Check In - 3/30

[KaraOrNot]

Apr 2, 2015 18:54:44 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Apr 2, 2015 18:47:18 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

Thanks for asking! 

Health wise, he was doing really well, then got sick, and was back in the hospital for a few days.  He is on the mend, but his heart took a hit in the recovery process and he is back in heart failure and on oxygen again.  His cardiologist just thinks this is going to add a few more months onto the recovery process, so I am hoping that is all it does.  He is still not eating well/at all, so he will be having surgery again, at the end of April, for a g-tube (he has an ng tube now). 

Spirit wise, he is doing amazing. He is such a happy little guy!

Poor baby.

And poor mama. This all sounds stressful. How are you holding up?

Apr 2, 2015 19:14:46 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Apr 2, 2015 18:47:18 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

Thanks for asking! 

Health wise, he was doing really well, then got sick, and was back in the hospital for a few days.  He is on the mend, but his heart took a hit in the recovery process and he is back in heart failure and on oxygen again.  His cardiologist just thinks this is going to add a few more months onto the recovery process, so I am hoping that is all it does.  He is still not eating well/at all, so he will be having surgery again, at the end of April, for a g-tube (he has an ng tube now). 

Spirit wise, he is doing amazing. He is such a happy little guy!

poor baby. I'm glad he's happy though.

are you doing okay?

Thanks guys.  I am doing ok overall.  There are some tough days, but we have a really good support system.

 

[krystee]

I love reading all these updates!

Jack is 12 days old. I burst into tears yesterday when I was about to give him his Easter basket. We have wanted to participate in all those kid traditions for awhile now and I so grateful to finally be able to do it.

IF didn't make me all that anxious during pregnancy, but it has made me so grateful/emotional since he's been here.

[Muddled]

I'm so glad you have a net, KaraOrNot. I'm thinking about you.

[Monica Geller]

Hi!! James is doing great!  He's 9 weeks old, adjusted 1 week. He doesn't act like a 1 week old and he doesn't act like a 2 month old...I'd say he's somewhere in the middle developmentally. I'm interested to see how he progresses developmentally; I don't know what to expect from him.

IF also made me cautious during the pregnancy. I kept waiting on the other shoe to drop until about 20 weeks; then I relaxed and started to enjoy being pregnant... And then my water broke at 31 weeks.  Adding all of it together: IF, PPROM, hospital bedrest, premature birth and NICU stay has made me so grateful for my healthy little boy and so aware of how much others take for granted when it comes to having babies. 
 

[linz]

Apr 8, 2015 17:25:22 GMT -5 Monica Geller said:

Hi!! James is doing great!  He's 9 weeks old, adjusted 1 week. He doesn't act like a 1 week old and he doesn't act like a 2 month old...I'd say he's somewhere in the middle developmentally. I'm interested to see how he progresses developmentally; I don't know what to expect from him.

IF also made me cautious during the pregnancy. I kept waiting on the other shoe to drop until about 20 weeks; then I relaxed and started to enjoy being pregnant... And then my water broke at 31 weeks.  Adding all of it together: IF, PPROM, hospital bedrest, premature birth and NICU stay has made me so grateful for my healthy little boy and so aware of how much others take for granted when it comes to having babies. 
 

Mine are 6 months (4 1/2 adj). There is some stuff they are on track for and some they are more their adjusted age. It's sooo hard to not compare them to other 6 month olds! Having a preemie is hard, fr me at least. But their Dr is happy with progress.

[Monica Geller]

Apr 8, 2015 21:08:36 GMT -5 linz said:

Apr 8, 2015 17:25:22 GMT -5 Monica Geller said:

Hi!! James is doing great! He's 9 weeks old, adjusted 1 week. He doesn't act like a 1 week old and he doesn't act like a 2 month old...I'd say he's somewhere in the middle developmentally. I'm interested to see how he progresses developmentally; I don't know what to expect from him.

IF also made me cautious during the pregnancy. I kept waiting on the other shoe to drop until about 20 weeks; then I relaxed and started to enjoy being pregnant... And then my water broke at 31 weeks. Adding all of it together: IF, PPROM, hospital bedrest, premature birth and NICU stay has made me so grateful for my healthy little boy and so aware of how much others take for granted when it comes to having babies.

Mine are 6 months (4 1/2 adj). There is some stuff they are on track for and some they are more their adjusted age. It's sooo hard to not compare them to other 6 month olds! Having a preemie is hard, fr me at least. But their Dr is happy with progress.

The comparing is hard for me already! Friends of ours had a little girl the week before J was born. I know he's going to do things at his own pace no matter what and the fact that he only spent 2 weeks in the NICU is a testament to his health but it's hard. I've got some questions for the pedi when we see him on Fri for the 2 month checkup. Hopefully that reassures me!

[FastHands]

Mar 30, 2015 12:12:08 GMT -5 awkwardpenguin said:

C is 29w3d and feeling good. She has quite the baby bump and is starting to have a little trouble finding a comfortable sleeping position. Hopefully we'll find her Snoogle in all the moving boxes sometime in the next couple days.

We've started to actually prepare and have been accumulating some baby stuff. We got a Boppy, a play mat, and a bunch of cloth diapers all used on Craigslist and eBay. We also got a crib. We're having two baby showers in early May - one in my hometown and one in Chicago. I've finished the registry - we went as minimalist as seems reasonable, but it still seems like a TON of stuff!

IF has had some lasting reverberations in this pregnancy for me. I think on one hand, it has made us more relaxed about actually parenting by teaching us that nothing ever happens in the way you expect. On the other hand, even though C is pregnant, I still have a lot of jealousy and resentment toward people who have it "easy" with regards to getting pregnant. My best friend is pregnant and due two weeks after C, and I feel like she just doesn't get what we went through at all, and how it's changed our feelings about this baby. I really do feel like we cherish this pregnancy and don't take anything for granted as a result of IF too.

I was literally snuggling DS last month and saw something on TV, I don't even remember what, and I was like "OH MUST BE SO NICE FOR YOU" and then I had to check myself. I didn't even go through a FRACTION of what some women did, and I'm literally holding my kid, and I still can't let go of that bitterness. It's a beast, man!

[FastHands]

There are some really lovely people on here, I just have to say. I'm glad to "know" you.

KaraOrNot you are so strong and your baby clearly gets that from you. I'm glad he has you, and glad you have People too.