3 weeks down! Oliver is 3 weeks as of 11:44 this morning. I told you in the last update that he had been moved onto the Hudson prongs (cpap) oxygen. He did not do well on this unfortunately. He was on it for about 36 hours and kept having to be bumped way up on the oxygen percentage and was having a lot of bradies (heart rate drops). So … [Read more...]
The Stork® by Rinovum Women’s Health, OTC Fertility for those that are Trying to Conceive
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Stork® OTC by Rinovum Women’s Health for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. For those of you that may have had issues with conception, there is something new that you may not have heard about. I have personally not had that issue, but I can only imagine the stress that would cause! The … [Read more...]
Baby Oliver: Two Weeks, 4 days
Sorry I haven't updated the last couple days! Between Halloween with the older kiddos, everything that I am trying to get done on the blog and visits to the NICU with Oliver, I have been busy as I am sure you can imagine. As always, thank you for the thoughts and prayers... they ARE working. Oliver is doing great right now. "Boring" but as I … [Read more...]
Upcycled K Cup Turkey Treat Baskets
If you have a Keurig and go through K-Cups like me, here is a fun way to recycle! Be kind to the earth by up-cycling your k cups after the coffee is gone and dress up the Thanksgiving kids table at the same time with these fun turkey treat baskets. A fun and cute craft that is free is priceless. Add them to your kiddie table, or set them on the … [Read more...]
Snuza Trio Plus: The Best Baby Monitoring System out there! Giveaway + Review! #SnuzaTrio
When I was given the opportunity to review the Snuza Trio Plus, I was excited as of course Oliver was due in January and that would be perfect for him! One of the highlights of the Snuza Trio Plus is that it actually comes with a baby breathing movement detection monitor that you clip on the diaper. I've never had pregnancy … [Read more...]
Baby Oliver: One Week, 5 Days; I Held him Today!
It has been a couple of days since my last update, lots of little things and progress! The last few days have had their ups and downs. Sunday was a rough day as it turned out that one of the blood cultures that had been drawn earlier in the week had one that all of a sudden showed up as positive for infection. He has been on antibiotics for the … [Read more...]
Baby Oliver: One Week + 2 Days
Quick update tonight, things have been hectic the last two days, thankfully NOT because of Oliver. I went in for a "quick" incision and blood pressure check yesterday morning, only to find that my blood pressure had gone back up high. They actually wanted to admit me again but I fought tooth and nail and ended up getting blood pressure … [Read more...]
Baby Oliver: One Week Old!
Thank you again to everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts! I cannot even begin to tell you how much the kind words and stories of others help me. Today was a good day with Oliver. He is now one week old! And good news is, he made it through the "lose weight phase" and now weighs more than his birth weight! He weighed in at 1lb 11.5oz … [Read more...]
Baby Oliver: Day 6/7, The Roller Coaster of the NICU
Where to start? The last 24 hours have been more difficult than I would have liked. Between the post-partum hormones and everything going on with Oliver. I am quickly learning that support, family, friends, are all very important during a time like this. We are all only so strong. Having a preemie in the NICU is definitely a roller coaster. … [Read more...]
Baby Oliver, Update Day 4-5
Well we are now officially into the 5th day of life. Never could I have ever imagined that I was going to be the mom of a NICU preemie. Counting the hours and days of life. Watching for the little changes. This is supposed to be when you are excitedly counting DOWN the days til birth. I was discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon and … [Read more...]