5 Generations

We had an exciting weekend. Jason & I went to Blaire's wedding in St. Francisville. While we were at the wedding Grand D & Paw-Paw babysat, it was the longest Jason & I have been apart from Conner. Poor Jason had to deal with me crying on the ride to the wedding, but it was worth it seeing Blaire get married & spend time with my friends. Also this weekend, Jason's Grandma was in town from Arizona and all 5 generations visited.

4 weeks old - Dr's Appointment

Today was Conner's weight gain appointment & he passed with flying colors. He now weighs 7 lbs. 6 oz. - a gain of almost an ounce a day! Conner also grew a little taller & is 20 1/4 inches. The doctor checked his breathing & said everything seems normal. Conner doesn't have to go back to the doctor again until November 4th since everything was so great.

At home Conner has been wearing us out. He doesn't seem to ever reach a deep sleep, but the doctor said that's normal & we need to remember that Conner is only supposed to be a few days old right now. After a few weeks, Conner's sleep patterns should even out & he'll be able to sleep deeper and longer as he gets a little older. Let's cross our fingers that it happens soon.

Catching Up - See below

Sorry I didn't update for a while, but as you can read below life's been a little busy. I think I have caught up on all of our news & will try to do a better job from now on. Instead of having one really long post with everything that's happened over the past 3 weeks, I separated the updates into different posts so everyone can pick & choose what they want to read & what they want to skip over.

Our first week home.

So far Conner & I have been having a good time being home together. It is tiring but having to wait 2 weeks for him to come home makes me a little excited to be able to wake up for his 3 AM feedings. I am sure that will change. He has good days & bad days, but for the most part is only cranky when hungry. The hospital set his schedule for us & his body knows when it's time to eat. He was circumcised the Monday after he was released so we are still sponge bathing him. He is not a fan of sponge baths at all; hopefully he'll enjoy sitting in the water better. He's had a bunch of visitors & is starting to get spoiled with being held already.

September 9, 2010 - We're going home?!

Last night the nurse changed Conner's bottle nipple & ever since he has been finishing bottles in 7 minutes. Since Wednesday we were told over & over again that Conner would most likely be discharged on Friday, so it was a huge shock when the doctor monitored him today & said he could go home. It was such a shock that Jason & I weren't prepared at all. He & I were supposed to take an infant CPR class that night & the nurses ended up giving me the class in the Nursery next to Conner's crib. Conner was home by 3 PM & ready to watch his first Saints game.

September 8, 2010 - Eating & Breathing... at the same time.

Conner mastered the concept of eating & breathing at the same time today. Every meal has been via bottle & he is finishing most of them. Jason & I attended a class this evening about care for Conner after he has been released from the hospital that is required before Conner can be discharged. After the class, we went back to the Special Care Nursery to visit Conner & talked to the nurse about changing Conner's nipple he uses to eat. She said she would try different ones through the night & see if that helps him finish his bottles with out getting so tired.

September 7, 2010 - Learning to eat

Now that Conner has been moved from the NICU to the Special Care Nursery, he is no longer on any medications or breathing support. The doctors let us know that now we just have to wait for Conner to be able to finish his bottles consistantly for 48 hours. Of Conner's 8 feeding/day 6 of them were via bottle today & only 2 were via feeding tube. He gets tired very quickly, so it takes him 30 - 45 minutes to finish (if he finishes.) No pictures today because I spent the day taking care of Conner for the first time. I changed all diapers, gave him all bottles & rocked him to sleep when he was grouchy. It was the BEST day, but I have no pictures of it because I was so busy.