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James at his first appointment with the pediatrician

First Appointment with Pediatrician

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First Halloween

A month or so ago, someone had recommended to Stacy that she pick a date that she wanted to have James home by. Something to shoot for; a goal. Of course, the date had to be realistic. It couldn’t be "tomorrow" or “next week” when there was still a lot…

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Welcome to Our New Normal

  There’s James…all tucked into his bed in his room at home. After two long months in the NICU, he finally came home on October 29th, 2009. I’ve heard enough stories to know that new parents go through an adjustment period when they bring home their healthy new baby. We…

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Read more about the article NICU Day 61 Part 2
Waiting for the elevator to go home

NICU Day 61 Part 2

I wasn't sure if the title of this post should be NICU Day 62, or if it was an addition to Day 61. I mean technically, I guess this would be Day 62, but since it's a continuation of the Day 61 post, I decided to call it NICU Day…

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James' new Mic-Key button (G-tube)

NICU Day 61

Sorry that it’s been a few days since I’ve posted an update. Not much has happened the past few days, which is a good thing. We think we’ve got James under control to the point that we think he’s ready to go home. I think we’re ALL ready to go…

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Read more about the article NICU Days 54, 55, and 56
James Just Chillin’

NICU Days 54, 55, and 56

NICU Day 54 They bumped his feeds from 90 ml to 100 ml over 2 hours. Based on his weight, he should be at 110 ml, but they decided to go with a 10 ml increase instead of 20 ml.     A woman from home health stopped by the…

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Read more about the article NICU Days 50 and 51
Mommy reading James a story. Can you spot James?

NICU Days 50 and 51

Yesterday was a rather uneventful day which is why I didn’t post any updates. The only thing that happened yesterday was that he is up to his maintenance dose of Phenobarbital and will be taking it at 9 am and 9 pm via G-tube. Today he started a smaller dose…

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