Well we're surviving. Who knew you could have so much energy and not sleep??

I'm trying to keep Jay on the same three hour schedule he was on when he was in the NICU. Sometimes we get off track a little but for the most part he's doing great. He's almost up to 2oz in his bottle and at his first pediatrician's visit on Monday he was already 5 pounds 4 oz!!

I'm sorry for takng so long to get back in here!!!!

We're Home!!!

We've survived our first night. And we're tired. :) All is good in our world. Pics later I promise!!

SUPER AMAZING WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!!!

Jayan will be home by Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We did the car seat challenge tonight. Jay only had to sit in is for a half hour but I left about an hour later and he was sleeping away in his car seat. I also learned how to draw his medicine and vitamins in the syringes so I can add them to his milk.

We're in shock. My due date was tomorrow. He's coming home one day after that. I think he's proven himself to be quite a fighter. As my sister in law says he's truly our little champ.

God is so great. Thank you to all of you for your continued prayers. I don't know where we'd be without you.

Early this morning they pulled the core pack out of Jay's nose. He's taking 8 bottles a day with no issues!! It also looks like the only meds he'll come home on are vitamins and his jaundice medication to lower his bili level!

This means that our little boy will be home sometime next week!!! It's almost unreal. It will be a whole new routine now. Juggling work, the hospital, and home has been hectic but something I've become used to.

I look forward to being able to hold my son anytime I feel like it. I will get some pics tonight of his face free from anything!

His weight last night was 2040 grams which is just a bit shy of four and a half pounds or 4 pounds 7+ ounces.

Jay had a very social weekend starting on Friday night. Aunty Tasha visited, held him for about 2 hours and decided she wasn't going to offer him to anyone else. :)

On Saturday they decided to change his bottle feeding schedule to two bottle feeds, then the core pack, then two bottle feeds again etc etc. He's doing great on the feedings and pretty much always takes the whole bottle now.

On Sunday we had a family friend visit us and then my Dad and Laurina in the evening. At the 9pm feeding I gave Jay his bottle without any added oxygen and he did fantastic!!! He was a little grumpy after that but I don't know if it's any correlation to him working harder.

Tomorrow my Dad, Joe, and I are taking an infant CPR class and then Joe and I are taking a car seat class.

He is so close to coming home. I can not wait!!! We love you so much Jay you have no idea how much strength you bring us.

14 Weeks Old!

Last night my Dad and Laurina got to witness Jayan and all his might when he's hungry. I did get to give him his bottle at 8:30 and he did pretty well and left only a little bit that they gave him later through his core pack.

As far as medications he's been taken off quite a few and now just has Reglan (for reflux), Aldactazide (for his bilirubin level-jaundice), and Caffine. This means less for us to worry about when he comes home.

I love giving him the Reglan because apparently it's sweet and he loves it. I put the syringe in the corner of his cheek and give it to him a little at time. He smacks his lips and thoroughly enjoys it like a treat!

I've seriously not been good about posting regularly. Mostly because the only thing we're really working on right now is the little man taking his bottle feedings. He does well but still has a few issues. He needs to get to 8 a day with no issues. But we are getting there.

Have I mentioned that Jay can seriously make some noise when he's mad? It amazes me what comes out of that little body. Last night I could not calm him down. I handed him to Joe and he settled down almost immediately. Apparently he doesn't know who's changing his poopy diapers. :)

I forgot to mention that on Friday afternoon Jay's Aunty Kristen and Grandma Marion came to vist. And on Saturday Uncle Tom and Aunt Nina came to see him also. I have pics but I need to upload them from the camera.

As of last night Jay is at 1895 grams which is about 4.2 lbs our next goal is 2250 grams which is almost 5 pounds.

Jay's been officially moved to the big kids "growing room". I love it in there it's calm and and doesn't seem like a hospital. He seems to be doing great and probably wonders why there is so little noise. He's got a really nice spot with a window behind him.

Not that we didn't already know this... but JAY IS SO VERY LOVED by all of our friends and family. He is a lucky boy. As are Joe and I. From deep inside our hearts we thank you.

Jay is doing fantastic in the crib and keeping his temperature just fine. Yesterday he weighed 1830 grams... we've hit 4 pounds!!! He's now getting a bottle at 3pm and 3am. He's still trying to master it. The doctors think he will be home in two to three weeks. I am beyond thrilled to hear this. Up until now I have never asked when Jay could come home. I never wanted to be dissapointed. When he was born they told me it could be as late as May so I was mentally prepared for that. It looks like he will be coming home around his due date after all.

We have to watch his hands carefully because our little fighter is just about ready to pull his core pack (feeding tube) out.

We're in the big boy crib and Jay's holding his temperature just fine. He was moved into a crib on Monday. That night Joe and I watched a RSV video and a CPR video while we held Jay.

Last night was Grandpa Louis' b'day. (Joe's Dad) so the three of us went to see Jay together. He has so many funny facial expressions he truly makes us laugh. For the most part Jay's a pretty mellow baby but when he is upset he will let you know. For such a tiny little fellow he can be quite loud. :) Like any baby he gets grumpy for a dirty diaper and doesn't enjoy being changed. His heart rate does tend to go up because he's crying but I suppose all babies do this. When you've watched monitors for 89 days you just can't break the habit.

The main focus right now is bottle feeding. Other than that he's moving right along. He weighs 1790 grams...that's 3.94 pounds. We are so close to four pounds.

BIG BIG NEWS!!!!

Jay is off oxygen!!!!!!!!!!! Our baby boy is breathing on his own and doing fantastic! They do put the cannula in to give him a little boost while he takes a bottle but other than that his little face is free of everything except the feeding tube.

He is so amazing and strong. God is so great!!!

On Saturday Jay got a visit from my sister in law and on Sunday from Tasha. So he was a very lucky boy getting to see two of his Aunts this weekend.

I'll take some pictures later of him without the nansal cannula I promise!