Life in the NICU

As today is big sisters birthday, I will keep this post short and sweet.  Sam is doing great.  He now weight 2 lbs 5.2 ozs and measures a whopping 13.97 inches.  His feeds have been increased from 2 MLs every 3 hours to 4 MLs every 3 hours, with the hope that they will increase again tomorrow.  … [Read more...] about Day 32: October 18

I woke up feeling much better- both in my throat and the rest of my body.  I think the antibiotics may be working- which means a uterine infection is looking like it might be the answer.  So, I guess that is the good and bad news.  At least we know what is wrong, and I might finally start to get … [Read more...] about Day 31: October 17

Happy one month birthday Sam! To celebrate, your mom got a sore throat and had to miss seeing you for the first time since you were born.  Lucky for mommy, Sam had a pretty quiet day today.  He has been weened off of the morphine, put in the new isolette and moved back to the original room (Sam's … [Read more...] about Day 30: October 16

Now that we are past the first 24+ hours after Sam's surgery, I am finally able to write about our experiences yesterday. We arrived at the hospital at 7 to be greeted by a lot of hustle of bustle in Sam's room.  First, they had to move him from his isolette into an open bed with a heat lamp.  … [Read more...] about Day 29: October 15