Update and a year in review

As many of you know by now our journey thru the NICU wasn't an easy one, I took notes everyday and wanted to post them along with some stat's since today our handsome sweet boys are 4 months old.

9/7/2013
 Jacob Alan: Jacob started on donor milk today and weighs in at 3 pounds 5 oz, he decided that he was done with his vent and pulled it out, what a fighter we have on our hands.

Joe Robert: weighs in at 3 pounds 3 ounces and opened his eyes for the first time for me. I got to take his temperature and change his diaper for the first time, this mommy is one happy lady.

9/8/2013
Jacob: was doing good on the ram cam until things changed for the worse
Joe: was sleeping so soundly the whole visit

9/9/2013
Jacob: is back on the vent and weighs 3 pounds 5 oz, he is taking 4 ml of feedings, I got to change his diaper and take his temp, and I signed for steroids to help his lungs.
Joe: is doing good and still on the vent he weighs 3 pounds 8 oz and was resting my whole visit

9/9/2013: PM nurse update:
Jacob: has a good/ evening and is doing better than this afternoon.
Joe: had a good evening

9/10/13:
Jacob had a brain bleed and a PVL, he is doing better and got his 2nd dose of steroids and got breast milk, he is on bili light and had PT.

Joe: is still on the vent and had PT also, he got lasiks today to bring down the fluid

9/13/13
Jacob: got 4ml of food and is on lasiks every 12 hours until Dr. Benton says otherwise his vent settings are on 15 breaths per minute from 25, so we are making small steps in the right direction.

Joe: they might increase his feed's yay :)

9/14/13: PM nurse update:
 Jacob: got labs drawn and is still on the vent and he weighs in at 3 pounds even

Joe: has to have sedation meds and he has a residual in his tube, he weighs in at 3 pounds 11 ounces.

9/15/13
Jacob: had a good night he weighs in at 3 pounds 6 ounces

Joe: had .1 residual in his tube, his stomach bile is less greeny, his rate of his vent went down to 38 from 40 and his biliruben went up.

9/21/13: 
Joe: today Joe was running a fever, had to get labs, drawn and because I was heading home for my shower I got to hold him for a second or two.

Jacob: had no temperature thank God but he did get really hot all of the sudden.

9/21/13 PM nurse update from Janella:
 Jacob:  had a good afternoon and no temp
Joe: had an okay afternoon but did have to get a transfusion
nurse Janella was going to snuggle with the boys and tell them I love them.

9/22/13
Jacob: had a good day and still not running a temp
Joe: was doing better, his WBC was down, but he is still not able to have food.

10/1/13: Nurse Penny
this week the boys transitioned in to Step down :-)
Jacob: had 1 heart rate drop and needed stimualation, he weighs in at 3 pounds 9 oz
Joe: have no throwing up from reflux and got to transition in to a big boy bed, he weighs in at 4 pounds 2 oz.

10/2/13
Jacob: had 3 heart rate drops :( but he weighs in at 3 lbs 12 oz
Joe: we have to start holding before feeding due to reflux, he weighs in at 4 lbs 4 oz

10/3/13:
Jacob: was sleeping, we weighted in at 3 lbs 13.7 oz
Joe: was awake, had 6 spit ups and 1 heart rate drop, he weighted in at 4lbs and 6.4 oz

10/4/13:
Joe had 3 heart rate drops, 1 pulse ox drop, they had to go up on his oxygen to 2 liters and he had 6 spit ups, they are thinking he was has acid reflux.
Jacob: had 2 heart rate drops, and was doing okay

10/5/13
Jacob had 2 heart rate drops and weighted in at 4 lbs .5 oz, his crit was low and so he got blood and was unable to eat for 6 long hours.
Joe : did really good, he took 1 bottle today and weighted in at 4 lbs 8 oz

10/21/13 
Jacob: is doing okay,  he had to be stimualated, they also had to turn up the oxygen for him. He weights 5 lbs 4 oz.
Joe: took all his bottles today, and they are pulling his feeding tube, he weighs 5 lbs 9 oz.

10/22/13
Jacob had a great night for Aunt Tori, he weighs 5 lbs 4.5 oz, Jacob also gave aunt Tori quite a scare as he had to be bagged.
Joe: had a good night except he didn't pass his hearing screening on his right ear. He weights 5 lbs 8.9 oz

11-3-13
 Joe got to come home last week :-)

Jacob: got to see Aunt Tori who we love and he weighs in at 6 lbs 3.3 oz

11-4-13
Jacob: weighs in at 6 lbs 4.9oz

11-6-13
Jacob: weighs in at 6 lbs 6.1 oz. We got to see some of our favorite nurses as today was the day that we headed home from Baptist with both boys. We also got to make sure we thanked our NICU doctor's lead by Dr. Sotomara, Benton, Nesterd and Zierlign.

 Here are some amazing stat's on Jacob and Joe :As I sit here on a cold wintery day and writing this post, I think of everything they have gone thru in their 3 months of life: so here are some amazing stat's on them 
Joe spent 54 days in the NICU, had 3 blood transfusions, was on a vent for 19 days. Jacob spent 67 days in the NICU, had 4 blood transfusions, was on the vent for 22 days and spent numerous days on oxygen. I can't believe their adjusted age is almost 2 months  — feeling blessedwith Bobby Davidson.

The next few weeks we have many medical appt's. Jacob, Bobby and I will head back to LR for a neurology appt, Jacob and Joe also have an eye appt here locally. Then I have an appt here next week with my OB. Jacob has an appt with an Ear Nose and Throat guy here locally and then of course Jacob's surgery is the 5th of February in Little Rock. 

This week Jacob and Joe get their 4 month shot's I can't believe today they are 4 months old. Were does time go. Bob and I have been togeather 4 years today and what a crazy ride it has been but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Yes like any couple we have our up's and down's but I am blessed to be married to my amazing husband. 

3 month and 6 day update

As I sit here on a very snowy day and a sweet boy Jacob sleeping on my chest and my awesome hubby hanging out at home with us and Joe in his play pen all is good in the Davidson household.

Joe: is weighing in at 8 pounds even and will be getting round 2 of his synergis shot any day :) He is drinking 3 oz of formula and enjoys snuggling with me. He likes to smile in his sleep.This is Joe enjoying some tummy time yesterday evening. The black bag is his monitor.

Jacob: is weighing in at 7 pounds 5 ounces, he will be getting round 2 of his synergis shot on Tuesday. He is drinking 2.5 ounces of formula, he also enjoys snuggling. He also likes sitting in his swing and looking around. Jacob will be having some surgery in May due to his bi-lateral hydrocele and he is getting circumsized. We decided to wait til May because he has to be totally put under. 

I can't believe my boys are already 3 months and 6 days old and their adjusted age is 3 weeks. 

We have so many things to look forward to in the next coming weeks. 

Jacob and his girafee :)