Well, today was check up day. He is 18.19 lbs, 27.5 inches long, and is HEAVY. His nose started running a few days ago but it is nothing serious. Doc feels it is a head cold that is associated with his teeth coming in. Let’s hope so.
All I can say is he has come a LONG way from when he was in the hospital.
I love my Little man.
I was picking up my lil man yesterday and figured I would swing by and pick something up to eat considering hubby was out of town. I considered chinese and my favorite chinese place would require me to order, wait, and take him out with the car seat and walk in for a total of 2 minutes and then come back out. So I opt’d for the drive thru. then I had an epiphany.
Many single working moms only have this option being it is harder to try to go home and cook when you can just swing by the drive thru. Now, I am referring to when the kids are non walking, first months of their life when they basically travel in the car seat and you carrying their ever so getting heavier ass.
It also made me realize why so many are not healthy. Many try SO hard to work out and be a better them but with a kid or even several kids running around, I can see where it would be an issue.
I also realized that even though your priorities change, you should not neglect yourself. Whether it be time with the hubby, yourself personally, or even just YOU time which EVERY WOMAN NEEDS.
I have to admit that I put lil man first above everything else and I need to stop that. I am mentally working on it.
I feel that my current journey personally is going to put everything else into places for me and I am excited about it all.
To ALL the mothers out there. do NOT neglect your ‘ME’ time. it will show up later and you may go postal on everyone. Than again, if you decide to, let me give you my list and have at it. I promise it’s not long…lmao
In attempts to find out information about infants, I constantly do research online. It can be a blessing and a curse. At times, the information makes sense and I am able to tell what is going on instead of spending money going to the doctor. The curse is not every child is the same, so you get many different answers and I don’t know what is right. Perfect Example: When do babies start teething.
I have found out, however, that at 4 months old, he has gotten his first tooth. Everywhere is saying 6 months but noooo. I have abseil day and night so I should be ok. I hope it doesn’t hurt him too bad but being he has never experienced it before, any reactions would not surprise me.
Ever since Mikey has been sick, it’s very difficult to try to know the difference between normal baby things and serious issues. It’s a blessing he survived but then again it ruined my thoughts on normal baby things. Again, why I am always online looking at things.
I’m sitting here watching my hubby holding my son, looking too cute and I hope he can sleep through the night. Both of them…..lol
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First and foremost I would like to say that even though things appear to be changing, it does not mean it’s a good thing. We are still in ICU which is never great.
It seems some people feel that with every little moving forward action, it’s a time to celebrate, it is FAR FROM that. Until he is home, it’s not good…period.
They took the tube out yesterday at 4:00 pm. They put him on 70% oxygen and have been suctioning him and giving him chest PT’s to help break it up. As of this moment right now he is still breathing on his own.
They have decided to take out most of his IV’s and start feeding him through his tube in his nose because he is not ready to be mouth fed yet.
We will see how things go and go from there. Keep him in your thoughts.
I received my normal 5am wake up for his daily X-ray. Went to the bathroom and came back and slept for about 3 1/2 more hours; 8:30am. I decided to have another bathroom break and when I walked out, I went downstairs to the cafeteria for something to eat. My breakfast consist of a bagel. When everyone including the people that work here tell you that the food sucks, it is best to listen. I also had first hand experience and they are right. *gag face*
SO I come back to find about 6 women around him. Apparently, he pulled his tube out. Which is exactly what happened next door with a little girl who has the same thing. It is Friday the 13th after all.
Well, they put everything back in and he is ok for now. It seems while it was out he was still struggling and having issues. They decided to paralyze him in a drip so his lungs and him can rest so he will be prepared when they do take it out which it should be soon.
I spoke with the attending yesterday and he said he has the H flu which they have vaccines for it to get rid of it which is good. I spoke with the resident and she said he has Bacterial Pneumonia.
I asked for the Dr to see what is going on and shall share later.
I am sitting here trying to figure out what is going on. Being a virual infection, it needs to 'run it's course'. What's sad is I'm ready for the course to be run and ready to take my son and go home. I'm expecting things to get better, but they remain stagnant. They gave him a 2nd blood transfusion and there is no change. His anemia is gone for the time being, and his immune system is great yet he still is in the same condition.....
I am stressed, hurt, worried, depressed, pissy, I have so many emotions running through this head of mine and it is not good.
Postal comes to mind....
