Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tummy Troubles

So a few weeks ago, Dalton was diagnosed with acid reflux.  He was crying through his feedings and for an hour...or two...or three after.  We tried changing formulas, changing how we were feeding him, and so on but nothing we tried worked.  A call in to the doctor got him an appointment the next morning, and sure enough, the medicine and some adjustments to his feedings helped...although there is no "quick fix" for acid reflux. 

Last night, it decided to rear its ugly head and make our little guy uncomfortable and in pain for, well, about 5 hours.  Unfortunately there isn't much we could do, but wait it out and try to sooth him.  About midnight he calmed down and fell asleep.

I was so anxious to get him up this morning and see how he would do...


geez mama, what's the big deal?

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

NICU Stay...2 days old 3lbs 1 oz

Dear Dalton,

Today your doctors thought that you were ready to start "real food" so mama watched your nurse, Angela, put a tiny feeding tube down your nose-  Buddy, you didn't even cry!  Mama was so proud of how brave you were. 

You lost another 2oz :( so we hoped that the milk would help you put on some pounds.  So far, you are doing great with every feeding.  They have you on 4ml.

Daddy came up to visit you today and he was so excited because you "smiled" for him!

Your bilirubin levels decreased from 6.5 to 5.9 today!  Hopefully you won't have to be under this light for very long.

Big sister Shelby got a special ok to visit you today and made you a really cool sign for your isolette.  She was so excited to be able to meet you for the first time!

That's all for today!

Love,
Mommy

So I'm a little behind...

Well, now that I am back to work on an "almost full time" basis, maybe I can actually keep up with this blog!  Dalton is a wonderful baby but likes LOTS of mommy time when I am home, so of course I comply :)  So, blogging, cleaning, cooking, sleeping, showering... come second.

I am going to go back & post my journal from when he was in the NICU along with pictures.  Bear with me here as I try to figure this all out!

Becky