Home SWEET Home
We're home and loving it! We arrived home on Saturday afternoon, and are so glad to be here! At the hospital, after they said we could go home since he ate all his feedings from a bottle for two days straight, there was a battery of tests. Ash had his hearing tested, his car-seat test to make sure he could breathe while in there since he's so tiny (thank you Nicky for the car seat!!), and he had his circumcision (which Sean so generously offered me the chance to attend rather than him. Can't imagine why...). His final weight was almost exactly 5 pounds - good improvement from his low of 3 lbs 5 oz!!
The house was a bit of a mess since we'd been only dropping by and picking things up / dropping things off for a month. And we really didn't have our stuff together - so his first diaper change was kind of funny. No changing station thing, where's the diapers? Do we have any wipes? He just peed all over himself. Where are the clean onsies? and so on... Then we realized we hadn't really washed and prepared everything for him - like washing the bedding, all the blankets, etc. I think we honestly did 7 loads of laundry before going to bed.
After two trips to Babies R Us (a.k.a. BRU) and a few to Target on Sunday & Monday, we're pretty much set up and have a bit of a groove down. (I had to drive all the way to BRU and leave the bubble of Boulder just to get preemie diapers since my order of preemie cloth diapers hasn't arrived yet and I couldn't find that size anywhere in Boulder... grrrr)
Mary gave us a bedside co-sleeper thing she used for her twins that we're using as his crib while he's in our room that has worked perfectly for Ash to sleep in (THANK YOU MARY). It is right next to the bed (my side of course) and its easy to settle him if he's making noises. He's been getting up about every 3 hours or so to eat - sometimes it stretches to 4 hours, sometimes it's every hour. We're still learning his schedule, but we did learn to read his cues so we can get his feeding going before he cries. One thing is that he is eating a lot more than he did in the hospital. I think that's kind of weird, but maybe a sign that he is happier here.
When he isn't in his 'crib', he's really into being held. We can't use the snuggly thing that holds him against your body (baby bjorn or something) until he is 6 lbs. Can't wait for that!! So now when we need our hands free, we either prop him on the couch with supporting blankets (rolling them to make a little 'nest' for him like they did in the NICU) or he hangs in the bouncy seat.
When I'm not feeding, holding, pumping, changing, rocking, etc., I've had time to get back to cooking! Dad & Kim - I found a great shrimp and pasta recipe that I made last night - it tastes JUST like the dish at Cami's. Let me know if you want the recipe. Today I'm tackling a blueberry tart - also a new recipe. We'll see if I haven't already messed up the pastry cream...
Last thing to note - Ash had his first doc appt yesterday, and he passed with flying colors. Since we've left the NICU, he's gained 4 oz - that's 2 oz a day and their target for him was 1 oz a day! Whoo hoo!! He also had his blood drawn for a final hermaticrite (sp?) test, and he passed that so no more blood doping for this little guy.
Now we just have to decide where to watch the fireworks... Big decision for his first 4th of July!
The house was a bit of a mess since we'd been only dropping by and picking things up / dropping things off for a month. And we really didn't have our stuff together - so his first diaper change was kind of funny. No changing station thing, where's the diapers? Do we have any wipes? He just peed all over himself. Where are the clean onsies? and so on... Then we realized we hadn't really washed and prepared everything for him - like washing the bedding, all the blankets, etc. I think we honestly did 7 loads of laundry before going to bed.
After two trips to Babies R Us (a.k.a. BRU) and a few to Target on Sunday & Monday, we're pretty much set up and have a bit of a groove down. (I had to drive all the way to BRU and leave the bubble of Boulder just to get preemie diapers since my order of preemie cloth diapers hasn't arrived yet and I couldn't find that size anywhere in Boulder... grrrr)
Mary gave us a bedside co-sleeper thing she used for her twins that we're using as his crib while he's in our room that has worked perfectly for Ash to sleep in (THANK YOU MARY). It is right next to the bed (my side of course) and its easy to settle him if he's making noises. He's been getting up about every 3 hours or so to eat - sometimes it stretches to 4 hours, sometimes it's every hour. We're still learning his schedule, but we did learn to read his cues so we can get his feeding going before he cries. One thing is that he is eating a lot more than he did in the hospital. I think that's kind of weird, but maybe a sign that he is happier here.
When he isn't in his 'crib', he's really into being held. We can't use the snuggly thing that holds him against your body (baby bjorn or something) until he is 6 lbs. Can't wait for that!! So now when we need our hands free, we either prop him on the couch with supporting blankets (rolling them to make a little 'nest' for him like they did in the NICU) or he hangs in the bouncy seat.
When I'm not feeding, holding, pumping, changing, rocking, etc., I've had time to get back to cooking! Dad & Kim - I found a great shrimp and pasta recipe that I made last night - it tastes JUST like the dish at Cami's. Let me know if you want the recipe. Today I'm tackling a blueberry tart - also a new recipe. We'll see if I haven't already messed up the pastry cream...
Last thing to note - Ash had his first doc appt yesterday, and he passed with flying colors. Since we've left the NICU, he's gained 4 oz - that's 2 oz a day and their target for him was 1 oz a day! Whoo hoo!! He also had his blood drawn for a final hermaticrite (sp?) test, and he passed that so no more blood doping for this little guy.
Now we just have to decide where to watch the fireworks... Big decision for his first 4th of July!
posted by red at 2:09 PM
2 Comments:
Yeay! I love that everything's going great at home so far! Ash is going to be a whole month old tomorrow -- any big birthday plans for him? :)
Oh, and you even have to ASK if I want the shrimp & pasta recipe? I have 2 pounds of shrimp from Costco in the freezer just waiting for it!
Love you guys!
So glad to hear that little Ash is home, safe and sound! I'm going to have to sell a few extra houses this year so I can come out for a visit! I love shrimp, too! Can you e-mail me the recipie when you e-mail it to Kim?
Love Ya!
Karen Diesel
Our e-mail: CKS52@msn.com
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