NICU Day 12

(Friday May 31) I gained more weight today and am up to 5 lbs 5.4 oz. Still trying to maintain body temperature. I eat every 4 hours and when I eat really good!! I am a good sleeper like my daddy!

  Do you think he is sick of me taking his picture ;)

            He looks pretty content!

Love, Braxton, Whitney and Garrett

NICU Day 11

I gained some weight last night and I am back up to 5 lbs 4.6 oz. It is still a little hard for me to maintain my body temperature but I am working on it. 

Before

After ;)

Love Braxton, Whitney and Garrett

NICU Day 10

Today (Wednesday) I had a great day eating but I had a hard time maintaining my body temperature so I didn't get to move to my open air crib just yet. They also gave me a bath today...I didn't mind it too much ;)

Love, Braxton, Whitney and Garrett 

Bath Time

Few pictures from my bath time with nurse Sandy. 

I might have a little bit of curly redish hair right now. 

               All clean now!!

Love, Braxton, Whitney and Garrett

NICU Day 9

Today I had another great day. I ate very well and maintained body temperature like a pro. They started weaning me off incubator to go to the open air crib soon. Also, my K-K came to see me today!!

I got my feeding tube out again last night ;)

               "I love you this much"

              Good night!

Love, Braxton, Whitney and Garrett  

NICU Day 8

Today (Monday May 27) they switched me to feeding on demand and I did a great job eating for momma! I even gained an ounce and am now up to 5lb 2 oz. My Aunt Becca also came to love on me ;)

Love, Braxton, Whitney and Garrett

NICU Day 7

Today (Sunday) I had a good day overall. Ate good three out of my four feedings. I also had lots of special visitors. Grammie and Poppa came along with Uncle Kyle, Uncle Joe, Aunt Cari, Asten and Athena. 

Love, Braxton, Whitney and Garrett

Happy 1 week birthday!!!!

Today I am one week old and doing fabulous!!! So I decided to sing to myself this morning during mommy time!

NICU Day 6

Today I did a great job eating for my momma this morning ;) at my 5:30 pm feeding I was a little tired but ate my whole bottle for dad. My nurse Brandi took great care of me. I am still having a hard time regulating my body temperature but I will get there! 

Love Braxton, Whitney, and Garrett

NICU Journey

Since Braxton was 34 weeks when I delivered he went straight from being born to the Neonatal Unit for monitoring and testing. Garrett went immediately with him while he was weighed and measured and then he had to come back while they did some other things.

Our families knew he would go straight there and they wouldn't have a window to see him so I think they were lined up down the hall to see him wheeled out. Here is just one picture I found and there will be more to follow.

 

Since Braxton got here he has made great progress every day and we are so blessed. The following is a daily update and then I will try to remember to update you daily or every couple of days with his progress. I love being able to look back even now and see how well he has done!!

 

 

Day 1 (Monday): I took my first bath, they turned off oxygen and eventually took the oxygen off my nose for good.

 

 I was ticked the whole bath!!

 

 

Day 2: My Bili-Ruben numbers were a little high so they put me under the blue light for 24 hours. I took my first bottle and did great. They decided to do every other feeding with a bottle.

 

I just adore this picture!!

 all the cool kids wear shades

First bottle!!

 

Day 3: Momma and Daddy both got to give Braxton bottles today. K-K came to visit and because

I tinkled in my bed she got to hold me for a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

Day 4: I got to start breast feeding today and I did so good!! Since I was getting out at every feeding to breast feed then I am getting to wear clothes now. Preemie clothes are a little tight but newborns are still a little baggy. At the evening feeding, they took out my feeding tube and IV.

 

 My first outfit

 Holding daddy's hand

Love this!!!

 

Day 5: I breast fed all day except for my bottle that dad gave me so I could have some daddy time. I tend to tinkle out my diaper and all over my clothes and bed so I got to wear several different outfits :) I was a little worn out from the day so I didn't eat very good at night so they put my feeding tube back in to help me a little. It was Daddy's day off so he got to spend the whole day with me and mom! We loved it.

 

 These boys melt momma's heart!!

 

I will keep you updated at the NICU Journey continues

Love,

Whitney, Garrett and Braxton