September 28, 2012
-TWO MONTHS OLD TODAY!!!! I can't believe how far Colby has come! Our pumpkin hit 3 pounds 5 ounces (again)! Still doing 24 CCs of 27 calorie formula. His oxygen was at 26%, his pressure was at 6 and his bump rate was at 10.
September 29, 2012
-Ainsley, Grams, and I went to visit Colby after Grandma and Grandpa did. Lots of visitors today! Mommy brought him an Alabama onesie for him to wear during the Ole Miss game! It was a little big (it was really a lot big) but his nurse, Michelle, fixed that by flipping Colby over and taping the excess together! Then she let Ainsley hold him for the first time on the edge of the bed so Mommy could get some wonderful pictures! What a wonderful day!
-Daddy called and checked in on him later and his nurse for the evening, Brandi, said she had been trying to teach him to say "War Eagle!" Brandi didn't give Colby a chance to get into trouble tonight---she went ahead and bundled him up good so he couldn't grab his CPAP and pull it out. :)
September 30, 2012
-Mommy and Daddy took Ainsley to visit after lunch and he was doing good. Had just gotten a diaper change and was getting some food. He fussed a little bit and pulled his CPAP out once. His bump rate was at 5 and they were going to be lowering that to see how he did.
-When Daddy called to check in tonight and our pumpkin is AT 0 BUMP RATE!!!!! They took it to 0 at 4pm tonight (it is now 10:30pm) and he is doing well without it! This means that there is no longer a puff of air reminding him to breath on his own! There is still oxygen coming out of the tubes---but it is just a slow and steady stream for when he needs it!!!!! WOW! PRAYER!!!! Please pray that my baby boy does well with this and keeps taking more steps in the right direction!
Please allow me a few minutes of something other than an update to Colby... Our church had a Night of Praise this evening. (An evening of singing songs of praise and worship) I am in charge of the nursery and Kid Central (our school age children's ministry) and I usually find myself in one of the two rooms so I am not always able to sit in church each week. These evenings are very special to me and I really look forward to them---especially with everything going on in life right now. As the night is unfolding---I am being lifted up by the song choices and the messages I am hearing. And then they play one song (at this point I can't even tell you which one it was) and it just hits home. I have to sit down and let it out. Luckily I had friends all around me. Then I get to thinking about things---I am not crying because I am sad. I am crying because I am so blessed!!!!! I have the most wonderful and thoughtful husband. We have a beautiful little girl that has been such a joy for us. Our little man---who has had a rough start---has made such tremendous progress. We have our health. We have fabulous family and friends. All because of God's great love.
Thank you to our praise team that led us tonight! LOVED IT! And thank you SO MUCH to my ladies that worked the nursery so that I could relax and know all those babies were taken care of with much love! I am so thankful to have you guys on our volunteer team! You are the best!
God Bless all of you!
Brie
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sept 25 - Sept 27 Update
Sept 25th
-Colby was doing good today!
-We visited him around lunch and he had been off his ventillator for 24 hours!!! Big Boy!
-Right before we went up to see Colby my mother sent me a picture of my new neice! My sister, Ali, had her baby girl today! Abrielle was 8 pounds even and 21 inches long.
-We checked in with Stephanie that night and she told us that he was doing well. He fussed a little around dinner time until he got fed. :)
Sept 26th
-Colby had lots of visitors today---both Grams and Grandma were off so they stopped by. He slept right through Mommy and Daddy's visit.
-Nightly check-in with Stephanie and here is the update I got:
---Oxygen: 30%
---Rate of 15 (this is the number of puffs it gives him per minute) The rest he breathes on his own!
---They want to work on this getting down to 0
---They were going to take his rate down to 10 2 hours before his gases to see how he was doing
---Pressure of 7
---They would like to get this closer to 5 if possible
---Still at 24 CCs but they are mixing 24 calorie formula with 30 calorie formula to get 27 calorie
Sept 27th
-Checked in with Elizabeth this morning and Colby was doing good.
---3 pounds 3 ounces
---Doing well with his feedings and he was having some tummy time
-Daddy and I went up for our lunch time visit and our little man was wearing clothes!!! LOVED IT!
-Elizabeth asked if wanted to hold him for a few minutes and of course we said "YES!!"
-Called to check in with Debbie tonight and he was doing well. His rate was down to 5 and she was going to take it to 0 two hours before his gases and see how those came back. PRAYER--Please pray that his gases continue to be good and that his little body continues to learn how to do all the things that they are starting to work with him on.
-Colby had 1 brady while being with Debbie tonight. A brady is a drastic drop in his heart rate. There are two types---an apnea brady is when his heart rate drops because they stop breathing. The other is when he still breathes but his heart rate drops which is what he did this time. Ms. Debbie just had to prod him a bit to get that back up.
We want to say thank you for all the continued prayers and thoughts!
Brie
-Colby was doing good today!
-We visited him around lunch and he had been off his ventillator for 24 hours!!! Big Boy!
-Right before we went up to see Colby my mother sent me a picture of my new neice! My sister, Ali, had her baby girl today! Abrielle was 8 pounds even and 21 inches long.
-We checked in with Stephanie that night and she told us that he was doing well. He fussed a little around dinner time until he got fed. :)
Sept 26th
-Colby had lots of visitors today---both Grams and Grandma were off so they stopped by. He slept right through Mommy and Daddy's visit.
-Nightly check-in with Stephanie and here is the update I got:
---Oxygen: 30%
---Rate of 15 (this is the number of puffs it gives him per minute) The rest he breathes on his own!
---They want to work on this getting down to 0
---They were going to take his rate down to 10 2 hours before his gases to see how he was doing
---Pressure of 7
---They would like to get this closer to 5 if possible
---Still at 24 CCs but they are mixing 24 calorie formula with 30 calorie formula to get 27 calorie
Sept 27th
-Checked in with Elizabeth this morning and Colby was doing good.
---3 pounds 3 ounces
---Doing well with his feedings and he was having some tummy time
-Daddy and I went up for our lunch time visit and our little man was wearing clothes!!! LOVED IT!
-Elizabeth asked if wanted to hold him for a few minutes and of course we said "YES!!"
-Called to check in with Debbie tonight and he was doing well. His rate was down to 5 and she was going to take it to 0 two hours before his gases and see how those came back. PRAYER--Please pray that his gases continue to be good and that his little body continues to learn how to do all the things that they are starting to work with him on.
-Colby had 1 brady while being with Debbie tonight. A brady is a drastic drop in his heart rate. There are two types---an apnea brady is when his heart rate drops because they stop breathing. The other is when he still breathes but his heart rate drops which is what he did this time. Ms. Debbie just had to prod him a bit to get that back up.
We want to say thank you for all the continued prayers and thoughts!
Brie
Monday, September 24, 2012
No ventillator!!!!
Jason called this morning and everything was going well. They had moved Colby's rate down and he had been doing well!
Afternoon Visit:
Jason and I got there around lunch to find Colby OFF his ventilator and on the CPAP machine (has the little tubes that go in his nose a bit and it has a contraption that goes over his head to hold it in place)!!!! My big boy!!!! I was so excited! Jason and I were talking to him and he started crying!!! I know that probably isn't the normal thing a parent gets excited about but that is the first time we have heard our baby able to use his lungs to cry and it was music to our ears! What a blessing! It made my day. I cried right along with him!!! They would be watching him to see how he did this time off the vent but the doctor seemed like they were going to try and make him be a big boy tonight. PRAYERS---Please pray that he does well with being off his ventilator!!!
Evening Check-Up:
Jason called around 8 to see how he was doing and Colby's gases still weren't where they would like for them to be but they had some things to try still.
Sandra called around 9pm to let us know that his pH level was up (which is good) but his carbon dioxide was still a bit too high. They tried bumping his rate up to see if that helped.
11:00 Call:
Doing another gas at midnight but he was holding steady. His oxygen is was at 25% and his rate is at 20 breaths per minute.
Afternoon Visit:
Jason and I got there around lunch to find Colby OFF his ventilator and on the CPAP machine (has the little tubes that go in his nose a bit and it has a contraption that goes over his head to hold it in place)!!!! My big boy!!!! I was so excited! Jason and I were talking to him and he started crying!!! I know that probably isn't the normal thing a parent gets excited about but that is the first time we have heard our baby able to use his lungs to cry and it was music to our ears! What a blessing! It made my day. I cried right along with him!!! They would be watching him to see how he did this time off the vent but the doctor seemed like they were going to try and make him be a big boy tonight. PRAYERS---Please pray that he does well with being off his ventilator!!!
Evening Check-Up:
Jason called around 8 to see how he was doing and Colby's gases still weren't where they would like for them to be but they had some things to try still.
Sandra called around 9pm to let us know that his pH level was up (which is good) but his carbon dioxide was still a bit too high. They tried bumping his rate up to see if that helped.
11:00 Call:
Doing another gas at midnight but he was holding steady. His oxygen is was at 25% and his rate is at 20 breaths per minute.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Took the big camera to the hospital today!
AM Check-in:
-Called this morning before church and Wendy said he was doing well
-3 pounds 3 ounces
-Rate still at 25 and oxygen at 35%
-They had to give him another IV (this is the third one in two days) because he decided he wanted to kick this last one out!!!! Really?!?!?! He only has a couple more days of antibiotics but obviously he feels better! :)
Evening Visit:
-The three of us went up after dinner and visited for a little bit. Ainsley got to feed him a little "sucker" which she thought was very funny. (It was actually a big Q-tip like swab that was dipped in something (don't remember the name of the stuff) that babies liked to suck on and helped them learn to suck for bottle time)
-They are only measuring his head circumference once a week on Mondays now.
-They had his rate down to 15!!!! PRAISE!!! Whoo Hoo! Trying to get him ready to try and come off the ventilator again. I imagine they will try again in the next few days. PRAYER---Please pray that he does better with this attempt. He may not be able to stay off of it for good but the time he can spend off of it is really good for him! He needs to learn to be a big boy! ;) Of course, I keep thinking they are going to call me one day and say he pulled the cord out on his own! He is always playing with it.
-His nurse had him all swaddled tonight and he seemed to like it. He was very awake when we got there...he just looked so sweet. :)
Putting up lots of pictures tonight! Thank you for all your prayers. We have so much to be thankful for, there are so many blessings in our lives, there are so many miracles we see on a daily basis---I am just so humbled. We have a very loving God and I am in such awe of the work He does. AMAZING!!!
Brie
-Called this morning before church and Wendy said he was doing well
-3 pounds 3 ounces
-Rate still at 25 and oxygen at 35%
-They had to give him another IV (this is the third one in two days) because he decided he wanted to kick this last one out!!!! Really?!?!?! He only has a couple more days of antibiotics but obviously he feels better! :)
Evening Visit:
-The three of us went up after dinner and visited for a little bit. Ainsley got to feed him a little "sucker" which she thought was very funny. (It was actually a big Q-tip like swab that was dipped in something (don't remember the name of the stuff) that babies liked to suck on and helped them learn to suck for bottle time)
-They are only measuring his head circumference once a week on Mondays now.
-They had his rate down to 15!!!! PRAISE!!! Whoo Hoo! Trying to get him ready to try and come off the ventilator again. I imagine they will try again in the next few days. PRAYER---Please pray that he does better with this attempt. He may not be able to stay off of it for good but the time he can spend off of it is really good for him! He needs to learn to be a big boy! ;) Of course, I keep thinking they are going to call me one day and say he pulled the cord out on his own! He is always playing with it.
-His nurse had him all swaddled tonight and he seemed to like it. He was very awake when we got there...he just looked so sweet. :)
Putting up lots of pictures tonight! Thank you for all your prayers. We have so much to be thankful for, there are so many blessings in our lives, there are so many miracles we see on a daily basis---I am just so humbled. We have a very loving God and I am in such awe of the work He does. AMAZING!!!
Brie
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Catching Up Again
September 19th---Picture Day Today!!!!
-Mommy and Daddy met up at the hospital with Ms. Kim from Footprints Ministry and the photographer from Journey magazine! Journey magazine is doing an article on Footprints Ministry in their October edition and Ms. Kim suggested our little man as a NICU baby to talk about. :)
-Colby was going to have to get blood that day so they had to stop his feeding for a little while.
-Mommy didn't have a very long visit so we went back for a night visit but the nurses were having a meeting when we got there so we had to wait for about 30 minutes to see our little man. We did get to catch up with Logan's Mommy though (one of the other little babies in the NICU that we have met)
September 20th---Hit 3 pound mark!
-Ms. Debbie and Ms. Stephanie had him today/tonight and Colby was good for them. Still doing well with your feedings (22 CCs of the high protein formula)
-Ms. Debbie told me he hit the 3 pound mark!!!!! Whoo Hoo!! So excited to see him gaining weight and getting bigger! He doesn't look puffy so that seems more like it is good weight. :)
September 21st---Spit up today (first time for Mommy)
-Ms. Wendy and Ms. Jean had Colby today/tonight and he was just hanging out (not like he could do much of anything else!)
-He did have a few gases that were high on his carbon dioxide so they were watching that
-Colby spit up some of his lunch while we were there...I am sure he has done this but it was the first time for Mommy. I got to pick him up for a minute while Ms. Wendy changed his blanket under his head.
-Jean said he weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces!!!!
September 22nd---BAMA BOY!
-Doing well when we went up to see him. We took Ainsley with us and I was able to video her reading to Colby. It was very sweet! She finished washing up and went right over to open his bed and touch him! We have to watch her close to make sure she is careful---she just wants to hold him so bad!
-We went to the Alabama game and then stopped by on the way home. It was a little quieter so I was hoping that I could hold him.
-Ms. Kandy was his nurse this evening and she let me hold him.
-Weighed 3 pounds 3 ounces and Kandy told us they were feeding him 28 CCs!!!
-Still on his antibiotics for a few more days.
-Then Ms. Kandy went and got the sweetest looking BAMA cap!!! Hoping to get new pictures up tomorrow!
So excited about all of Colby's progresses lately! PRAISES!!!! Please keep praying for his infection and that these antibiotics will help it go away.
-Mommy and Daddy met up at the hospital with Ms. Kim from Footprints Ministry and the photographer from Journey magazine! Journey magazine is doing an article on Footprints Ministry in their October edition and Ms. Kim suggested our little man as a NICU baby to talk about. :)
-Colby was going to have to get blood that day so they had to stop his feeding for a little while.
-Mommy didn't have a very long visit so we went back for a night visit but the nurses were having a meeting when we got there so we had to wait for about 30 minutes to see our little man. We did get to catch up with Logan's Mommy though (one of the other little babies in the NICU that we have met)
September 20th---Hit 3 pound mark!
-Ms. Debbie and Ms. Stephanie had him today/tonight and Colby was good for them. Still doing well with your feedings (22 CCs of the high protein formula)
-Ms. Debbie told me he hit the 3 pound mark!!!!! Whoo Hoo!! So excited to see him gaining weight and getting bigger! He doesn't look puffy so that seems more like it is good weight. :)
September 21st---Spit up today (first time for Mommy)
-Ms. Wendy and Ms. Jean had Colby today/tonight and he was just hanging out (not like he could do much of anything else!)
-He did have a few gases that were high on his carbon dioxide so they were watching that
-Colby spit up some of his lunch while we were there...I am sure he has done this but it was the first time for Mommy. I got to pick him up for a minute while Ms. Wendy changed his blanket under his head.
-Jean said he weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces!!!!
September 22nd---BAMA BOY!
-Doing well when we went up to see him. We took Ainsley with us and I was able to video her reading to Colby. It was very sweet! She finished washing up and went right over to open his bed and touch him! We have to watch her close to make sure she is careful---she just wants to hold him so bad!
-We went to the Alabama game and then stopped by on the way home. It was a little quieter so I was hoping that I could hold him.
-Ms. Kandy was his nurse this evening and she let me hold him.
-Weighed 3 pounds 3 ounces and Kandy told us they were feeding him 28 CCs!!!
-Still on his antibiotics for a few more days.
-Then Ms. Kandy went and got the sweetest looking BAMA cap!!! Hoping to get new pictures up tomorrow!
So excited about all of Colby's progresses lately! PRAISES!!!! Please keep praying for his infection and that these antibiotics will help it go away.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Another BIG MILESTONE!!!
Today was a good day! Last night he weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces and was still eating well. His rate was at 28 and his oxygen was at 34% when Jason checked in this morning.
We went to visit him around lunch today. Mary Elizabeth was changing him and then feeding him. He was very antsy and wouldn't stay still! His SATs lowered of course because of it and he kept making faces like he was gagging on his lunch! He started kicking and moving his arm around and almost knocked his formula off the holder and onto himself! :) It was cute to watch but he just wouldn't settle down!
Mommy called back tonight to check on him and he WEIGHED 3 POUNDS!!!!! WHOO HOO!!! How exciting!!! What a big milestone for our pumpkin to reach! His oxygen was the same and they had come down to 26 on his rate. They have also moved him up to 22 CCs of formula and he is doing well with that! Stephanie gave me his run down because his evening nurse, Carol, was finishing up with him. She gave him a little bath tonight!!! Got ourselves a clean little 3 pound pumpkin!!!! :)
Mommy is so excited! We are so blessed with all the positive things going on with Colby right now! We just continue to pray that this infection goes away and that he is able to try and come off the ventilator again soon and that he lasts a little longer off of it than the last time!
Thank you for all of your prayers!
Brie
We went to visit him around lunch today. Mary Elizabeth was changing him and then feeding him. He was very antsy and wouldn't stay still! His SATs lowered of course because of it and he kept making faces like he was gagging on his lunch! He started kicking and moving his arm around and almost knocked his formula off the holder and onto himself! :) It was cute to watch but he just wouldn't settle down!
Mommy called back tonight to check on him and he WEIGHED 3 POUNDS!!!!! WHOO HOO!!! How exciting!!! What a big milestone for our pumpkin to reach! His oxygen was the same and they had come down to 26 on his rate. They have also moved him up to 22 CCs of formula and he is doing well with that! Stephanie gave me his run down because his evening nurse, Carol, was finishing up with him. She gave him a little bath tonight!!! Got ourselves a clean little 3 pound pumpkin!!!! :)
Mommy is so excited! We are so blessed with all the positive things going on with Colby right now! We just continue to pray that this infection goes away and that he is able to try and come off the ventilator again soon and that he lasts a little longer off of it than the last time!
Thank you for all of your prayers!
Brie
Monday, September 17, 2012
Mommy redeems herself with another diaper change!
(This was supposed to have posted a week or so ago and I forgot to hit the "Publish" button so...it is posting it a little out of date!
Ms Debbie had Colby today and he was giving her a little trouble today. :)
-He was at 16 CCs and they were set to move him up 1 CC every 6 hours if he was doing well
-At his 9am feeding his oxygen SAT dropped and he bradied (which means his heart rate dropped considerably and then went back up) which is not a normal thing for him. He also seemed to have a little spit-up.
-Ms. Debbie tried to slow the formula at his 12 noon feeding to see if that helped...his heart rate didn't seem affected but his oxygen SAT did drop during that feeding as well.
-Mommy got to redeam herself by changing a diaper! It was still a little difficult with the wires and the fact that the diaper was on upside down but he didn't poo-poo or tee-tee on me this time! Whoo Hoo!
PM Check-In with Shelby:
-Rate at 15
-Oxygen at 33%
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Ms Debbie had Colby today and he was giving her a little trouble today. :)
-He was at 16 CCs and they were set to move him up 1 CC every 6 hours if he was doing well
-At his 9am feeding his oxygen SAT dropped and he bradied (which means his heart rate dropped considerably and then went back up) which is not a normal thing for him. He also seemed to have a little spit-up.
-Ms. Debbie tried to slow the formula at his 12 noon feeding to see if that helped...his heart rate didn't seem affected but his oxygen SAT did drop during that feeding as well.
-Mommy got to redeam herself by changing a diaper! It was still a little difficult with the wires and the fact that the diaper was on upside down but he didn't poo-poo or tee-tee on me this time! Whoo Hoo!
PM Check-In with Shelby:
-Rate at 15
-Oxygen at 33%
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