sent Brad and Tyler to dinner (they went to Pho) and stayed by myself. Emily nursed for only 7 minutes and took 32 ounces milk.
Back at home, Tyler and daddy did their night time routine. Sadly, I am still not included in any of it. I was even rejected from reading him is night time stories. No mommy, daddy reads to me. *sigh* I had to hold in tears, lol. I told him he made me sad. He seem to take it to heart and told me that I could read to him next time. We will see ...
@ 9:30 I pumped and played games on the Ipod touch. I am still going through the nursery and pulling out things to wash.
Stayed up for the 12:30 pumping.
Set alarm for 3:30 and 6:30
Saturday, October 23, 2010
10/23
I went for 9:30 am feeding while Tyler and daddy got a hair cut. On my way in I stopped off at Antepartum, to visit the nurses there. A few of them didn't even recognize me, lol. We chatted and talked about how Emily was doing. There was a new lady in "my" room. Ironically, Michelle had her and made a joke about how weird it would be going into the room and not seeing me in there. It's nice to know I will be missed. :)
Darn, Emily had a dip in her heart rate during one of her bottle feedings last night. It was a recordable event and the neonatal pediatrician (I think that is what it is called), wants to keep her a few more days for observation. It isn't uncommon for this to happen since she was born 6 weeks early. It has to do with being able to breathe, suck and swallow ... which is something babies usually learn around week 34/35 in mommy's tummy. Since Emily is already out, she is learning this at real time, while feeding.
Emily is always snoozing pretty happily when I go to see her. I feel sort of bad having to wake her up when she looks so peaceful sleeping. After the temperature and diaper change, she seemed awake at first, but ended up sleeping eating at the left side for about 15 minutes. Then she took 25 ccs of breast milk from the bottle.
We decided to skip the 12:30 vitamin feeding and come back for the 3:30 one.
I am happy to report that my milk supply seems to be more these days. I hope it isn't a fluke.
For lunch I finally got to eat dim sum! I've been wanting it for a while, but it's not usually something people do take out for. Ahhh, it was VERY delicious. My eyes are still bigger then my appetite. hehe.
While Tyler napped we ran some errands. We went to carter's to get Emily a few newborn sized outfits, target for nursing bra's, and REI for Brad's diaper bag.
Made it back to the hospital just in time for the 3:30 feeding. Emily did 15 minutes each side and 22 ounces of milk. We hurried home where I pumped again and started cleaning up nursery.
Before I knew it, it was time for the 6:30 feeding. Emily did 10 minutes each side and 35 ounces of milk. This was our last feeding of the day.
Went to korean food dinner, another thing I was craving while at the hospital. YUMMY!
Back at home pumped @ 9:30, cleaned up MY room, talked to Tammy, ordered an ornament, talked to my mom, and played some games.
Stayed up for the 12:30 pumping and then set my alarm for the rest of the night.
Darn, Emily had a dip in her heart rate during one of her bottle feedings last night. It was a recordable event and the neonatal pediatrician (I think that is what it is called), wants to keep her a few more days for observation. It isn't uncommon for this to happen since she was born 6 weeks early. It has to do with being able to breathe, suck and swallow ... which is something babies usually learn around week 34/35 in mommy's tummy. Since Emily is already out, she is learning this at real time, while feeding.
Emily is always snoozing pretty happily when I go to see her. I feel sort of bad having to wake her up when she looks so peaceful sleeping. After the temperature and diaper change, she seemed awake at first, but ended up sleeping eating at the left side for about 15 minutes. Then she took 25 ccs of breast milk from the bottle.
We decided to skip the 12:30 vitamin feeding and come back for the 3:30 one.
I am happy to report that my milk supply seems to be more these days. I hope it isn't a fluke.
For lunch I finally got to eat dim sum! I've been wanting it for a while, but it's not usually something people do take out for. Ahhh, it was VERY delicious. My eyes are still bigger then my appetite. hehe.
While Tyler napped we ran some errands. We went to carter's to get Emily a few newborn sized outfits, target for nursing bra's, and REI for Brad's diaper bag.
Made it back to the hospital just in time for the 3:30 feeding. Emily did 15 minutes each side and 22 ounces of milk. We hurried home where I pumped again and started cleaning up nursery.
Before I knew it, it was time for the 6:30 feeding. Emily did 10 minutes each side and 35 ounces of milk. This was our last feeding of the day.
Went to korean food dinner, another thing I was craving while at the hospital. YUMMY!
Back at home pumped @ 9:30, cleaned up MY room, talked to Tammy, ordered an ornament, talked to my mom, and played some games.
Stayed up for the 12:30 pumping and then set my alarm for the rest of the night.
Friday, October 22, 2010
10/22
Brad had to go into the office this morning and Tyler to school ... so it was just me at the hospital for most of the day. I was equipped with my Ipad, Kindle, cell phone, and my Ipod touch. :)
I arrived just in time for the 9:30 feeding. I had a new nurse today who was very very helpful. Emily was wide awake after having her temperature taken and diaper changed that I was fortunate to have a great nursing session with her. We still offered the bottle of milk after ward since I don't consistently get the same amount of milk, so it's hard to know how much she gets from nursing. Don't want her to still be hungry.
There isn't much to do at the hospital ... so I basically hung out in the parent's lounge near the NICU. It's a room for the NICU parent's to wait and relax. There's a room for pumping, a room for sleeping, a bathroom that has shower, some rocking chairs, a table with chairs, refrigerator, and a small kitchenette area.
The refrigerator is stocked with things to drink and some food. There were apples, string cheese, sandwiches, milk and juice. Fresh coffee, oatmeal, granola bars, fruit cups, cup o noodle, mac and cheese, etc ...
I took advantage and had some breakfast. Then I logged on to IM and ended up chatting with a few friends for most of the morning.
For the 12:30 feeding we had to include vitamin drops. Rather then just give the drops to Emily (most babies don't like the taste and will spit most of it out), the nurse suggested we mix it in a bit of milk. So we used 20 ounces of milk to start with via bottle. This vitamin drop has a strong smell and I'm sure a strong taste. It made her milk look dark green maybe even close to black, lol. Eeww, even I wouldn't want to drink it.
Emily is smart. After the first sip/suck, she made a face and then wouldn't open her mouth for me. As much as I tried, she kept her lips tightly together in protest of having to drink her tainted milk. It was actually really funny. We ended up having to "trick" her and eventually got her to drink the rest of it. Nursing after ward went relatively well.
Went back to the parent's room to hang out again until Brad came back for 3:30 feeding. When he is with me, I nurse first and then he gets to offer Emily the bottle. She looks so little when Brad is holding her.
The rest of the night evening went by quickly. We picked up Tyler from school, then went home to let Hoku out and fee her dinner. We didn't make it back to the hospital in time for the 6:30 feeding, so instead I pumped.
We met Cindy and Shaun for dinner and had some good food and conversation.
Then it was back to the hospital to drop off milk and for the 9:30 feeding. Tyler came into visit Emily, but got bored really quick. He and Brad ended up in the parent's lounge for most of this visit, lol.
Back at home, there were lots of things I wanted to do, but I was rather tired. I set my alarm to pump twice in the night and called it a night.
I arrived just in time for the 9:30 feeding. I had a new nurse today who was very very helpful. Emily was wide awake after having her temperature taken and diaper changed that I was fortunate to have a great nursing session with her. We still offered the bottle of milk after ward since I don't consistently get the same amount of milk, so it's hard to know how much she gets from nursing. Don't want her to still be hungry.
There isn't much to do at the hospital ... so I basically hung out in the parent's lounge near the NICU. It's a room for the NICU parent's to wait and relax. There's a room for pumping, a room for sleeping, a bathroom that has shower, some rocking chairs, a table with chairs, refrigerator, and a small kitchenette area.
The refrigerator is stocked with things to drink and some food. There were apples, string cheese, sandwiches, milk and juice. Fresh coffee, oatmeal, granola bars, fruit cups, cup o noodle, mac and cheese, etc ...
I took advantage and had some breakfast. Then I logged on to IM and ended up chatting with a few friends for most of the morning.
For the 12:30 feeding we had to include vitamin drops. Rather then just give the drops to Emily (most babies don't like the taste and will spit most of it out), the nurse suggested we mix it in a bit of milk. So we used 20 ounces of milk to start with via bottle. This vitamin drop has a strong smell and I'm sure a strong taste. It made her milk look dark green maybe even close to black, lol. Eeww, even I wouldn't want to drink it.
Emily is smart. After the first sip/suck, she made a face and then wouldn't open her mouth for me. As much as I tried, she kept her lips tightly together in protest of having to drink her tainted milk. It was actually really funny. We ended up having to "trick" her and eventually got her to drink the rest of it. Nursing after ward went relatively well.
Went back to the parent's room to hang out again until Brad came back for 3:30 feeding. When he is with me, I nurse first and then he gets to offer Emily the bottle. She looks so little when Brad is holding her.
The rest of the night evening went by quickly. We picked up Tyler from school, then went home to let Hoku out and fee her dinner. We didn't make it back to the hospital in time for the 6:30 feeding, so instead I pumped.
We met Cindy and Shaun for dinner and had some good food and conversation.
Then it was back to the hospital to drop off milk and for the 9:30 feeding. Tyler came into visit Emily, but got bored really quick. He and Brad ended up in the parent's lounge for most of this visit, lol.
Back at home, there were lots of things I wanted to do, but I was rather tired. I set my alarm to pump twice in the night and called it a night.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
10/21 - Good bye room 293
Today is my LAST day here at the hospital. It's been exactly 6 weeks of me being here. It should be a joyous occasion, yet as I sit here and type this I am sad. Having to leave Emily behind makes me want to cry. Honestly, if insurance would cover it ... I would stay if I could. Ironic isn't it?
There are many things I am going to miss along with others that I won't. Let's start with the what I will miss. First and foremost, the people. All of the nurses here have been just wonderful. They love their jobs and are such caring individuals, my time here was THAT much better because of them. The "room service" ... when I say room service I am speaking of the being waited on hand and foot, lol. The ability to make a phone call and order food, water, towels, or whatever else I needed at the time. The cleanliness of my room. House keeping came to clean my room every day ... sheets were changed every 3rd day ... definitely not going to be the case when I get home. The "movable" bed. Not the mattress or the comfort factor of the bed, but it's ability to move up and down and tilt in every which way I wanted. The hanging portable TV. Although NOT big at all, it was very handy to be able to maneuver it to what ever position I wanted it to be in. And lastly, the automatic paper towel dispenser and the bench in the shower. At home I am going to have to stand! Wah!
On to what I will NOT miss. The food. At first I thought ... hmmm the food here isn't really that bad. I probably would have stuck with that assessment had I been here just for the delivery, so say max 5 days. But since I was here for so long, I am changing my mind on that. The monitoring, the bed rest and being stuck in my room, and the limited TV channels and lack of things to do.
So they day went by pretty darn fast. I woke up rather early just because I had to pump at 6:30am and then couldn't really fall back asleep. My nurse was in before 8am with my pain medicine and a brief game plan on how the day would go. Few papers to go over and sign, continue pumping and walking around the hospital, and that was pretty much it. We could get discharged anytime we wanted to and had the room till 7pm.
Shortly after that Dr. Teagle stopped by and removed my staples. To my surprise, it didn't really hurt. She put on these mini bandages that should last about two weeks. She also came with my medicine prescriptions ... The good stuff and the motrin. Both with one refill each. We talked about my stay at the hospital and how everything went as well as it could for my situation. I don't know what it was but before I knew it I was crying like a baby. Was this the beginning of postpartum? Let's hope not. She said for people who went through what I went through ... The extended hospital stay, the stress and worrying, and now the premature baby in the NICU ... It is actually more common to have a little postpartum when finally returning back to reality.
Brad came around 9am and started packing up the last of my stuff. We went to the 9:30 feeding together. Emily is doing great. With no IV and an open crib, she is on her way out of the hospital much sooner then anticipated. She still has a borderline billi level and will be monitored and tested daily. If needed they I'll put her under the lights. Nursing has been going really well and I have very high hopes, fingers crossed.
Back at the room my nurse went over all of my discharge papers and I signed a bunch of things. Pretty much we were all set. We went out for lunch. I am not sure if I was allowed to leave since I wasn't officially discharged yet, but shhhh!
It felt weird being outside. There wasn't sun, but there was a slight breeze. Oddly the car ride is what got to me. Not sure why, but I got car sick. Luckily we didn't go far for our Erik's sandwiches and I was back before anyone noticed I was gone.
@ 3:30 feeding all was still the same with Emily's status. Still watching her billi levels and hoping she can come home on Sunday.
Finally, the time had arrived and I checked out of the hospital at 4 something. I had to be pushed out in the wheel chair, lol. Even if I could walk. Most of the nurses were MIA at the time, so I didn't really get to say good bye. Patti one of the volunteers dropped me off right at our car. *sigh* Sad yet happy, we left the hospital.
We went to pick up Tyler, then we went to target and babies r us to get a few things in the event Emily came home tomorrow. Then it was off to HOME HOME.
OMG, I got a wonderful greeting from Hoku! She was SO excited to see me. Panting, wagging her tail, trying to engage me with her new Halloween bat toy. I had to keep her from hitting my scar with her muzzle because she kept trying to smell me. Ahhh, how nice to be missed.
It was nice to be home. But I immediately didn't like the STAIRS. hahaha, I'm sure it will be much better a few days from now ... but now it sucks. And my bed ... ahhhhh, the first thing I got to do in it was pump. :( How sad is that. Everything is set up for pumping every 3 hours and it looks like it will work out nicely.
We went to eat Japanese food for dinner and the rest of the night was pretty much how I expected it for the most part. Took a shower ... pumped, did some things in the nursery, got Tyler to sleep ... sorta with Brad having to lay with him.
Had a bit of the blues ... still hoping it's the damn hormones. But its a suddenly back to reality check, who could blame me. Good night!
There are many things I am going to miss along with others that I won't. Let's start with the what I will miss. First and foremost, the people. All of the nurses here have been just wonderful. They love their jobs and are such caring individuals, my time here was THAT much better because of them. The "room service" ... when I say room service I am speaking of the being waited on hand and foot, lol. The ability to make a phone call and order food, water, towels, or whatever else I needed at the time. The cleanliness of my room. House keeping came to clean my room every day ... sheets were changed every 3rd day ... definitely not going to be the case when I get home. The "movable" bed. Not the mattress or the comfort factor of the bed, but it's ability to move up and down and tilt in every which way I wanted. The hanging portable TV. Although NOT big at all, it was very handy to be able to maneuver it to what ever position I wanted it to be in. And lastly, the automatic paper towel dispenser and the bench in the shower. At home I am going to have to stand! Wah!
On to what I will NOT miss. The food. At first I thought ... hmmm the food here isn't really that bad. I probably would have stuck with that assessment had I been here just for the delivery, so say max 5 days. But since I was here for so long, I am changing my mind on that. The monitoring, the bed rest and being stuck in my room, and the limited TV channels and lack of things to do.
So they day went by pretty darn fast. I woke up rather early just because I had to pump at 6:30am and then couldn't really fall back asleep. My nurse was in before 8am with my pain medicine and a brief game plan on how the day would go. Few papers to go over and sign, continue pumping and walking around the hospital, and that was pretty much it. We could get discharged anytime we wanted to and had the room till 7pm.
Shortly after that Dr. Teagle stopped by and removed my staples. To my surprise, it didn't really hurt. She put on these mini bandages that should last about two weeks. She also came with my medicine prescriptions ... The good stuff and the motrin. Both with one refill each. We talked about my stay at the hospital and how everything went as well as it could for my situation. I don't know what it was but before I knew it I was crying like a baby. Was this the beginning of postpartum? Let's hope not. She said for people who went through what I went through ... The extended hospital stay, the stress and worrying, and now the premature baby in the NICU ... It is actually more common to have a little postpartum when finally returning back to reality.
Brad came around 9am and started packing up the last of my stuff. We went to the 9:30 feeding together. Emily is doing great. With no IV and an open crib, she is on her way out of the hospital much sooner then anticipated. She still has a borderline billi level and will be monitored and tested daily. If needed they I'll put her under the lights. Nursing has been going really well and I have very high hopes, fingers crossed.
Back at the room my nurse went over all of my discharge papers and I signed a bunch of things. Pretty much we were all set. We went out for lunch. I am not sure if I was allowed to leave since I wasn't officially discharged yet, but shhhh!
It felt weird being outside. There wasn't sun, but there was a slight breeze. Oddly the car ride is what got to me. Not sure why, but I got car sick. Luckily we didn't go far for our Erik's sandwiches and I was back before anyone noticed I was gone.
@ 3:30 feeding all was still the same with Emily's status. Still watching her billi levels and hoping she can come home on Sunday.
Finally, the time had arrived and I checked out of the hospital at 4 something. I had to be pushed out in the wheel chair, lol. Even if I could walk. Most of the nurses were MIA at the time, so I didn't really get to say good bye. Patti one of the volunteers dropped me off right at our car. *sigh* Sad yet happy, we left the hospital.
We went to pick up Tyler, then we went to target and babies r us to get a few things in the event Emily came home tomorrow. Then it was off to HOME HOME.
OMG, I got a wonderful greeting from Hoku! She was SO excited to see me. Panting, wagging her tail, trying to engage me with her new Halloween bat toy. I had to keep her from hitting my scar with her muzzle because she kept trying to smell me. Ahhh, how nice to be missed.
It was nice to be home. But I immediately didn't like the STAIRS. hahaha, I'm sure it will be much better a few days from now ... but now it sucks. And my bed ... ahhhhh, the first thing I got to do in it was pump. :( How sad is that. Everything is set up for pumping every 3 hours and it looks like it will work out nicely.
We went to eat Japanese food for dinner and the rest of the night was pretty much how I expected it for the most part. Took a shower ... pumped, did some things in the nursery, got Tyler to sleep ... sorta with Brad having to lay with him.
Had a bit of the blues ... still hoping it's the damn hormones. But its a suddenly back to reality check, who could blame me. Good night!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
10/20
Happy happy joy joy! I am so excited that my milk supply seems to finally be coming in. I am also happy that I have only one more day here at the hospital. It's kind of like a double edge sword because although I can leave, I can't take Emily with me. *sigh* Why does there always have to be something?
Pumped @ 8:00am
Only got about 1/2 an ounce for both sides
Both Meds @ 9am
Ate a really quick breakfast of cereal and milk.
9:30 feeding with Brad. Nursed left side again and offered bottle after wards.
Cleaned out closet and Brad left with 4 - 5 bags of stuff. He had to run some errands, so I watched TV , pumped about half an ounce of milk, and talked to the nurses. Michelle took me to the NICU through their fancy short cut nurse way and I dropped off the milk and she saw Emily for the first time. It's weird, ALL of the nurses think Emily totally looks like me. But I still don't see it.
NICU @ 12:30 just mommy - nursed 10 minutes on right off and on and nursed 10 minutes on right pretty much continuously. She is doing REALLY well. Just need milk! She actually still took another 20MLs of formula from the bottle too. So she is definitely eating more and I am hoping she will not need the IV soon. But a down fall is that they checked her billi levels and they have gone up enough for the first time since birth to be on the radar. Not an alarming rate, but enough to need it to be monitored. They told me she "may" need to go under the UV lights sometime today.
Surprise call and visit from a few of my co workers. Since I haven't really formally announced Emily's birth, my office up until now still thought I was on bed rest here at the hospital. We had a pretty long talk about how it's been here for me a slight gossip update how things have been at work, etc ... it was a nice time.
NICU @ 3:30 just mommy
I guess the day was bound to come. Up until now, the nurses have been prepping Emily before her feedings. Today is the first day I got to do it. I took her temperature 98.2 and changed an ooey gooey poopy diaper. The IV and all the cords makes it a challenge. I am happy to report that I totally remember how to do it all. LOL!
She has lost a bit of weight since being born (which is totally normal). She was 5 lbs and 9 ozs. Nothing to be concerned about. Her billi level was 10 and they are still going to monitor it. She hasn't been put under the lights yet. They are going to start decreasing her IV amount 1ccc at each feeding, so by the end of the night she should no longer have the IV. The minimum for each feeding should now be 40ccs. Both breast milk and formula if needed. The hard part will be estimating how much breast milk she is getting.
I had scheduled a consultation with lactation nurse for this feeding. She said Emily is doing GREAT at nursing. She's able to latch on her own and stay on for a while all by herself. I hadn't pumped before going because I had the visitors. I just learned that although I had more milk to provide, it makes it harder for Emily to get at it. So with the help of the nurse, Emily pretty much emptied the left and did maaybe half of the right. Then I was able to pump a good ounce or so from the right. Well, I should say I didn't do it. The nurse did it for me. She held it and everything ... pushing on certain areas to help express the milk. Just by feeling it she could tell where the milk was. The only way I could tell was because it hurt, lol. I am so happy. Now I have high hopes for being able to nurse Emily. We didn't have to offer the bottle ... she was satisfied and snoozing when I left. Oh and I went back to my room to pump and still had more milk. YAY!
On a side note, the site of her IV site appears to be red and semi irritated. The NICU nurse checked it out and it flushed well, so it wasn't blocked in anyway. But it seemed to be bothering Emily. So they are trying to control her movement of that arm (left) by restricting it in the blanket. Poor baby. While they were fiddling with it she was screaming bloody murder. I felt so horrible.
NICU @ 6:30 just mommy - I nursed both the right/left side for 10 minutes each and then offered bottle. Then got kicked out early because of shift change.
Wendy came to visit around 7:30. We ate Vietnamese sandwiches and talked for a good hour or so. After she left I finished my sandwich ... to busy talking earlier to eat it all. LOL Then I quickly pumped for 15 minutes, only got a little milk and then was off to the NICU for the 9:30 feeding.
This particular feeding we just did formula because wanted to have an accurate amount of milk she took in. The IV is now out, so it's important to make sure she is getting enough fluids. She took exactly 40ccs, which is the minimum she should take. Then she slept in my arms for a good half an hour. She is so cute. They started putting her in clothes. I will have to bring some back tomorrow. :)
Meds @ 10:45pm
Pumped @ 11:00pm
Pumped @ 2:45am
I had meant to go to the 12:30am feeding but failed to wake up. Oh well, that just means I needed the rest. At least I was able to pump a good 1.5 ozs of milk.
Percoset @ 3:00am
Pumped @ 6am
Pumped @ 8:00am
Only got about 1/2 an ounce for both sides
Both Meds @ 9am
Ate a really quick breakfast of cereal and milk.
9:30 feeding with Brad. Nursed left side again and offered bottle after wards.
Cleaned out closet and Brad left with 4 - 5 bags of stuff. He had to run some errands, so I watched TV , pumped about half an ounce of milk, and talked to the nurses. Michelle took me to the NICU through their fancy short cut nurse way and I dropped off the milk and she saw Emily for the first time. It's weird, ALL of the nurses think Emily totally looks like me. But I still don't see it.
NICU @ 12:30 just mommy - nursed 10 minutes on right off and on and nursed 10 minutes on right pretty much continuously. She is doing REALLY well. Just need milk! She actually still took another 20MLs of formula from the bottle too. So she is definitely eating more and I am hoping she will not need the IV soon. But a down fall is that they checked her billi levels and they have gone up enough for the first time since birth to be on the radar. Not an alarming rate, but enough to need it to be monitored. They told me she "may" need to go under the UV lights sometime today.
Surprise call and visit from a few of my co workers. Since I haven't really formally announced Emily's birth, my office up until now still thought I was on bed rest here at the hospital. We had a pretty long talk about how it's been here for me a slight gossip update how things have been at work, etc ... it was a nice time.
NICU @ 3:30 just mommy
I guess the day was bound to come. Up until now, the nurses have been prepping Emily before her feedings. Today is the first day I got to do it. I took her temperature 98.2 and changed an ooey gooey poopy diaper. The IV and all the cords makes it a challenge. I am happy to report that I totally remember how to do it all. LOL!
She has lost a bit of weight since being born (which is totally normal). She was 5 lbs and 9 ozs. Nothing to be concerned about. Her billi level was 10 and they are still going to monitor it. She hasn't been put under the lights yet. They are going to start decreasing her IV amount 1ccc at each feeding, so by the end of the night she should no longer have the IV. The minimum for each feeding should now be 40ccs. Both breast milk and formula if needed. The hard part will be estimating how much breast milk she is getting.
I had scheduled a consultation with lactation nurse for this feeding. She said Emily is doing GREAT at nursing. She's able to latch on her own and stay on for a while all by herself. I hadn't pumped before going because I had the visitors. I just learned that although I had more milk to provide, it makes it harder for Emily to get at it. So with the help of the nurse, Emily pretty much emptied the left and did maaybe half of the right. Then I was able to pump a good ounce or so from the right. Well, I should say I didn't do it. The nurse did it for me. She held it and everything ... pushing on certain areas to help express the milk. Just by feeling it she could tell where the milk was. The only way I could tell was because it hurt, lol. I am so happy. Now I have high hopes for being able to nurse Emily. We didn't have to offer the bottle ... she was satisfied and snoozing when I left. Oh and I went back to my room to pump and still had more milk. YAY!
On a side note, the site of her IV site appears to be red and semi irritated. The NICU nurse checked it out and it flushed well, so it wasn't blocked in anyway. But it seemed to be bothering Emily. So they are trying to control her movement of that arm (left) by restricting it in the blanket. Poor baby. While they were fiddling with it she was screaming bloody murder. I felt so horrible.
NICU @ 6:30 just mommy - I nursed both the right/left side for 10 minutes each and then offered bottle. Then got kicked out early because of shift change.
Wendy came to visit around 7:30. We ate Vietnamese sandwiches and talked for a good hour or so. After she left I finished my sandwich ... to busy talking earlier to eat it all. LOL Then I quickly pumped for 15 minutes, only got a little milk and then was off to the NICU for the 9:30 feeding.
This particular feeding we just did formula because wanted to have an accurate amount of milk she took in. The IV is now out, so it's important to make sure she is getting enough fluids. She took exactly 40ccs, which is the minimum she should take. Then she slept in my arms for a good half an hour. She is so cute. They started putting her in clothes. I will have to bring some back tomorrow. :)
Meds @ 10:45pm
Pumped @ 11:00pm
Pumped @ 2:45am
I had meant to go to the 12:30am feeding but failed to wake up. Oh well, that just means I needed the rest. At least I was able to pump a good 1.5 ozs of milk.
Percoset @ 3:00am
Pumped @ 6am
10/19
Sorry if the posts turn into a time line of my day. It's how I document throughout the day ... but I will try to add the "meat" when I have some time. :)
Since I've been in pain and have been getting tired pumping and going to the NICU, Brad decided to take off from work earlier then we originally anticipated. Initially he wasn't going to take off until I was discharged ... but I am glad he decided to do it earlier. It's been much easier to have him here with me.
9:30 - Brad and I went to the NICU for Em's feeding. She barely latched to left breast and instead took 20ML of formula from daddy. This was his first time to hold and feed her. :) I picture documented all of it.
We went to the hospital store and got a bra thing that helps makes my pumping life easier. It has looks like a tube top and has two holes where I put the pump flanges and holds them in place for me. Whoever invented them totally rock. I can now pump and do something else at the same time, lol.
I also briefly talked to a lactation nurse. She explained how to massage and hand express for milk. She said it helps out a lot in the beginning to get my milk supply started. Here's hoping for the best!
With the new knowledge ... I was able to hand expressed about .5 ML of colostrum @ 12pm and I followed up with pumping for 10 minutes.
12:30 NICU visit - I attempted right side with no luck and ended up bottle feeding 20 MLs of formula. Daddy took more pictures. We still have to get a picture of the 3 of us.
Pumped @ 1:15pm
Teeny tiny bit of colostrum
Brad went to run some errands during lunch and I rested as much as I could. Had lunch and watched TV. Cindi came to visit and we talked for a while about both Emily and Camden. We don't get to see each other as often these days, so there was a lot to talk about.
NICU @ 3:30 nursed for 15 minutes on left side and 10 MLs of formula via bottle.
Pumped @ 5:00
Teeny tiny bit of colostrum
Sally, Vicky and Haylie stop by around 5:45. Haylie seemed confused that Emily wasn't with me in my room. She wanted to see her, but children that are not siblings are not allowed into the NICU. We were only able to talk for a short while because Sally had to get back to Kevin and Haylie was getting hungry and wanted to eat dinner. I enjoyed the Panera Bread Vicky brought. Thanks Vics!
NICU @6:30 nursed 15 minutes on right side and bottle fed about an ounce of formula. Couldn't cuddle as much as I normally do because I had to leave at 7 because of the shift change.
@ 7:15 I took my first post surgery bath. It was painful and nice at the same time. I was finally able to get that yellow/orange tinge off of me. It was some iodine thing they had put on me during the surgery.
Pumped @ 7:30. I suppose the amount of colostrum is increasing, but still not really worth putting into a syringe.
NICU @ 9:30 - NICU nursed left side for about 15 minutes and as usually offered bottle after wards. After chit chatting with the NICU nurse. I decided not to come in for the 12:30 feeding and instead would get more rest, but still pump at least once during the night.
@ 10:45 i pumped and got some milk for the first time ever. It actually dripped into the bottle unlike the colostrum which collected only in the flange part of the pump. I was very excited to send this on to the nursery. I hope Emily liked it.
@ 3:00 am - I woke up for pain medicine and used this time for my night time pumping. Low and behold ... I got even more milk! Woohoo, this time it was over an ounce both sides combined.
I tried sending it to the NICU for Emily's 3:30 feeding, but turns out it was a bit bubbly then normal and the nurses thought maybe it had soap in it. I never did wash my breast pump parts with soap and only one other nurse assistant had washed it out for me the day before. Honestly I didn't think anything of the bubbles. They were there in the bottle as I pumped. But to be on the safe side, they ended up dumping it just to be safe. I got new breast pump parts and will just have to hope my next pumping session is just as successful.
I ended up blogging for some time before I got sleepy again and then slept like a baby until about 8am.
Since I've been in pain and have been getting tired pumping and going to the NICU, Brad decided to take off from work earlier then we originally anticipated. Initially he wasn't going to take off until I was discharged ... but I am glad he decided to do it earlier. It's been much easier to have him here with me.
9:30 - Brad and I went to the NICU for Em's feeding. She barely latched to left breast and instead took 20ML of formula from daddy. This was his first time to hold and feed her. :) I picture documented all of it.
We went to the hospital store and got a bra thing that helps makes my pumping life easier. It has looks like a tube top and has two holes where I put the pump flanges and holds them in place for me. Whoever invented them totally rock. I can now pump and do something else at the same time, lol.
I also briefly talked to a lactation nurse. She explained how to massage and hand express for milk. She said it helps out a lot in the beginning to get my milk supply started. Here's hoping for the best!
With the new knowledge ... I was able to hand expressed about .5 ML of colostrum @ 12pm and I followed up with pumping for 10 minutes.
12:30 NICU visit - I attempted right side with no luck and ended up bottle feeding 20 MLs of formula. Daddy took more pictures. We still have to get a picture of the 3 of us.
Pumped @ 1:15pm
Teeny tiny bit of colostrum
Brad went to run some errands during lunch and I rested as much as I could. Had lunch and watched TV. Cindi came to visit and we talked for a while about both Emily and Camden. We don't get to see each other as often these days, so there was a lot to talk about.
NICU @ 3:30 nursed for 15 minutes on left side and 10 MLs of formula via bottle.
Pumped @ 5:00
Teeny tiny bit of colostrum
Sally, Vicky and Haylie stop by around 5:45. Haylie seemed confused that Emily wasn't with me in my room. She wanted to see her, but children that are not siblings are not allowed into the NICU. We were only able to talk for a short while because Sally had to get back to Kevin and Haylie was getting hungry and wanted to eat dinner. I enjoyed the Panera Bread Vicky brought. Thanks Vics!
NICU @6:30 nursed 15 minutes on right side and bottle fed about an ounce of formula. Couldn't cuddle as much as I normally do because I had to leave at 7 because of the shift change.
@ 7:15 I took my first post surgery bath. It was painful and nice at the same time. I was finally able to get that yellow/orange tinge off of me. It was some iodine thing they had put on me during the surgery.
Pumped @ 7:30. I suppose the amount of colostrum is increasing, but still not really worth putting into a syringe.
NICU @ 9:30 - NICU nursed left side for about 15 minutes and as usually offered bottle after wards. After chit chatting with the NICU nurse. I decided not to come in for the 12:30 feeding and instead would get more rest, but still pump at least once during the night.
@ 10:45 i pumped and got some milk for the first time ever. It actually dripped into the bottle unlike the colostrum which collected only in the flange part of the pump. I was very excited to send this on to the nursery. I hope Emily liked it.
@ 3:00 am - I woke up for pain medicine and used this time for my night time pumping. Low and behold ... I got even more milk! Woohoo, this time it was over an ounce both sides combined.
I tried sending it to the NICU for Emily's 3:30 feeding, but turns out it was a bit bubbly then normal and the nurses thought maybe it had soap in it. I never did wash my breast pump parts with soap and only one other nurse assistant had washed it out for me the day before. Honestly I didn't think anything of the bubbles. They were there in the bottle as I pumped. But to be on the safe side, they ended up dumping it just to be safe. I got new breast pump parts and will just have to hope my next pumping session is just as successful.
I ended up blogging for some time before I got sleepy again and then slept like a baby until about 8am.
10/18
Oh man, that first night was awful. The pain was unbearable and made me cry. I took the Morphine when I could, but even that seemed not to work. The little pain ball attached to my scar also didn't seem to be doing anything. I just laid there trying to sleep. I may have dozed off a few times, but I didn't get any useful rest.
Finally at like 4 something (I think) I was able to have Percoset. After a little bit, aaah some relief. I was able to sleep a wee bit before they were back in at 6 am to remove my catheter. I was so sad anticipating the pain I would be in when now having to go to the bathroom on my own, lol.
The best stretch of sleep was between 6 - 8 am. I was pretty comfortable and quite cozy in my bed until I had to go to the bathroom. I felt like a little child. The nurse had to help me with everything from walking to the bathroom with my IV in tow, pulling down my hospital grade underpants and changing my "diaper pad". Sigh, it's a little weird when you haven't had someone help you do those things in such a long time.
She helped me wash my hands and stood there cautiously as I attempted to brush my teeth. I was back in bed after a good half an hour. Man, this was going to be a tough day.
For breakfast it was still the crappy clear liquid diet. I tried pumping again at 8:30 and finally made it to the NICU between 11:30 - 12:45. Em was doing well. She had her IV site changed from left hand to left food.
Pumped @ 3:00pm
Nicu @ 3:30pm
With the help of the nurse, Emily actually latched on and off for about 15 minutes to left. She bit me a bit, but overall did really well. It's a very strange feeling. :)
Pumped @ 7:30pm
Diet changed back to normal. Had some turkey and mashed potatoes and a croissant.
Brad and Tyler came to visit and we went to the NICU from 7:45 pm - 8:10 pm for Tyler's very first visit with his baby sister. He was actually very very excited. After wheeling me over in a wheel chair, we signed in, Tyler took his temperature and were on our way to room #7.
At the sight of the first baby in the NICU he was asking, "Is that Emily?" :) When he saw her in the incubator, he wasn't scared. He stood there at first and just looked at her from a far. We encouraged him to sit in the chair and actually LOOK at her. With some coaching, he said Hi and I love you to her. It made both of us smile.
She had to change her IV site again and now it's in her head. Looked pretty sore. I am glad Tyler didn't ask about it. The one thing he did ask was "Where is her feet?" I had to laugh. She was swaddled in a blanket, so he mainly saw her head. I am actually surprised he didn't ask about her hands.
He could only stay for 15 minutes. And then he asked to go back to my room. He wanted to push the wheel chair some more. Quite a sigh of relief. I didn't know how he would react ... but I am happy to say he did really well. Hopefully once she gets out of the incubator he can come back to visit again and see her in the big girl crib.
Nicu @ 9:30pm
I tried my luck with breast feeding on the right side but Em was pretty sleepy and did not latch at all.
Nicu @ 12:30am
She nursed on the left on and off from about 15 minutes and after wards she took 15 cc of similac infant formula. I got her to burp in the sitting up position. It also seems like she took formula for the first time after I left her 9:30pm feeding. The NICU doctor's orders were to try the bottle after to times of nursing attempts.
Pump @ 1:55am
Teeny tiny amount
Emily's antibiotics at 1:15am. Her blood tests look good so far but the final will be back in the morning.
Pump @ 3:30am
Teeny tiny amount
Pump @ 7:30am
Teeny tiny amount
Finally at like 4 something (I think) I was able to have Percoset. After a little bit, aaah some relief. I was able to sleep a wee bit before they were back in at 6 am to remove my catheter. I was so sad anticipating the pain I would be in when now having to go to the bathroom on my own, lol.
The best stretch of sleep was between 6 - 8 am. I was pretty comfortable and quite cozy in my bed until I had to go to the bathroom. I felt like a little child. The nurse had to help me with everything from walking to the bathroom with my IV in tow, pulling down my hospital grade underpants and changing my "diaper pad". Sigh, it's a little weird when you haven't had someone help you do those things in such a long time.
She helped me wash my hands and stood there cautiously as I attempted to brush my teeth. I was back in bed after a good half an hour. Man, this was going to be a tough day.
For breakfast it was still the crappy clear liquid diet. I tried pumping again at 8:30 and finally made it to the NICU between 11:30 - 12:45. Em was doing well. She had her IV site changed from left hand to left food.
Pumped @ 3:00pm
Nicu @ 3:30pm
With the help of the nurse, Emily actually latched on and off for about 15 minutes to left. She bit me a bit, but overall did really well. It's a very strange feeling. :)
Pumped @ 7:30pm
Diet changed back to normal. Had some turkey and mashed potatoes and a croissant.
Brad and Tyler came to visit and we went to the NICU from 7:45 pm - 8:10 pm for Tyler's very first visit with his baby sister. He was actually very very excited. After wheeling me over in a wheel chair, we signed in, Tyler took his temperature and were on our way to room #7.
At the sight of the first baby in the NICU he was asking, "Is that Emily?" :) When he saw her in the incubator, he wasn't scared. He stood there at first and just looked at her from a far. We encouraged him to sit in the chair and actually LOOK at her. With some coaching, he said Hi and I love you to her. It made both of us smile.
She had to change her IV site again and now it's in her head. Looked pretty sore. I am glad Tyler didn't ask about it. The one thing he did ask was "Where is her feet?" I had to laugh. She was swaddled in a blanket, so he mainly saw her head. I am actually surprised he didn't ask about her hands.
He could only stay for 15 minutes. And then he asked to go back to my room. He wanted to push the wheel chair some more. Quite a sigh of relief. I didn't know how he would react ... but I am happy to say he did really well. Hopefully once she gets out of the incubator he can come back to visit again and see her in the big girl crib.
Nicu @ 9:30pm
I tried my luck with breast feeding on the right side but Em was pretty sleepy and did not latch at all.
Nicu @ 12:30am
She nursed on the left on and off from about 15 minutes and after wards she took 15 cc of similac infant formula. I got her to burp in the sitting up position. It also seems like she took formula for the first time after I left her 9:30pm feeding. The NICU doctor's orders were to try the bottle after to times of nursing attempts.
Pump @ 1:55am
Teeny tiny amount
Emily's antibiotics at 1:15am. Her blood tests look good so far but the final will be back in the morning.
Pump @ 3:30am
Teeny tiny amount
Pump @ 7:30am
Teeny tiny amount
10/17 - Happy Birthday Emily!
Today was the big day I have been awaiting for the past 5 weeks.
My day started early ... 6am I had to get the 2nd dose of the antibiotics. Luckily I could still sleep a bit after that. Around 7:30 they came to do my vitals and at 8:00 a Labor and Delivery nurse came by. She set me up on the monitor just to hear baby girl's heart beat. I was already in the lovely hospital gown from the night before when my IV was started. So pretty much I was good to go.
Brad came around 8:30. Tyler was at home with the Yee's. I was definitely anxious and guessing Brad was also although we didn't speak of it. They had me wear socks and those leg things that pumped on my calves, which I thought was weird. I also had to drink this gross tasting anti acid medicine. I was very thirsty since I was cut off from both food and liquids since midnight the night before, but man I could have done withOUT that crap.
A little before 9:30 we were off to the Operating Room. The room wasn't that big and had white/silver walls. It was quite cold. Brad had to stay outside until I was fully prepped. In the meantime, he put on scrubs and sat in a wheelchair, lol.
They didn't waste any time once I got there. The next thing I knew I was up on the operating table getting my spinal tap thing. (forgot the technical term for it and i don't believe it is epidural). They did a local first, which actually hurt. And then the real stuff. That real stuff worked really quick. In a few minutes my legs were tingly, they were putting in a catheter, giving my a shave, and a curtain up so I could no longer see.
Before I knew it, I was numb pretty much from waist down, not including my arms which I could still feel and move. Then for no reason what so ever, I ended up throwing up. Brad was soon by my side and we were off.
I couldn't feel any pain, but could feel tugging, pulling and pressing. I could also smell this burning smell, which Brad tells me after the fact that he thinks it was them burning my flesh to keep it from bleeding. EEWW! Anyway .... after what seemed like forever she was born!
The first thing that I came to my mind was ... "Breathe". I wanted to make sure she could breathe on her own. When I head that little cry it was one of the best feelings in the world.
Emily Misaki Rex
October 17, 2010 @ 09:58am
5 lbs and 13 ozs and 18.5 inches
Apgar scores 9 9
Immediately after she was taken out, they quickly wrapped her up to show her to me for not more then a few seconds and then whisked her away to the NICU. Brad had gone with Emily and now it was just me for the remainder of the surgery. I heard them counting out loud (apparently counting to make sure they hadn't lost any of the surgical tools). I smelled more burning and heard them talk out load as they pieced me back together. After what seemed like forever and a day ... I finally heard the staples and at around 10:30am it was all over. The the sheet came down, I was moved onto a roll away bed and taken to the recovery room.
In the recovery room, I was freezing. Shivering from head to toe. They put on tons of blankets even this one that blew hot air out, but honestly nothing seemed to help. I was there with the nurses at first and eventually Brad came back with updates on Emily. She was doing really well. Breathing outside air on her own and pretty much crying throughout the 15 minute long assessment.
They attached this ball thingee to a lead into my scar that is suppose to have a local to help keep the area numb. (I hope it works) After my temperature was a little back to semi normal I was able to go to the NICU in my bed where we were just in time to watch her first official bath. She was pink and crying and it made me smile. My baby girl. We did it. 5 and a half weeks at the hospital and she was practically the size of most full term babies. I was so unbelievable happy.
I must have gotten back in room around noon. I still couldn't really feel my legs and or feet and upon touch it felt super swollen even though it didn't look it. I finally got some ice chips and water. I called my mom and Tammy, both didn't answer the phone. I ended up waking up Kristy, who wasn't even at home. Dang, where was everyone when I had BIG news! LOL
Throughout the rest of the afternoon, I rested and called my family and closest friends to let them know the BIG news. I was on a strict clear liquid diet until further notice, so ended up have chicken soup, popsicles and jello for lunch.
I was in a bit of pain and was taking the Morphine through my IV about every hour or so. I wasn't able to get oral medication until a certain time because along with the spinal tap I was given something that needed to wear out. As I waited, I decided to pump to try and get my milk flow started. They recommend 15 minutes every 3 hours. My first attempt was at 3:30pm.
The one thing I wanted to do most was get back to the NICU. In order to do that, I needed to be able to stand on my own. The idea of it sounded easy, but boy was it hard! It hurt like mad, but I sucked it up ... moving very slowly I eased my way out of bed. Thank goodness for the adjustable bed. I was able to get a head start from a semi sitting position. Trying to use any muscle but my abs ... I did it. I stood for a few seconds before trying to take a step. I was off balance and almost fell. My nurse caught me and helped me get into a wheel chair.
She wheeled me NICU and I was able to hold Emily for a good hour or some (5:00 - 6:15pm). She was beautiful. The NICU nurse helped me take pictures and we just sat there and cuddled. I tried to figure out who she looked more like ... but at this point I can't really tell. Doesn't matter anyway ... she was PERFECT.
Sadly I had to let her get some rest and I returned to my room. Dinner was the lovely clear liquid diet again. I pumped 2 more times that night. 7:30pm and 10:30pm.
My day started early ... 6am I had to get the 2nd dose of the antibiotics. Luckily I could still sleep a bit after that. Around 7:30 they came to do my vitals and at 8:00 a Labor and Delivery nurse came by. She set me up on the monitor just to hear baby girl's heart beat. I was already in the lovely hospital gown from the night before when my IV was started. So pretty much I was good to go.
Brad came around 8:30. Tyler was at home with the Yee's. I was definitely anxious and guessing Brad was also although we didn't speak of it. They had me wear socks and those leg things that pumped on my calves, which I thought was weird. I also had to drink this gross tasting anti acid medicine. I was very thirsty since I was cut off from both food and liquids since midnight the night before, but man I could have done withOUT that crap.
A little before 9:30 we were off to the Operating Room. The room wasn't that big and had white/silver walls. It was quite cold. Brad had to stay outside until I was fully prepped. In the meantime, he put on scrubs and sat in a wheelchair, lol.
They didn't waste any time once I got there. The next thing I knew I was up on the operating table getting my spinal tap thing. (forgot the technical term for it and i don't believe it is epidural). They did a local first, which actually hurt. And then the real stuff. That real stuff worked really quick. In a few minutes my legs were tingly, they were putting in a catheter, giving my a shave, and a curtain up so I could no longer see.
Before I knew it, I was numb pretty much from waist down, not including my arms which I could still feel and move. Then for no reason what so ever, I ended up throwing up. Brad was soon by my side and we were off.
I couldn't feel any pain, but could feel tugging, pulling and pressing. I could also smell this burning smell, which Brad tells me after the fact that he thinks it was them burning my flesh to keep it from bleeding. EEWW! Anyway .... after what seemed like forever she was born!
The first thing that I came to my mind was ... "Breathe". I wanted to make sure she could breathe on her own. When I head that little cry it was one of the best feelings in the world.
Emily Misaki Rex
October 17, 2010 @ 09:58am
5 lbs and 13 ozs and 18.5 inches
Apgar scores 9 9
Immediately after she was taken out, they quickly wrapped her up to show her to me for not more then a few seconds and then whisked her away to the NICU. Brad had gone with Emily and now it was just me for the remainder of the surgery. I heard them counting out loud (apparently counting to make sure they hadn't lost any of the surgical tools). I smelled more burning and heard them talk out load as they pieced me back together. After what seemed like forever and a day ... I finally heard the staples and at around 10:30am it was all over. The the sheet came down, I was moved onto a roll away bed and taken to the recovery room.
In the recovery room, I was freezing. Shivering from head to toe. They put on tons of blankets even this one that blew hot air out, but honestly nothing seemed to help. I was there with the nurses at first and eventually Brad came back with updates on Emily. She was doing really well. Breathing outside air on her own and pretty much crying throughout the 15 minute long assessment.
They attached this ball thingee to a lead into my scar that is suppose to have a local to help keep the area numb. (I hope it works) After my temperature was a little back to semi normal I was able to go to the NICU in my bed where we were just in time to watch her first official bath. She was pink and crying and it made me smile. My baby girl. We did it. 5 and a half weeks at the hospital and she was practically the size of most full term babies. I was so unbelievable happy.
I must have gotten back in room around noon. I still couldn't really feel my legs and or feet and upon touch it felt super swollen even though it didn't look it. I finally got some ice chips and water. I called my mom and Tammy, both didn't answer the phone. I ended up waking up Kristy, who wasn't even at home. Dang, where was everyone when I had BIG news! LOL
Throughout the rest of the afternoon, I rested and called my family and closest friends to let them know the BIG news. I was on a strict clear liquid diet until further notice, so ended up have chicken soup, popsicles and jello for lunch.
I was in a bit of pain and was taking the Morphine through my IV about every hour or so. I wasn't able to get oral medication until a certain time because along with the spinal tap I was given something that needed to wear out. As I waited, I decided to pump to try and get my milk flow started. They recommend 15 minutes every 3 hours. My first attempt was at 3:30pm.
The one thing I wanted to do most was get back to the NICU. In order to do that, I needed to be able to stand on my own. The idea of it sounded easy, but boy was it hard! It hurt like mad, but I sucked it up ... moving very slowly I eased my way out of bed. Thank goodness for the adjustable bed. I was able to get a head start from a semi sitting position. Trying to use any muscle but my abs ... I did it. I stood for a few seconds before trying to take a step. I was off balance and almost fell. My nurse caught me and helped me get into a wheel chair.
She wheeled me NICU and I was able to hold Emily for a good hour or some (5:00 - 6:15pm). She was beautiful. The NICU nurse helped me take pictures and we just sat there and cuddled. I tried to figure out who she looked more like ... but at this point I can't really tell. Doesn't matter anyway ... she was PERFECT.
Sadly I had to let her get some rest and I returned to my room. Dinner was the lovely clear liquid diet again. I pumped 2 more times that night. 7:30pm and 10:30pm.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
10/16
Omg omg omg!
It's has definitely been a LONG wait ... And finally the day is literally right around the corner. Less then 12 hours and counting.
I finished the blanket as a 4 x 5 one. I've also started gathering my things together so Brad could start taking them home.
I tried to rest for the most of the day just laying down and watching the boob tube. A lot of nurses came in to wish me good luck.
My prep actually started today/tonight. We went over the pre-opertation procedures and they seem simple enough. But they sound quite scary when I read it off the paper. Not sure why, lol.
In the late evening, they started my IV ... I needed two different antibiotics. Both starting at midnight for one dose and only one of them for a second dose at 6am. I can't remember the names of the medication though. I think azytromicen is one of them, but ... who knows.
Aiight, I should get some rest ... wish me luck!
It's has definitely been a LONG wait ... And finally the day is literally right around the corner. Less then 12 hours and counting.
I finished the blanket as a 4 x 5 one. I've also started gathering my things together so Brad could start taking them home.
I tried to rest for the most of the day just laying down and watching the boob tube. A lot of nurses came in to wish me good luck.
My prep actually started today/tonight. We went over the pre-opertation procedures and they seem simple enough. But they sound quite scary when I read it off the paper. Not sure why, lol.
In the late evening, they started my IV ... I needed two different antibiotics. Both starting at midnight for one dose and only one of them for a second dose at 6am. I can't remember the names of the medication though. I think azytromicen is one of them, but ... who knows.
Aiight, I should get some rest ... wish me luck!
Friday, October 15, 2010
10/15
Today my nurse had a student nurse again. I learned that the nurses program is only 3 years ... and these students are about half way through. They rotate between departments and hospitals for their clinical times.
Noah's bagels ....
Been really lazy the past few days. Trying to get some rest so been taking afternoon naps.
Still rather nervous. Not so much for myself but for baby girl. One more full day to go!
Noah's bagels ....
Been really lazy the past few days. Trying to get some rest so been taking afternoon naps.
Still rather nervous. Not so much for myself but for baby girl. One more full day to go!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
10/14
Yay, I have Michelle as my nurse again! I don't know what it is about her, but she is just so cheerful that it always puts me in a good mood. :) Plus she chats with me more then most other nurses, lol.
I really tried finishing my blanket today, but didn't get too far. I won't make the 5 x 5 size I was hoping for ... but it's okay. I am about ready to hang up my knitting and crocheting needles. :P
I ended up watching 2 movies, Tooth Fairy and Catch and Release. They both were okay, but probably not ones I would watch again though. hehe
I also started looking into birth announcements ... I know it's early, but hey I have the time now right? I just need to make one or find out which is the cheapest site to order from. Then I can work on getting some cute pictures once baby girl gets to go home and can wear clothes.
Vicky rocks! She brought me food again. And not just food, SUSHI!! Okay, so there are only a few choices of sushi that I can eat right now ... but still it is better then nothing. Dragon roll was YUMMY! In addition, I had Noah's bagel for breakfast and leftover Chinese food for lunch. I call this a wonderful day ... no CAFE food for me!
Oh man, so sad. CSI was pretty scary. That man in the black suit ... yikes!
I really tried finishing my blanket today, but didn't get too far. I won't make the 5 x 5 size I was hoping for ... but it's okay. I am about ready to hang up my knitting and crocheting needles. :P
I ended up watching 2 movies, Tooth Fairy and Catch and Release. They both were okay, but probably not ones I would watch again though. hehe
I also started looking into birth announcements ... I know it's early, but hey I have the time now right? I just need to make one or find out which is the cheapest site to order from. Then I can work on getting some cute pictures once baby girl gets to go home and can wear clothes.
Vicky rocks! She brought me food again. And not just food, SUSHI!! Okay, so there are only a few choices of sushi that I can eat right now ... but still it is better then nothing. Dragon roll was YUMMY! In addition, I had Noah's bagel for breakfast and leftover Chinese food for lunch. I call this a wonderful day ... no CAFE food for me!
Oh man, so sad. CSI was pretty scary. That man in the black suit ... yikes!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10/13
Today my nurse was mentoring a student nurse from San Jose State. It's interesting to listen to them explain my situation, lol. I might be one of the more interesting patients here. :P
As the big day comes near, I have been having all sorts of emotions. I'm excited, happy, nervous, scared ... just to name a few. It's much harder this time then last ... just because I have a date to await for and think about things, rather then the hours I had last time.
Vicky and Haylie came to visit after work/school and brought me some Chinese food. YUM-O! I was smart and ordered 3 things, so I could have leftovers for tomorrow.
As the big day comes near, I have been having all sorts of emotions. I'm excited, happy, nervous, scared ... just to name a few. It's much harder this time then last ... just because I have a date to await for and think about things, rather then the hours I had last time.
Vicky and Haylie came to visit after work/school and brought me some Chinese food. YUM-O! I was smart and ordered 3 things, so I could have leftovers for tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
10/12
What a treat! I had Noah's bagels for breakfast this morning! The little things that make me happy. I am so over the menu here it is NOT funny. The things I will miss the least about being here, is not the bed rest ... it's the food and the 2 hour monitoring, lol.
I finally made myself work on the blanket. It's not coming out as expected, but for my first one, isn't too bad. I was aiming at making it 5 x 5, but looks like I'm going to end up with 4 x 5. If anything, she can use it later for her dolls. :)
Brad worked from home today because Tyler his 3 year old check up and flu shot this afternoon. He's still in the 15 - 20th percentile for both height and weight. He was 36 inches tall and 29 pounds. He took an eye test for the first time and passed with flying colors. Even the vaccination was a first. He got lucky and was able to do the nasal spray, so there were no tears.
They came by to hang out with me until swimming lessons in the evening. I needed a fix of grease, so I requested good ole McDonalds. :) It was one of their longest visits ... luckily Sponge Bob was on TV, so Tyler didn't get too bored.
I am beginning to worry about how he will react once baby girl is born. There are times he seems excited about being a big brother and their are times when he says he doesn't like his baby sister. I guess the only thing we can do is wait and see and hope for the best.
I finally made myself work on the blanket. It's not coming out as expected, but for my first one, isn't too bad. I was aiming at making it 5 x 5, but looks like I'm going to end up with 4 x 5. If anything, she can use it later for her dolls. :)
Brad worked from home today because Tyler his 3 year old check up and flu shot this afternoon. He's still in the 15 - 20th percentile for both height and weight. He was 36 inches tall and 29 pounds. He took an eye test for the first time and passed with flying colors. Even the vaccination was a first. He got lucky and was able to do the nasal spray, so there were no tears.
They came by to hang out with me until swimming lessons in the evening. I needed a fix of grease, so I requested good ole McDonalds. :) It was one of their longest visits ... luckily Sponge Bob was on TV, so Tyler didn't get too bored.
I am beginning to worry about how he will react once baby girl is born. There are times he seems excited about being a big brother and their are times when he says he doesn't like his baby sister. I guess the only thing we can do is wait and see and hope for the best.
Monday, October 11, 2010
10/11
Ahhh! This will be my last full week here at the hospital. I know I've done a lot of complaining, but looking back on my stay here it hasn't been too bad. I know it's easier to say now that the end is approaching, but I also know that it could have been worse. I have made a lot of new nurse friends and will miss them when I get discharged next week.
After delivery, I should be moved to the mother and baby ward of the hospital. However, since baby girl has a good chance go needing to be in the NICU ... it looks like I am being given the choice of whether or not I want to move, since chances are I won't have a in room baby. From what I know, mother and baby is a slightly bigger room but a smaller bathroom ... but no additional perks. I am leaning towards staying in my current room, since I am already settled in here and I know the staff. I'd only get kicked out if they needed the room for another patient.
After delivery, I should be moved to the mother and baby ward of the hospital. However, since baby girl has a good chance go needing to be in the NICU ... it looks like I am being given the choice of whether or not I want to move, since chances are I won't have a in room baby. From what I know, mother and baby is a slightly bigger room but a smaller bathroom ... but no additional perks. I am leaning towards staying in my current room, since I am already settled in here and I know the staff. I'd only get kicked out if they needed the room for another patient.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
10/10 - 33 Weeks
Yikes! I woke up today and shamefully had leaked amniotic fluid on my bed. I must have been very tired because I didn't wake up to pee at 4am like I usually do. I did pee at like 6 something and then slept until 8:30. I could have slept longer, but they come in to do vitals. :(
I also had a cramping feeling in my lower abdomen, kind of like menstrual cramps. It didn't last long and went away if I changed positions. So I didn't think much of it.
Dr Teagle came in saying that I've had increased activity, which I oddly didn't notice. Apparently my morning monitoring showed 8 contractions an hour. And with the pink fluid and the cramping ... I was to be watched carefully throughout the day. Nothing alarming at this point ... but all could potentially be signs that my body is preparing to go into labor. Of course I got the normal answer ... we just have to wait and see, LOL.
It is a popular day today because of the date. I heard that L&D was pretty darn crowded ... :)
On another note, I have made 33 weeks today! This is the magical week that Tyler was born, so i am quite relived because of how well things went with Tyler. Of course they do tell me that all babies are different, so we still have to wait and see how baby girl does ... I have a very good feeling it will be positive results.
Today has been a very lazy day. I spent most of the morning watching cartoons and Myth Busters. Took a short nap ... and had Jack In the Box for dinner.
Tyler says he wants me to come home already. *sigh* Still got a little over a week till that will happen. I hope it doesn't confuse him too much. At least it will be just me at first, so we can hopefully prep him for Emily's trip home.
Week 33
This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.
I also had a cramping feeling in my lower abdomen, kind of like menstrual cramps. It didn't last long and went away if I changed positions. So I didn't think much of it.
Dr Teagle came in saying that I've had increased activity, which I oddly didn't notice. Apparently my morning monitoring showed 8 contractions an hour. And with the pink fluid and the cramping ... I was to be watched carefully throughout the day. Nothing alarming at this point ... but all could potentially be signs that my body is preparing to go into labor. Of course I got the normal answer ... we just have to wait and see, LOL.
It is a popular day today because of the date. I heard that L&D was pretty darn crowded ... :)
On another note, I have made 33 weeks today! This is the magical week that Tyler was born, so i am quite relived because of how well things went with Tyler. Of course they do tell me that all babies are different, so we still have to wait and see how baby girl does ... I have a very good feeling it will be positive results.
Today has been a very lazy day. I spent most of the morning watching cartoons and Myth Busters. Took a short nap ... and had Jack In the Box for dinner.
Tyler says he wants me to come home already. *sigh* Still got a little over a week till that will happen. I hope it doesn't confuse him too much. At least it will be just me at first, so we can hopefully prep him for Emily's trip home.
Week 33
This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
10/9
Yay, I had Michelle as my day time nurse today. She's too funny! I asked her for a scale, so I could weigh myself. Even if she laughed at me, she still brought one. Oddly I have only gained 2-3 pounds since I've been at the hospital. Seems like all the weight is going to baby girl, which is great!
I finally got myself to start connecting my blanket. It's not coming out as nice as I had hoped. I don't think my squares are all the same size, even if I think I am counting the stitches and rows. So sad.
Tyler and Brad came to visit during lunch. Tyler came napping, but woke up rather happy. They stayed for a while. After wards they were planning a trip to the pumpkin patch and then to Fremont to visit Andrew.
Michelle is way cool, she let me walk out of my room down the hall to look in the VHS closet. You wouldn't even imagine how nice it was just to go OUTSIDE of my room. Sounds funny, but seriously ... been in here for a good 4 weeks. It can totally get to a person.
During my afternoon monitoring I watched How to lose a guy in 10 days. It wasn't too bad. Made the time go by faster, lol.
Brad had also started converting Eclipse from AVI to DVD format when he was here. I quickly burned a copy for Michelle who was overly excited! The DVD is out for pre-order now. It releases on December 4th, 2010.
The evening got boring quick. Nothing to watch on TV. I did streaming videos from Netflix and saw Rush Hour 2 and Matrix Revolution.
Hmmm, fluid was a light pinkish in color this evening. I hope it isn't a sign.
Woohoo, tomorrow is Sunday! One more week to go!
Made DVD of Eclipse
I finally got myself to start connecting my blanket. It's not coming out as nice as I had hoped. I don't think my squares are all the same size, even if I think I am counting the stitches and rows. So sad.
Tyler and Brad came to visit during lunch. Tyler came napping, but woke up rather happy. They stayed for a while. After wards they were planning a trip to the pumpkin patch and then to Fremont to visit Andrew.
Michelle is way cool, she let me walk out of my room down the hall to look in the VHS closet. You wouldn't even imagine how nice it was just to go OUTSIDE of my room. Sounds funny, but seriously ... been in here for a good 4 weeks. It can totally get to a person.
During my afternoon monitoring I watched How to lose a guy in 10 days. It wasn't too bad. Made the time go by faster, lol.
Brad had also started converting Eclipse from AVI to DVD format when he was here. I quickly burned a copy for Michelle who was overly excited! The DVD is out for pre-order now. It releases on December 4th, 2010.
The evening got boring quick. Nothing to watch on TV. I did streaming videos from Netflix and saw Rush Hour 2 and Matrix Revolution.
Hmmm, fluid was a light pinkish in color this evening. I hope it isn't a sign.
Woohoo, tomorrow is Sunday! One more week to go!
Made DVD of Eclipse
Friday, October 8, 2010
10/8
I had another ultrasound this morning. Amniotic fluid # was 5.6 and baby girl's weight estimated at 5 lbs 3 ozs. Brad just happen to stop by during it so he was able to see it. :)
He also came bearing McDonald's breakfast, a definite NICE break from the bland hospital food.
Still been not motivated to do my blanket, but did get a few squares in today. Mainly watched TV and chatted online. Brad took Tyler to a carnival today, so I didn't have my usual Friday visitors.
At least it's the weekend ... the count down will soon begin!
He also came bearing McDonald's breakfast, a definite NICE break from the bland hospital food.
Still been not motivated to do my blanket, but did get a few squares in today. Mainly watched TV and chatted online. Brad took Tyler to a carnival today, so I didn't have my usual Friday visitors.
At least it's the weekend ... the count down will soon begin!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
10/7
Dr. Teagle was right. The won't do my ultrasound until tomorrow. *sigh* I was totally looking forward to it, lol.
I made a few squares in in the morning and finally watched Eclipse in the afternoon. The books are by far way better, but I am enjoying the movies. I will probably make an attempt to watch the next one in theater when it comes out next year.
Tyler and Brad came to visit today. I had them bring some yummy L&L chicken katsu! :) Tyler has been doing very well with his morning drop offs this week. It seems as long as he goes directly to W5 with Ms Soon Ok, he is fine. He's been getting bored quick visiting ... so they don't really stay for very long. :(
I made a few squares in in the morning and finally watched Eclipse in the afternoon. The books are by far way better, but I am enjoying the movies. I will probably make an attempt to watch the next one in theater when it comes out next year.
Tyler and Brad came to visit today. I had them bring some yummy L&L chicken katsu! :) Tyler has been doing very well with his morning drop offs this week. It seems as long as he goes directly to W5 with Ms Soon Ok, he is fine. He's been getting bored quick visiting ... so they don't really stay for very long. :(
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
10/6
I was not motivated to do much knitting or crocheting today. Instead I spent my afternoon old sku style watching videos on a VHS! They also have a dvd player, but oddly have less DVDs then VHS tapes.
I saw Charlie's Angels Full Throttle and My Best Friend's Wedding. Even if I've seen both of these movies several times, it made the time go by MUCH faster!
I am due for another ultrasound this week. Dr. Teagle requested one for tomorrow ... but thinks it might have to been done exactly 2 weeks which would be Friday, so we will see.
I saw Charlie's Angels Full Throttle and My Best Friend's Wedding. Even if I've seen both of these movies several times, it made the time go by MUCH faster!
I am due for another ultrasound this week. Dr. Teagle requested one for tomorrow ... but thinks it might have to been done exactly 2 weeks which would be Friday, so we will see.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
10/5
Today I made more squares for my baby blanket while watching Rachael Ray, Price is Right, Family Fued, and Don't Forget the Lyrics.
It looked a bit gloomy out today. Weather is really weird and following all the heat we had last week we now have some cooler weather. After having lasagna from the cafeteria, I managed to take a short afternoon nap.
Tammy worked from home today ... so we played scrabble throughout the day. Boo, I lost!
Word has gotten out about all the things I've knitted and crocheted. One of the hospital volunteer's asked me to teach her how to make a scarf this afternoon.
The Yee's came to visit this evening and brought Pizza My Heart for dinner. We talked stories and kinda watched Glee. :) I can't say I am very interested in the show yet ... maybe one day I will actually watch watch it.
After I lost to Tammy at scrabble, we had started a new game earlier in the afternoon. Then there was some random app update and the stupid update deleted the game! BOO, now I gotta start all over to try and redeem myself.
It looked a bit gloomy out today. Weather is really weird and following all the heat we had last week we now have some cooler weather. After having lasagna from the cafeteria, I managed to take a short afternoon nap.
Tammy worked from home today ... so we played scrabble throughout the day. Boo, I lost!
Word has gotten out about all the things I've knitted and crocheted. One of the hospital volunteer's asked me to teach her how to make a scarf this afternoon.
The Yee's came to visit this evening and brought Pizza My Heart for dinner. We talked stories and kinda watched Glee. :) I can't say I am very interested in the show yet ... maybe one day I will actually watch watch it.
After I lost to Tammy at scrabble, we had started a new game earlier in the afternoon. Then there was some random app update and the stupid update deleted the game! BOO, now I gotta start all over to try and redeem myself.
Monday, October 4, 2010
10/4
Nothing much to report today. Baby is looking good with no unusual signs.
I made a few more pom poms for my beanie hats and started making granny squares for a baby blanket. The squares aren't that big. Maybe 4x4. I think I will need at least 36 of them maybe 49 depending on how big I want the blanket to be. I guess I have a lot of work a head of me.
While making the squares, I ended up watching a lot of TV.
I made a few more pom poms for my beanie hats and started making granny squares for a baby blanket. The squares aren't that big. Maybe 4x4. I think I will need at least 36 of them maybe 49 depending on how big I want the blanket to be. I guess I have a lot of work a head of me.
While making the squares, I ended up watching a lot of TV.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
10/3 - Week 32
Hip Hip Hooray! Today marks another BIG milestone for me and baby girl. 32 weeks! If she is born from now going forward, there is a great chance her lungs will be fully developed. Although there is no sign that she will be born soon. Same ole same ole with the contractions ...
I slept in this morning. With nothing much on TV, I ended up watching the 49ers lose and Giants win. At the same time, I also knitted another scarf. I used two different colors thanks to Wendy. Purple and white ... it came out cute! I also made some pom poms for the top of my beanies.
Cindi and Shaun came to visit in the late afternoon with more yarn. I think I might attempt to make a baby blanket ... but we'll see.
Brad and Tyler came a bit late for dinner. But they did come with some Hong Fu (Chinese Food). Too bad they had to leave early, but tomorrow is a school/work day. Just not for me, hehe. I will just enjoy my freshly washed clothes and blankets. :)
On a side note, my rash is very temperamental. When I think it's getting better, it itches like mad.
Week 32
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
I slept in this morning. With nothing much on TV, I ended up watching the 49ers lose and Giants win. At the same time, I also knitted another scarf. I used two different colors thanks to Wendy. Purple and white ... it came out cute! I also made some pom poms for the top of my beanies.
Cindi and Shaun came to visit in the late afternoon with more yarn. I think I might attempt to make a baby blanket ... but we'll see.
Brad and Tyler came a bit late for dinner. But they did come with some Hong Fu (Chinese Food). Too bad they had to leave early, but tomorrow is a school/work day. Just not for me, hehe. I will just enjoy my freshly washed clothes and blankets. :)
On a side note, my rash is very temperamental. When I think it's getting better, it itches like mad.
Week 32
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
10/2
Ahhh it's the weekend. I get to read Facebook and live vicariously through my friends, lol. How sad is that?
I ended up making another baby hat this morning. Not that I need more, but its fairly easy to do and makes me feel like I accomplished something.
Tyler took pictures today at the Picture People this morning. He usually grumbles a bit at first but does pretty well at the end. However, usually mommy takes him .. so we'll have to see how he does with daddy.
Wendy and Emma came to visit during lunch. Mmm In n out, it was just what I needed. :) She also brought me yarn! I'll have to look up a new project for me to do.
I was able to take a nice nap in the afternoon. It surely makes the day go by faster, lol.
Brad and Tyler came by in the evening with some awesome wings from Wing Stop. Tyler had some cool cars from the Disney store. Daddy has been buying him some every weekend. How lucky for him!
I ended up making another baby hat this morning. Not that I need more, but its fairly easy to do and makes me feel like I accomplished something.
Tyler took pictures today at the Picture People this morning. He usually grumbles a bit at first but does pretty well at the end. However, usually mommy takes him .. so we'll have to see how he does with daddy.
Wendy and Emma came to visit during lunch. Mmm In n out, it was just what I needed. :) She also brought me yarn! I'll have to look up a new project for me to do.
I was able to take a nice nap in the afternoon. It surely makes the day go by faster, lol.
Brad and Tyler came by in the evening with some awesome wings from Wing Stop. Tyler had some cool cars from the Disney store. Daddy has been buying him some every weekend. How lucky for him!
Friday, October 1, 2010
10/1 - Hello October
I have decided to take a break from knitting and crocheting today.
Instead I've been reading my book on the Kindle and trying to find "free" stuff to download on it. I've found a bunch of classic books that I haven't read that I might try to get. Although I am not sure how motivated I will be to read them, hehe.
I got in a very good nap today. The past couple of days I've been sleeping later then usual. I can't figure out if it's because of the daytime naps or not though. My monitoring usually goes past midnight now. It's getting to be a pain. Ironically, it is quite soothing to hear baby girl's heart beat for that 2 hours.
Did a bunch of chatting and facebooking online in the afternoon. Started a Words with Friends game with Cindy today. I just started playing earlier this week (I think) with my sister Kristy. And boy do I suck! Lol ... but not to worry, it is giving me something to do ... even if there is usually a delay between turns.
Brad and Tyler came for their evening visit. Mmmm Mexico Lindo was delicious. And I actually got smart. I used my hospital meal for Tyler tonight. Got him chicken nuggets and french fries with a milk. LOL ...
Brad is taking Tyler to for studio pictures tomorrow. I wish them the best of luck. We're gonna do a preppy look and his Halloween costume. (Iron Man)
Instead I've been reading my book on the Kindle and trying to find "free" stuff to download on it. I've found a bunch of classic books that I haven't read that I might try to get. Although I am not sure how motivated I will be to read them, hehe.
I got in a very good nap today. The past couple of days I've been sleeping later then usual. I can't figure out if it's because of the daytime naps or not though. My monitoring usually goes past midnight now. It's getting to be a pain. Ironically, it is quite soothing to hear baby girl's heart beat for that 2 hours.
Did a bunch of chatting and facebooking online in the afternoon. Started a Words with Friends game with Cindy today. I just started playing earlier this week (I think) with my sister Kristy. And boy do I suck! Lol ... but not to worry, it is giving me something to do ... even if there is usually a delay between turns.
Brad and Tyler came for their evening visit. Mmmm Mexico Lindo was delicious. And I actually got smart. I used my hospital meal for Tyler tonight. Got him chicken nuggets and french fries with a milk. LOL ...
Brad is taking Tyler to for studio pictures tomorrow. I wish them the best of luck. We're gonna do a preppy look and his Halloween costume. (Iron Man)
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