This Wonderful Thing Called Life: May 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009

AJ Is 3 Weeks Old

Aylin is 3 weeks old today! First thing we had to do was go to the doctor for another weight gain check up. Great news: WE PASSED! We don't have to go back until she is 2 months old and then it is time for the dreaded shots! She weighed in today at 6 lbs 9 oz and doc said we could stop supplementing now, although I think I will still continue to do formula one feeding a day. Everything else looked good for baby girl and she didn't cry as much this time when the Dr. was checking her over. He did warn us that her days of being a sleepy head preemie are probably almost over and she might actually start becoming more alert and even begin crying some. He also said we should be able to take her out into public the week of her due date, provided no other crazy flus pop up. :)

After the Dr. visit we went to the hospital to check on a friend who had surgery, then went to Hobby Lobby to get me a black shirt for our pictures Tuesday (I could not fins a long sleeve black shirt anywhere else!), then we went to Chili's to eat, and then to Babies R Us to pick up our ottoman and our chest of drawers! She stayed in her car seat for everything poor kid, but she was a trooper.

Friday, May 15, 2009

A Lot Has Happened

On May 1st my blood pressure started to rise again and the doctors decided to induce me. They let me labor for 6 hours but unfortunately in those 6 hours nothing happened and I mean nothing, so I got prepped for a C-Section. At 6:36 PM little Aylin Jewel arrived at 35 weeks and 3 days weighing 5 lbs 14 oz and measuring 19 inches long with a full head of dark hair and perfectly working lungs! In fact, she was doing so well that my little "preemie" did NOT have to go to the NICU! On May 5th they released us from the hospital, she was doing great, my BP was still high. Everything is going well, we have been home for a week and a half and today Aylin is 2 weeks old!

Louie, the Boxer

Buster is 4

Our 2nd little blessing, Hilton Isaiah, was born 3 weeks early via an emergency c-section also because of preeclampsia. He was already 8lbs8oz and spent 9 days in the NICU because of a spontaneous pneumothorax (popped right lung); he also had a heart murmur and had to have a blood transfusion his very 1st night. Poor guy suffers from febrile seizures, and also took physical therapy for about a year b/c of delayed gross motor skills. We are so thankful to have this little man blessing our lives.

Puppy is 2

Our 3rd blessing, Weston Julian, was born 5 weeks early via another C-section because of preeclampsia. This pregnancy was a rough one: at 24 weeks I started having severe stomach pains and at 28 weeks had an emergency umbilical hernia surgery, and have been on bed rest ever since because of preeclampsia. At 32 weeks I started having daily headaches and frequent migraines (at least 2 a week). At 33 weeks our ultrasound technician discovered my amniotic fluid was decreasing and he was not showing much growth, so now we started twice a week visits and at least 1 ultrasound each week to keep a closer eye on him. We are incredibly thankful that our last little blessing arrived safely and weighed 5lbs 13oz and did not have to go to the NICU.