Meet the Cousins!

My oldest Cousin Kiley held me like a pro!

Leah & Kiley

Cousin Ben...Shortly after this pic Kaden sneezed on Ben's  jersey and Ben said, "Alright,  I'm done holding him"!!

My new ride!!!

Kaden passed the car seat test today!!! 

7 pounder :-)

Tummy time ......Forrest makes sure to get in most of the pics too :-)

Chunky cheeks!!

Today the Visiting Nurse came to give Kaden his December Synagis shot which he will get every 30 days through the winter season. It lessens the severity if he was to get RSV with him being a preemie. She also weighed him and he is now 7 lbs!! We are off to St. Luke's tomorrow to repeat and hopefully pass the car seat test so we can get rid of the crappy car bed for GOOD!!!

Today was my due date!!

Concerned Forrest checking on Kaden!! He sure has been a good kitty! 

I've DOUBLED!!

Today we went back to the Pediatrician for a check up and Kaden now weighs 6 lbs 9 oz! His Pediatrician said he is right on target with the amt of formula he is taking in a day and the amt of weight he is gaining related to his gestation at birth. We go back again in two weeks and at that time he will start his routine immunization shots...(poor guy doesn't know whats coming :-(  He is to continue taking Zantac and they re-calculated his dose again taking his current weight into account. While in town we also went back to the eye Dr. for an appointment and everything checked out good there, so he doesn't have to go back again until he is 6 months old. Thankfully no more apts until next Wednesday when we go back to St. Lukes for the 90 min car seat test again to see if we can get rid of the ridiculous Car Bed.....which we will WILLINGLY return!!!!!! I wouldn't wish that car bed on anyone!!! It is so non-user-friendly!!!

I'm 8 weeks old today!!!

Nothing new....just a picture!

Yesterday we went to the Urologist for consultation and it was decided that we will go back next December 2011 for the decision on how his circumcision will be performed related to the hypospadias. Poor guy :-(  As for next week, we go back to the Pediatrician and Eye Dr. for routine follow up appointments. It seems he is right between sizes in clothes right now... preemie stuff is getting snug but newborn sizes are still just a tiny bit too big! As for diapers though....we have made the switch to newborn ones!!! He almost consistently will take 3 oz in a bottle and sometimes almost 4 oz! Today he would have been 39 weeks gestation if still in the womb where he is supposed to be! 

Tummy time in my preemie moose outfit that is almost too small for me now!! 

Wrapped up like a little burrito in my Halo Sack! 

Perfect Little Feet :-)

Tuesday Pics

I'm getting eyebrows!! 

Trying out my swing!

ER Visit

Well last evening when I went to change Kaden's wet diaper about 3pm I noticed a quarter size absorbed area adjacent to his rectal area which looked like fresh blood. So I looked around to make sure he didn't have a scrape or something..which he didn't.  He didn't have a fever and was eating and acting normally. So I called the Pediatrician and they said to bring him in to the ER anyway since there was no bowel movement in the diaper with the bloody spot. So to our surprise we actually got in and out of the ER in less than 3 hours. They did a abdominal xray and some more blood work and everything checked out normal. No real diagnosis was decided upon, just to follow up with his Pediatrician. Thankfully we were able to make it home before the blizzard conditions started in! I told Shawn we really need to start taking more exciting family trips instead of just going to Dr's apts and the hospital!!! Today Kaden has had a normal BM with no signs of any blood and continues to eat and act like his normal self. His weight on Friday was 5 lbs 7 oz.

Nothing new....just some pictures :-)

Burping for Dad!

Wide awake!

Forrest compared to Kaden!

Tummy time

Forrest jumped up and thought he needed to be held like a baby too!

First Pediatrician Visit

 Today we took Kaden for his first check up. He is now up to 5 lbs 4 oz and is 19 inches long! We go back in two weeks for another weigh-in. His Pediatrician also set up an appointment for a consult with a pediatric cardiologist in January in regards to his slight, very faint heart murmur. Wednesday he goes for another routine preemie eye exam and next week we visit with the Urologist. Who knew one little person could have so many appointments!

We now have a 5 pounder!!

The visiting nurse came out tonight for a check up and weigh in and Kaden was 5lbs even! His first pediatrician visit will be on Monday so that will be the next weigh in date! 

Shawn needed a gas mask for #2 diaper changing...he devised a mask himself quick by using a paper towel and a magnet clip! 

Hanging out with Mom :-)

Trying out his crib....it must not have been warm enough of a surface for him.... so he got upset! 

First night home!

Our first family picture before leaving the hospital! His discharge weight was 4 lbs 12.4 oz 

Forrest had no clue how his life was going to change! He was like....what in the world is that thing!?!  Kaden is in his "car bed" since he didn't pass his car seat test.  So we will have to go back the end of December and they will put a oximeter on him to monitor his oxygen levels while he sits in his regular car seat for 90 minutes then hopefully we can get rid of this "car bed"!

Forrest got closed out of our bedroom last night due to his curiousness. He kept standing on his two hind legs and peeking over the side of the bassinet to check out the new family member. The whole night I heard him outside our bedroom door pawing at it and standing up on his hind legs to try to open the door handle...poor guy! Hopefully this will get better with time! 

Kaden all tucked in his bassinet at HOME finally!


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I'm going home today :-)

After 36 days in the NICU....Kaden was discharged this morning!! We are just waiting for Shawn to get off of work and we get to finally ALL go home together!! More pics later!