Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Will's First Ultrasound
Will was a breech baby, for those of you not up on the baby lingo that means Will wanted to enter the world butt first instead of head first. Breech babies are at a higher risk of having hip dysplasia or other hip disorders because of their position in utero and as a result Will had an ultrasound of his hips. Thankfully, Will slept through the entire thing :-). We received the results this morning and everything looks completely normal! Yey!
Professional Pics
When Will had been home for about 10 days, we had professional pictures taken. The photographer came to our house, which is so very convenient and I thought would be easier on Will as well as Jeff and I. Well there was nothing easy about the photo session, in fact I would call it a disaster. The goal of newborn photos is to get a bunch of photos of your angelic new baby in cute poses while they sleep. Will wanted absolutely nothing to do with sleeping or the photos. He wanted to be held the whole time and could not be set down. He also peed and pooped on all three of us. After 2 hours the photographer recommended we reschedule for when Will is a little bigger and we agreed. Below are a couple images from the shoot.
Happy 1 month!
On this past Friday, Will turned one month old. I know it is cliche to say, but this month has flown by! Everything still seems very surreal to Jeff and I as Will still doesn't 100% feel like 'Our Son'. Don't get me wrong, we love our Little man, and each day our love grows stronger, but we are still wrapping our heads around him being ours and not just a baby we are taking care of. The realization that we are parents and have a child that we are forever responsible for still has not sunk in.
Each month I plan to post how William is growing and the new things he is doing, so here goes.
William's greatest accomplishment in his first month of life is his discharge from the NICU. When Will was born we were told he would more than likely be in the hospital until he was at least 37 weeks old. However, Will beat the average and came home after just 12 days at 35 weeks. A day in the life of Will is pretty straightforward, he eats every 2-3 hours, and sleeps most of the time he is not eating. At night he sleeps in his room in his crib and during the day he usually naps on mom and dads chests. We are all doing great as we get used to being a family of 4, including Benji.
Will happened to have a doctors appointment on his 1 month birthday and he weighed in at 5 pounds 10 ounces and 19 inches long. Pretty incredible growth after being born at 4 pounds 6 ounces.
Each month I plan to post how William is growing and the new things he is doing, so here goes.
William's greatest accomplishment in his first month of life is his discharge from the NICU. When Will was born we were told he would more than likely be in the hospital until he was at least 37 weeks old. However, Will beat the average and came home after just 12 days at 35 weeks. A day in the life of Will is pretty straightforward, he eats every 2-3 hours, and sleeps most of the time he is not eating. At night he sleeps in his room in his crib and during the day he usually naps on mom and dads chests. We are all doing great as we get used to being a family of 4, including Benji.
Will happened to have a doctors appointment on his 1 month birthday and he weighed in at 5 pounds 10 ounces and 19 inches long. Pretty incredible growth after being born at 4 pounds 6 ounces.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Goodbye NICU
December 30, 2013
"Your sweet baby boy is coming home today" Jeff said to me from the doorway of the bathroom as I was finishing my makeup. I replied "Yes, there is a chance" knowing that Will did a great job eating yesterday and trying to not get my hopes up that he would be discharged that day. Jeff then said "No, really...your baby boy is coming home today. I just got a call from St. Joes and he gets to come home". Tears started streaming down my face..Will was coming home! Jeff and I started to pack a going home outfit and a blanket for the car seat and unpacked the things we needed to keep us busy at the hospital all day. We left the house to make the trip to The St. Joes NICU for the last time.
Once we arrived at the NICU we went about the usual routine. We woke Will up to change his diaper and then fed him. Then we got to change him into his going home outfit! We dressed him in a newborn outfit with a giraffe on the front. We chose something gender neutral so that if Will ever has a sibling he or she can wear the same thing home.
At this point it was a waiting game until the doctor came to officially discharge William. To fill the time we took our last pictures as a family in the waiting room and practiced putting our little man in the car seat.
The doctor came and went over various things regarding Will's care that are unique because he is a preemie. After about 15 minutes...it was official! Will was on his way home!
"Your sweet baby boy is coming home today" Jeff said to me from the doorway of the bathroom as I was finishing my makeup. I replied "Yes, there is a chance" knowing that Will did a great job eating yesterday and trying to not get my hopes up that he would be discharged that day. Jeff then said "No, really...your baby boy is coming home today. I just got a call from St. Joes and he gets to come home". Tears started streaming down my face..Will was coming home! Jeff and I started to pack a going home outfit and a blanket for the car seat and unpacked the things we needed to keep us busy at the hospital all day. We left the house to make the trip to The St. Joes NICU for the last time.
Once we arrived at the NICU we went about the usual routine. We woke Will up to change his diaper and then fed him. Then we got to change him into his going home outfit! We dressed him in a newborn outfit with a giraffe on the front. We chose something gender neutral so that if Will ever has a sibling he or she can wear the same thing home.
At this point it was a waiting game until the doctor came to officially discharge William. To fill the time we took our last pictures as a family in the waiting room and practiced putting our little man in the car seat.
The doctor came and went over various things regarding Will's care that are unique because he is a preemie. After about 15 minutes...it was official! Will was on his way home!
Grocery Shopping
January 15, 2013
Today I ventured out of the house for the first time with Will alone (aside from Dr. Visits). William and I took our first of many trips to Kroger. My plan was to leave the house immediately after Will ate and fell asleep with the hopes that he would sleep through the entire trip. Thankfully William cooperated and slept the entire time we were in Kroger. Will did wake up as I was driving home, but thankfully Kroger is very close and I have long arms that can reach to the back seat to put his pacifier back in his mouth (at a red light of course). Below is a picture of Will int the shopping cart. Can u find Will? :-)
Today I ventured out of the house for the first time with Will alone (aside from Dr. Visits). William and I took our first of many trips to Kroger. My plan was to leave the house immediately after Will ate and fell asleep with the hopes that he would sleep through the entire trip. Thankfully William cooperated and slept the entire time we were in Kroger. Will did wake up as I was driving home, but thankfully Kroger is very close and I have long arms that can reach to the back seat to put his pacifier back in his mouth (at a red light of course). Below is a picture of Will int the shopping cart. Can u find Will? :-)
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Nicknames
William has so many nicknames right now. For his sake I hope most of these do not stick, but here is the list:
Chunky Monkey
Stink Face
Stink Butt
Monkey Butt
Little Man
Fuss Bus McGuss
As u can tell, many of these relate to Will's daily activities: eating, pooping and sleeping.
Chunky Monkey
Stink Face
Stink Butt
Monkey Butt
Little Man
Fuss Bus McGuss
As u can tell, many of these relate to Will's daily activities: eating, pooping and sleeping.
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