Friday, August 20, 2010
Welcome home Trey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Howdy Everyone,
Phew, what a few days! I took a big trip, my first. It was from the
hospital to my own house! That’s right, I am finally home!!! When I
left the hospital and breathed real air for the first time, my eyes
opened very wide; I was so excited to take it all in. One hundred and
two days in the NICU was just too much, and I sure am glad to be in a
real house…
My first night, mommy and daddy had the room very dark and quite. I
was not sure what to think of that, and made lots of noises and kept
them up all night long. They figured out that I was used to the NICU,
with lots of lights, buzzers, and commotion. After they left a small
light and noisy fan on the second night, we all got some sleep.
As you can see from my pictures, I still have a feeding tube and vital
sign monitor, at least for the time being. While not optimal, Mom and
Dad are looking at this as ‘insurance’ so I don’t have to go back into
the hospital. I do use the feeding tube for three feeds per day at
night, which helps me get the calories I need given the severe reflux
that I’ve been battling. And the monitor is ‘mobile’ in that it has a
shoulder strap and 16 hour battery life (almost good enough for a
hurricane, so I’m told). There are lots of special doctors that also
want to see me over the next few weeks. So while I require some
additional care and attention, I’m doing everything possible to insure
that I will be a ‘normal’ infant soon enough.
I met my dogs for the first time. Minnie danced around and barked, and
Duddley was quick to give me a kiss on my foot. They both can’t come
in to the nursery, but wait by the gate to protect me if I should need
it. I know I’ll have fun with them when I get a bit older.
Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts, phone calls, etc. through
this journey. I look forward to meeting you all very soon!
Love,
Trey ‘33
PS – I left the NICU weighing in at 7 lbs .03 ounces. 19 ½ inches in
length. That is a lot of growing from my start at 1 lb 15 ounces and
13 inches!
Phew, what a few days! I took a big trip, my first. It was from the
hospital to my own house! That’s right, I am finally home!!! When I
left the hospital and breathed real air for the first time, my eyes
opened very wide; I was so excited to take it all in. One hundred and
two days in the NICU was just too much, and I sure am glad to be in a
real house…
My first night, mommy and daddy had the room very dark and quite. I
was not sure what to think of that, and made lots of noises and kept
them up all night long. They figured out that I was used to the NICU,
with lots of lights, buzzers, and commotion. After they left a small
light and noisy fan on the second night, we all got some sleep.
As you can see from my pictures, I still have a feeding tube and vital
sign monitor, at least for the time being. While not optimal, Mom and
Dad are looking at this as ‘insurance’ so I don’t have to go back into
the hospital. I do use the feeding tube for three feeds per day at
night, which helps me get the calories I need given the severe reflux
that I’ve been battling. And the monitor is ‘mobile’ in that it has a
shoulder strap and 16 hour battery life (almost good enough for a
hurricane, so I’m told). There are lots of special doctors that also
want to see me over the next few weeks. So while I require some
additional care and attention, I’m doing everything possible to insure
that I will be a ‘normal’ infant soon enough.
I met my dogs for the first time. Minnie danced around and barked, and
Duddley was quick to give me a kiss on my foot. They both can’t come
in to the nursery, but wait by the gate to protect me if I should need
it. I know I’ll have fun with them when I get a bit older.
Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts, phone calls, etc. through
this journey. I look forward to meeting you all very soon!
Love,
Trey ‘33
PS – I left the NICU weighing in at 7 lbs .03 ounces. 19 ½ inches in
length. That is a lot of growing from my start at 1 lb 15 ounces and
13 inches!
Friday, August 6, 2010
3 months
Trey will be three months old on Monday August 9th. Here is his latest update.
Howdy everyone,
Things have been going well with me. I am finally over my infections,
and have the IVs out, hopefully for good! Last week the PIC line
developed an infection, so it had to be removed. This meant that I had
to go back to having IVs placed everywhere; my hand, arm, side of my
head, back of my head, scalp, etc. Sometimes the IVs lasted for only a
few hours, as my veins aren’t that developed and the antibiotics were
very strong, causing the IV to ‘go bad’. I am so glad that the IVs are
out now, as I did not enjoy being stuck several times each day.
With all the IVs and me feeling under the weather, I barely had time
to believe that Berkman got traded. That is horrible news; I thought
he was an Astro for life. He does deserve a winning team, and I hope
he gets it, but did he have to pick that team? Yuck.
Lately, I have been increasing my feed volume and bottle frequency.
Currently I’m on 55cc of formula every three hours. Every other feed
is with a bottle, with the feeding tube taking over the other feeds.
Working up to more bottles is hard work; I often sleep right after my
bottle feeds (and sometimes during the feed!). Mom and Dad are
learning this whole bottle thing, but we all are getting better at it.
I do have reflux, which causes me discomfort and to ‘spit up’ quite
often. The doctors have put me on a new medicine for that, and it does
seem to be helping. My new trick is that when is bottle time, I often
smack my lips in anticipation of eating. Dad and Mom get a kick out of
that, so I make sure I do it before each feed now!
I am becoming more active too. I really enjoy batting practice by
flaring my arms and gripping my family’s hands, and also practicing
for my future as a placekicker by flexing my legs and feet. Daddy
caught me yesterday, and swore that if he could put me on the floor
that I would have crept away.
This week I plan on increasing the number of bottles I get each day.
Once I reach 6 bottles per day, and each feed under 30 minutes, they
can talk about me going home. I can’t wait for that! I weigh in at a
hefty 6 lbs 2 oz now, and have officially outgrown my preemie clothes.
Daddy tells me football season starts in 29 days, and I want to be
home for that!
Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and patience. My
parents had a busy week, and hasn’t had time to send this out to
everyone in too long. They do apologize for the delay, and appreciate
all of your emails and well wishes.
Trey ‘33
Howdy everyone,
Things have been going well with me. I am finally over my infections,
and have the IVs out, hopefully for good! Last week the PIC line
developed an infection, so it had to be removed. This meant that I had
to go back to having IVs placed everywhere; my hand, arm, side of my
head, back of my head, scalp, etc. Sometimes the IVs lasted for only a
few hours, as my veins aren’t that developed and the antibiotics were
very strong, causing the IV to ‘go bad’. I am so glad that the IVs are
out now, as I did not enjoy being stuck several times each day.
With all the IVs and me feeling under the weather, I barely had time
to believe that Berkman got traded. That is horrible news; I thought
he was an Astro for life. He does deserve a winning team, and I hope
he gets it, but did he have to pick that team? Yuck.
Lately, I have been increasing my feed volume and bottle frequency.
Currently I’m on 55cc of formula every three hours. Every other feed
is with a bottle, with the feeding tube taking over the other feeds.
Working up to more bottles is hard work; I often sleep right after my
bottle feeds (and sometimes during the feed!). Mom and Dad are
learning this whole bottle thing, but we all are getting better at it.
I do have reflux, which causes me discomfort and to ‘spit up’ quite
often. The doctors have put me on a new medicine for that, and it does
seem to be helping. My new trick is that when is bottle time, I often
smack my lips in anticipation of eating. Dad and Mom get a kick out of
that, so I make sure I do it before each feed now!
I am becoming more active too. I really enjoy batting practice by
flaring my arms and gripping my family’s hands, and also practicing
for my future as a placekicker by flexing my legs and feet. Daddy
caught me yesterday, and swore that if he could put me on the floor
that I would have crept away.
This week I plan on increasing the number of bottles I get each day.
Once I reach 6 bottles per day, and each feed under 30 minutes, they
can talk about me going home. I can’t wait for that! I weigh in at a
hefty 6 lbs 2 oz now, and have officially outgrown my preemie clothes.
Daddy tells me football season starts in 29 days, and I want to be
home for that!
Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and patience. My
parents had a busy week, and hasn’t had time to send this out to
everyone in too long. They do apologize for the delay, and appreciate
all of your emails and well wishes.
Trey ‘33
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