A Blissfully Busy Weekend

The keyboard has been silent.  It’s Labor Day weekend and many are enjoying their time camping, fishing, boating and the like for the season.  That’s something we never did manage to squeeze in this summer.  Our summer was spent locally and of course, in Denver since Simon’s birth.  The bulk of the warm season I [...]

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Baby Clothes

I’ve been bummed that my little guy has no clothes.  Simon is wrapped in blankets, but clothes that small are impossible to find.  I set out with a mission to make something wearable for our Champ. First I started with a pink sheet and drew, marked and measured in many different directions to come up [...]

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One Month Old

Today is Simon’s month-birthday!  Can you believe it??  He is truly a month old! With no news being good news, I can say that no new updates is a good thing tonight!!  In light of that, I’ll offer a few statistical tidbits to mark the celebration. Weight 865 Grams (1 lb 14 oz) Length 32 [...]

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The Nitty Gritty

Simon They changed over Simon’s feeding tube today to one that sits in is intestines hoping that not having anything in his stomach to press against his diaphragm will help with the oxygen desaturations and Brady episodes.  He didn’t gain or lose any weight, still at 885 grams.  He did have a serious Brady episodes [...]

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Cold anyone?

As a family, we are well aware of the ramifications of simple viruses and their possible detriment to Simon.  With Jaden catching a cold and laryngitis subsequently, Rob and I have been really watching our own bodies to see if any signs and symptoms were surfacing.  This morning we are both seeing the beginnings of [...]

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Little Hiccups

Hiccups are a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm. A common occurrence in life, though unpleasant when their end seems nowhere in sight. Hiccups can be caused by many different sources, however in preemies, hiccups are a sign of distress. What seemingly normal events for you and I are far more intense and show different signs [...]

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Baby oh Baby

Rob’s parents and I went down.  The trip, as a whole, was fantastic.  I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and time spent together.  Simon was having a rough day, to be expected with the week he’s had.  We weren’t able to get him out to hold, but we did get to talk, touch and get pictures.  [...]

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Explosions Occur

And for Simon, they did!  While speaking with Simon’s nurse, A, today, she told me that his belly was quite big and firm.  The rest of the details included weaning Simon’s oxygen down from the 60′s and 70′s to the 50′s, running lab work, chest x-ray results and the like.  Simon is back on antibiotics [...]

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Spiraling, Cycling and Anything Round

I received a call last night right at shift change for the nurses.  Little Simon wasn’t doing so great.  He started to desaturate about 4 pm.  By 6:30 he was having major Brady episodes and was basically under guard.  Someone had to remain with him until they were able to sort out the issues he [...]

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Transitioning

While Simon is quickly approaching four-weeks-old, I’m on the home front preparing to transition to Denver.  What a tiring process!  I’ve got bags to pack for Jaden and I both, lists of necessities that must go with us and a rough sketch of shopping that must be done there.  I have boxes galore to pack [...]

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