Well, I had really intended to blog about our NICU journey...But, things got a little crazy. I have kept a little journal to keep track of the different milestones and his growth, and maybe someday I will get around to scrapbooking or blogging about it! :) Three weeks after Jacob was born, I headed back to work in the General ICU in order to save my time off for when he came home. Between working, pumping (breast milk for Jacob to eat-- they were feeding it to him through a tube at first), and making numerous trips per day to the NICU to see Jacob things got CRAZY! It was tough heading back to work so quickly after my csection... Especially with my job which requires me to lift, tug, pull, and turn people! But, we made it work thanks to my great co-workers who gave me lots of extra help! Here are some pics from weeks 2- 8 in the NICU.
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| We LOVE our church! We were leaving for the hospital one day, and noticed they had added this to the sign! |
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| June 9th - My first time to hold him! One of our favorite nurses, Jen, in the background! |
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| Another picture from my first time to hold him... One happy mommy! (The NICU likes moms to do "kangaroo time" which is skin-to-skin contact rather than just hold the babies... There are all sorts of scientific reasons for this!) |
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| June 21 - Changing his diaper before Mom's first time to give Jacob a bath |
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| Another picture from Jacob's first bath... He didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did! |
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| June 23 - First day to wear clothes... Still too small for anything to fit! |
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| Another picture of Jacob's first day in clothes... :) |
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| June 26 - A preemie outfit from our friends Angie and Rachel... It actually almost fits! |
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| June 27 - No Oxygen!! |
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| June 27 - Our first family photo - Taken by our terrific children's pastor Greg Nash |
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| June 30 - Our little mini photoshoot to get some pictures to take to my baby shower in OKC |
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| So sweet! |
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| June 30 - Starting to look more like a term baby! |
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| His eyes are sensitive to the sunlight like his Dad! |
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| July 3 - Out of the incubator into a BIG BOY crib! |
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| July 9th - Jacob's first time to get a bottle... We came in just as the nurse was starting so I got to feed him! |
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| July 11 - Daddy's first time to feed Jacob a bottle |
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