Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Getting in a groove

We are doing well and trying to get in a routine and figure out all of Mason's equipment. Mason came home on oxygen, a monitor, and with a feeding pump. I feel like we have cords coming out of everywhere! And the monitor is very loud and will go off for crazy reasons and then you have to frantically figure out what to do to make it be quiet! If Mason wasn't breathing or was dropping his heart rate, I am sure the loud noise would scare him into fixing his problem!
Corbin is enjoying his baby brother being at home. Mason got him a play John Deere gator and tractor as a gift. He was very excited. We are working on gentle touch and clean hands all the time. Oh, and please don't mess with Mason's equipment. We have worked on getting Mason to take a bottle during each feeding during the day and he is doing well. He averages between 20-30 ml with the bottle and prefers the Walmart parents choice nipple(recommended by the Slp). He is doing really well and has been a good boy for us. We are so thankful and so blessed. We have our well child appointment at our pediatrician tomorrow. Please pray that he doesn't get sick. I don't like having to take him but am geared up with tons of blankets to sit him on and purell and Lysol wipes. Hopefully I can update with more news tomorrow but so far so good!

Below is a pic of our first meal together ,Corbin and Mason at home for first time together, and of Mason chilling at the house taking it all in stride. We are so thankful!

5 comments:

  1. Yay Mason!! You can always ask to be put back in a room right away at your ped office. That's what we did for all of our appointments last year. Our doctor even told us to ask because she didn't want us out in the waiting room with sick kids. I just gave the receptionists the "he's a preemie" speech and they always got us back right away, or at least out of the waiting room. It helped my sanity a little too :)

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  2. That is wonderful news! Praying continuously for Mason! He looks great too! Praying for strength for you guys as well, I know this is alot to take in & getting on a routine! We recently just gained a baby girl.... We are the new kinship guardians & hopefully soon one day she will be fully ours through adoption! New routines w/2 older kids & a now 2 mth & 3 wk baby girl... Wouzer! But we have so much love for her...
    Kids are precious in all forms! I pray all continues to go w/out incident w/Mason!
    Love to you all!

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  3. Love the pics! I agree, ask for a room as soon as you get there, we did for our daughter, she was a preemie... ;-)

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  4. our ped had us come in the side door and took us right into an exam room. maybe ask about that?

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  5. So happy to hear that Mason is home and doing well!! Look forward to hearing more updates soon! :)

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