Good news and bad news!

    We found out that Cole had an A&B grade 3 last night. This is were the baby's heartbeat amd breathing goes way down. When he has had them before he has come out of it himself which is a grade 0. They said they let him try to come out of it himself, then they rubbed his face, head and hands.  Then they flicked his foot and he still wasn't responding. So then they picked him up and he finally came out if it. After they cleaned out his nose and he had a huge booger. They are thinking that may have caused the A&B. Kind of glad I wasn't hear to see it all happen,  it would of freaked me out pretty good. He had his head ultrasound today. His ventrals are growing but as they should be like any other babies would. Which is good news.

                                             Cole getting his head ultrasound.

    Mark and I headed up to see Cole. He had a good day. They cathed him twice today to make sire he is empting his bladder. He had a very small amount left so that is awesome.  They also had done a test to make sure he wasn't sick, it ce back negative.  It was great to hear lots of good news.

A Day of Rest

     The plan today was to have a friend drop me off at the hospital and then have Mark pick me up after church. This meant that I got to have some extra time with Cole. He did a pretty good job at nursing. After hanging out with Cole for a little bit I went to the Sacrament meeting at the hospital. The talks that were given were on prayer. I have to say that I do feel like prayer is a gift from God. We are so blessed to have a way to talk to our Heavenly Father. I know that he has answered many of my prayers. It is a true blessing to be able to talk to him and know that you are not alone in hard times. After the meeting I was able to go back and hold Cole until Mark came and picked me up. It totally made up for missing the night before.

    Mark and I came back up to visit Cole. He seemed to have had a good day. He has been gaining weight and seems nit soooo skinny looking everytime we come up. Cole practiced nursing pretty well. It was a goid visit.

E.R.

    My sister in-law and niece took me to visit Cole. Their Grandpa is in the hospital too. So it was nice that they could help me out and visit him too. Today's surprise when I got to the hospital was Cole now has a belly button! He did well at nursing and we even cuddled for a little bit.

 
     Jenny said there visit went well. It was just hard to see him so unhappy.  He misses her grandma and worries about her. And the pills that he is taking makes food not taste good. So he is having a hard time wanting to eat.

   Mark had a couple of meetings Saturday afternoon. I was home with the kids when I started bleeding. It seemed like a lot for what it should be right now. I talked to my Dr. and she said to watch it for one more hour. The next hour was lighter so I took a nap. But when I woke up I was bleeding more, so I thought that I would wait the next hour and see. It was close but not as much, but I had been bleeding a lot aready. So I called the Dr again and she told me to come in to the ER to be checked out. They did a couple different tests and did not find anything that would make them think that the bleeding would not stop soon.  The Dr said that at about two weeks  after giving birth where the placenta was hooked to the uterus there is a scab that comes off and can cause bleeding. We feel like because I'm low in the blood area I most likely didn't clot as fast as normal, and that is why I had so much bleeding.
     Because we went to the ER we were not able to go to the hospital to hold Cole. So I called the hospital and asked the nurse that night to hold him for a little bit for us.

TGIF

    Cole was doing good this morning.  We were late getting up to visit him so they had already done his cares and started feeding him. So practicing nursing wasn't going to happen. So we just cuddled.

     Mark's parents took me up at night to visit Cole. But then again we were late going up because I was finishing my dinner when it was time to leave. I don't mind cuddling,  but we do need to get nursing down so he can come home.

Cole is 2 weeks and 1 day old!

 It's amazing how fast time goes. I can't believe it's already been two weeks. We feel very blessed at how well Cole is doing. Still hoping that he will nurse betterand better everyday. So he can come home soon.

 

   Cole was uneventful today which is good. He slept, ate and pooed. :-)
Hopefully he can keep it up. He sure is a patient baby, we have only heard him cry once when they were changing his stickers on his chest that monitor his heart beat. Tonight he weighed in at 4 lbs.

Are there Aliens at my bed!

These new rules are a pain. Mark and I are the only ones that can come into visit Cole.  My Mom drove me up to the hospital this morning. Cole and I did skin to skin but he didn't seem to interested in nursing.  So we just cuddle. But because of the gown, mask and gloves everything takes longer.

Mark and I headed to the hospitsl after yummy dinner was brought in. Mark was not a fan of the gowns and gloves, and definitely not a fan of the mask. They moved Cole and all his friends to a new room.  Tonight they changed Coles bed. Which took most of our time. We got to hold Cole for a short time. They also told us that we (Cole) will be quarantine for 8 more days.  Which kind of is a huge downer. :-( But I guess it is what it is. You do what you have to, to have a healthly baby.

What a Day!

     Mark and I headed up to visit Cole this morning.  He had a good night.  He did an amazing job at nursing.  He didn't really wake up for it but he nursed for a good 5 minutes total. It's the best he has ever done. it was a great morning visit.

     It was Mark's day to be home, so we did some laundry together and then we took a nap. We were suppose  to meet with one of Miles teachers. But I wrote down the wrong time in my phone so we were a half hour late and she had already left for t the day. I hate having mommy brain. This afternoon I recieved a phone call from the hospital. They wanted to let us know that there was a baby in our area of the NICU that tested positive for RSV. So they were testing all the babies and would be giving Cole a synagis shot, which should help it be a lighter case if, he did get RSV. We are now praying for all the sweet babies that they won't get sick and that the one that is well get better soon. I got surprise package from my friend Heidi that I was out I in San Francisco with.  It made my day! I have had a couple people ask me how she is doing. So here is a little update in her.  She is still pregnant, 32 1/2 weeks! She had her appointments today and they were all very uneventful, which is always good.  She does have a terrible side pain that comes and goes that they are watching to make sure it isn't anything that would cause problems. She is getting uncomfortable with getting bigger from being pregnant. But she is doing an amazing job on bed rest, cooking that baby. Praying and hoping she can keep that baby in there for a while longer.

    Tonight my sister took me to the hospital.  Mark took Luke and Drew to pack meeting.  Drew received his Bobcat award tonight.  :-) When we got to the hospital they said because of the baby that has RSV only Moms and Dads can go into visit. You have to wear a special outfit too. I felt bad, Marcy had to sit out in the waiting room for an hour and a half. :-( Cole didn't wake up to much for me but I was told that he had a rough day, 3 A and B. (this is where his heart beat and oxygen level go down) but they we're long enough that the nurse had to help him by touching him to get him to come out of it.  I don't know if he was in bad positions or what . But I think cuddling was just right for tonight. He did it again, he gained 2 oz today. Weighing in at 3 lbs 14 oz. Did I tell you I make cream not milk. If you saw Gabe when he was a baby you know that it's true. I'm grateful that he is gaining so well. Can't wait to see if Cole will nurse good in the morning.