Ready to run fast and jump high!Thursday, January 26, 2012
Tub Time!
Kellan's first bath in his big boy tub. He finally outgrew the tub from the hospital. He loved his bath!
In a One Horse Open Sleigh...
Okay, I guess we're missing the horse! I know it's been forever since we have posted, but things have been really busy since we brought Kellan home. We've really been enjoying him. He's doing great and getting big! We've had weekly weight checks and the doctor is very pleased with his progress. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces this Tuesday. He is 19 inches long.
He is able to hold his head up pretty well. And the big news is he can roll over from his tummy to his back!
We had a follow up appointment with his opthamologist. He had an eye exam. We were told that the blood vessels in his eyes are completely grown out, meaning his eyes are fine. We don't have to go back to the eye doctor any more. Thank goodness! Those were traumatic appointments.
We are so proud of Kellan's progress!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Sweet Face!
Ty bought scales for us at home. Being in the NICU, you become obsessed with weight! Now we can weigh Kellan any time we want! Last night he weighed 6 pounds 1.5 ounces! We should have a Six Pound Party! :)
Transition Time
The transition from the hospital to home has been harder than expected. Kellan has had a hard time sleeping at night, which means that mom and dad have too! It's getting better, slowly but surely.
First Doctor's Appoitment
We saw Kellan's pediatrician for the first time on Tuesday, January 3rd. The check-up went well. He weighed 5 pounds 12.8 ounces, not much of a gain but still a gain. We have to go in for weight checks every week or two for a little while.
Going Home!
After everything went well Friday night, we were able to be discharged home Saturday, December 31st. Kellan weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces at discharge. He went home on oxygen to be used for his bottle feedings. We were so excited!
Kellan had a special outfit to go home in! And mom and dad had a little fun taking pictures!
Rooming In!!
We roomed in with Kellan on Friday, December 30th. We had room in the hospital and Kellan stayed with us. We did everything for him, just like it would be at home. Kellan did pretty well. He was really restless that night. It seemed like he knew things were about to change!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Busy Days!
The last pictures posted were of Christmas day. We have many exciting things to tell you all about since then! In the days following Christmas, Kellan did really well. We began using oxygen only for his feedings, and Kellan started eating from either the breast or the bottle at every feeding. He received his 2 month immunizations on the 27th and they didn't bother him much at all because by Wednesday the 28th we were doing most of his breast feeding sessions without oxygen. All the right things seemed to happen, and we were able to do the car seat challenge on the Thursday after Christmas. This test seems a bit silly at first, basically they put Kellan in his car seat and leave him there hooked up to the monitors for about 2 1/2 hours. They want to make sure his heart and lungs do what they are supposed to in that situation for an extended period of time. Kellan had no trouble with this at all! So it was time to room in!
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