by "mazda616" (mazda616)
Published 02/14/2017 at 12:43
by "mazda616" (mazda616)
Published 02/14/2017 at 12:43
Tags: Chandler
STARS: 42
Tomorrow by 5:00 P.M., we should be going home. Last two rounds of antibiotics today and tomorrow. His platelet count is perfect and there are no more abnormally immature white blood cells. He is eating well, digesting well, sleeping well, and regulating his body temperature without the heater.
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We have a follow-up appointment with his pediatrician on Friday so she can meet him and look him over for the first time, and then next week will be the appointment with the dermatologists in Louisville because of these:
They don’t really suspect it is anything bad, I think. Just need to have it checked out just in case. The only one that is raised is the little round one on the left. The others are smooth and feel like normal birthmarks. My wife and I both have a fair amount of moles, so I figure he just inherited that.
Today, they’re also listening for his heart murmur. He’s had a minor-ish one the last few days which they said is normal for newborns as the two small ventricle openings in their hearts close up. Some close up within hours and some take days. Doctors didn’t seem concerned about it.
I’m so excited to get him the hell out of this NICU! Shit’s depressing. And he has to meet his four-legged big sister. I have the car seat all set up in my dad car and ready to go.
"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
02/14/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 0
Glad to hear the little guy is going to get to go home soon. You’re right about the NICU, it’s a tough place to be.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/14/2017 at 12:59, STARS: 4
Great news - thanks for the update.
You will soon learn: baby on chest naps are the best naps.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
02/14/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 0
Yay! Glad to hear he’s coming home tomorrow! I see that you have the same seat I do - it’s great, but takes up a lot of space. Davesaddiction is absolutely 100% correct about baby on chest naps, too.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
02/14/2017 at 13:07, STARS: 0
Glad to hear that he is doing better. Nothing more terrifying than a sick baby.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
02/14/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 0
congrats. its good to get out of there. Our first thought when we got home was ‘o shit we’re on our own now’
I was talking to a guy last night about a project and we got to kids. He just had a son thursday. He has a simular kidney issue as my son so I was telling him a lot of what we went through. His some also had some calcium around his heart and a broken leg during deliver. They also messed up his morpheme and he had to be revived.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
02/14/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 1
Yeah we love the seat but it is a big one. Fits decently in my Mazda6 and my wife’s CX-5, though. It would’ve been way too big for my 3.
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
02/14/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 0
Congrats. Our first son spent the first couple of days in the NICU as well due to some fluid in his lungs, etc. We were in there with all these little babies, while our son was rather large. I also thought the other parents must be thinking to themselves, “WTF is Gigantor doing in here?”
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
02/14/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 0
My wife researched the heck out of car seats (and everything else) before our little guy came. The size is the only negative, but I think all rear facing seats take up a lot of space.
The drive home tomorrow will be the slowest, most cautious drive you’ll ever take. Enjoy it! :)
"mazda616" (mazda616)
02/14/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 0
Yeah, they’ve already ran out of clothes for Chandler and had to have us bring him some. None of the preemie clothes in the NICU fit him.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/14/2017 at 13:43, STARS: 0
YAAAYYYYYYY!!!!
All good news. Yeah, the dermatologist appointment is likely just to make sure. Those raised birthmark looking things have a name, which I’m blanking on, but my youngest has a couple of them. They’re usually gone by age five. My daughter’s are slowly flattening out and fading, and they’re not any kind of health concern. You’ll find that doctors are super cautious about anything baby related, which is a good thing :)
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/14/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 2
WERD! I miss those.
"petebmwm" (petebmwm)
02/14/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0
He’s beautiful! you are blessed
"Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
02/14/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 1
That is great news! Best wishes to you are your whole family!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/14/2017 at 14:50, STARS: 1
So good. Much less comfortable with a 10 year old.
"acarr260" (acarr2601)
02/14/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 0
My son is two now. He spent his first week in the NICU (three weeks early and he didn’t cry at first). That place is unnerving, but the nurses that we had were amazing. Congrats and best wishes! It only gets better from here!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/14/2017 at 15:27, STARS: 0
I bet. Not so comfortable with a four year old either.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/14/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0
The tickle fights with a four year old are pretty awesome, though! Our youngest just turned 4 last week.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/14/2017 at 16:15, STARS: 1
This is true! There is no purer laughter in the world. Except possibly for baby giggles.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/14/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 1
I show no mercy to my children unless they say “time out”.
I’ve trained them to mouth the words right before they pass out. =)
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
02/14/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 0
Great news! Hopefully the dermo visit is a walk in the park compared to what you have been through.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/14/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 1
Haha! Same here. My girls are four and almost two. They rough-house a lot (you’d think they were boys sometimes!), but as long as nobody is crying and nothing gets broken, it’s game on.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/14/2017 at 19:32, STARS: 1
No paramedics, no foul!
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
02/14/2017 at 21:32, STARS: 0
“dad, get this sh!t off my head and take me home”