Aubrey was born at 4:27 pm via C-section on Sept. 25. She weighs 5 lbs. 8 oz and is 19 inches long. She is in the New Born Intensive Care Unit. Since she was 6 weeks early they want to keep her there for about a week just to make sure she can maintain her body temperature and breastfeed. She is breathing on her own and this morning they took her completely off the oxygen. So she is on room air.
I have Pictures, but I don't know how to get them on my dad's computer. When he can help me I will post some pictures.
And a little side note. She is 11 months younger than Dominik!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Baby Time
My new niece Aubrey Nicole will be joining our family today. We don't know when or how, but we do know she will be coming today.
My little Cheltzi isn't feeling well today so we aren't going to the hospital until she wakes up and is feeling like going to see her cousin. She is so excited to meet her Aubrey.
I will post more details as soon as the little peanut is here.
My little Cheltzi isn't feeling well today so we aren't going to the hospital until she wakes up and is feeling like going to see her cousin. She is so excited to meet her Aubrey.
I will post more details as soon as the little peanut is here.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Out Of The Hospital
Dominik was released from Primary Children's Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon. He is on three medications to control his reflux. All three of them are the maximum dose he can take for his weight. Hopefully this will help. He had three tests done while we were at the hospital. The first one is called an Upper GI. They gave him barium (nasty stuff, but he took it like a champ) and watched it go down using an x-ray. That test came back for "evidence of reflux" (duh). The second was called a swallow study to see how well he swallows. They gave him barium in different consistancies that was came back normal. And the third test was called a Ph Probe. They put a probe through his nose and into his esophagus to test the ph in his belly. We haven't gotten the results of that test back yet. We were supposed to know today, but I haven't received the call yet.
When Dominik was doing the Upper GI they found a coin in his bowels. So we think this last "episode" was actually him choking, but when I did the back blows the coin went down instead of up. I always do back blows first just in case he really isn't choking, but since nothing came up we just assumed it was his reflux that made him quit breathing again. The coin did come out while we were at the hospital. It was a penny!! We saved it and I am going to put a shelf up by our front door to remind us to put all of our change in a change jar before going up stairs so we won't have anymore change lying around for Dominik to put in his mouth.
So far the last two days have gone quite well. No episodes. He have been such a trooper through all of this.
When Dominik was doing the Upper GI they found a coin in his bowels. So we think this last "episode" was actually him choking, but when I did the back blows the coin went down instead of up. I always do back blows first just in case he really isn't choking, but since nothing came up we just assumed it was his reflux that made him quit breathing again. The coin did come out while we were at the hospital. It was a penny!! We saved it and I am going to put a shelf up by our front door to remind us to put all of our change in a change jar before going up stairs so we won't have anymore change lying around for Dominik to put in his mouth.
So far the last two days have gone quite well. No episodes. He have been such a trooper through all of this.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
My Sugar Baby
I just realized that my last few posts have totally been about Dominik. Even before our dreadful event. So today I am going to post about a few funny and not-so-funny things Cheltzi has done.
Her not-so-funny thing she has started in the last few weeks is talking back and screaming if she doesn't get her way. I don't know if it is the age or what because up until now she has always been so good about listening and doing what we ask. And if we told her now or it was time to leave somewhere she has always been so good about it, but not lately. It always ends up a screaming fight.
And part of the reason we went to Utah was to go to Ikea (Colorado does not have an Ikea yet, but I just found out this very day that Denver is getting one. I am so excited and so is Cheltzi. I told her about it and she freaked out.) and get Cheltzi's bed. She had already picked it out and we knew which mattress we wanted until we got there. The bed was still a go, but we couldn't decide on the mattress because the bed she picked is extendable. There was a mattress that goes with the extendable beds that came in three pieces so you would have a mattress to fit all sizes of the bed. Anyways Kevin, Nana, and I couldn't decide so I said, "Okay let's ask Cheltzi." I simply asked, "Do you want a little girl bed or a big girl bed?" I showed her the difference in the sizes. They had two beds just like the one she chose. One that was in the small size and the other the twin size. (I sure hope that wasn't too confusing.) Anyways she did choose the big girl size. So my tiny little girl is in a BIG girl bed. It is nice because I can go in and lay by her and not be scrunched up and uncomfortable. It isn't fair though she has a nicer matteress than me. (not hard considering I am still sleeping on an air mattress)
When we were in Utah I was making a bottle for Dominik and Cheltzi was going potty. I couldn't stop to go help her wipe so she yelled for Nana's help. Here is their conversation:
Cheltzi: NAAANAA!
Nana: I'm coming.
Nana is now in the bathroom.
Cheltzi: Nana, I'm done. And in a funny deep voice she adds, Now, wipe my butt.
Nana: Did you pee or poop?
Cheltzi: Pee and Poop and in that same funny voice "Hi Pee! It's me Poop"
Oh she is funny. We just had another little conversation about poop a few minutes before I started this post.
Cheltzi: Mom, Will you come wipe my butt?
I was in the other room and I replied
Me: Did you pee or poop
Cheltzi: Poop
Me: Did you really poop?
For some reason she has started lying about if she has peed or pooped.
Cheltzi: Yes I really pooped.
As I was walking in the bathroom
Me: Is it stinky?
Cheltzi: Yes. Very stinky. You might not want to smell it.
She cracks me up. Okay I'm done with the pooping stories now.
Her not-so-funny thing she has started in the last few weeks is talking back and screaming if she doesn't get her way. I don't know if it is the age or what because up until now she has always been so good about listening and doing what we ask. And if we told her now or it was time to leave somewhere she has always been so good about it, but not lately. It always ends up a screaming fight.
And her new little hobby is painting. Just before we moved to Rifle I bought some little ceramic figures, paint, and paint brushes. She painted once since we moved and yesterday I got them out so she could paint again. She was getting cranky and I was trying to get some cleaning done. I put out a cardboard box that she could sit and paint on. It was a little chilly on the cement. I even put some cardboard out and the jumperoo so Dominik could get some fresh air. It was nice. Anyways here are her painting projects.
And part of the reason we went to Utah was to go to Ikea (Colorado does not have an Ikea yet, but I just found out this very day that Denver is getting one. I am so excited and so is Cheltzi. I told her about it and she freaked out.) and get Cheltzi's bed. She had already picked it out and we knew which mattress we wanted until we got there. The bed was still a go, but we couldn't decide on the mattress because the bed she picked is extendable. There was a mattress that goes with the extendable beds that came in three pieces so you would have a mattress to fit all sizes of the bed. Anyways Kevin, Nana, and I couldn't decide so I said, "Okay let's ask Cheltzi." I simply asked, "Do you want a little girl bed or a big girl bed?" I showed her the difference in the sizes. They had two beds just like the one she chose. One that was in the small size and the other the twin size. (I sure hope that wasn't too confusing.) Anyways she did choose the big girl size. So my tiny little girl is in a BIG girl bed. It is nice because I can go in and lay by her and not be scrunched up and uncomfortable. It isn't fair though she has a nicer matteress than me. (not hard considering I am still sleeping on an air mattress)
Here is a picture of her on her new bed. She just got out of the bath and she was freezing so she was curled up in her bunny towel (also from Ikea). I should get paid for the advertising I'm doing here.
When I find all of her bedroom stuff and get it all done I will post a better picture. She has a box next to her bed because that's what her DVD player is on right now.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Again...
We are now home from Utah. We had been home less than 24 hours and Dominik quit breathing again. I fed him and was making a bottle while he was in his high chair. He started to cry and quit breathing. I didn't freak out like before until after he started breathing. I took him out of the high chair and layed him down on the floor to start CPR and he started breathing again on his own. I don't know what to do. If he does it again I think I am going to take him back to Primary Children's. I don't know. I have been praying that everything will work out with insurance and finding out what is wrong with Dominik. I know that it is all in my Heavenly Father's hands. I don't think I have ever asked anyone this before, but for all of those who read my blog will you please pray for my Dominik?
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