Saturday, February 23, 2013
Growing
Our little guy has outgrown his bassinet attachment to the pack and play. We decided it was probably time to take it out and let him sleep in a bigger area. I was a little sad about it. I'm sad a lot about how fast Mr. Tyke is growing. It's just not fair! I'm happy that he's healthy and growing but geez, could things slow down just a little bit please? Needless to say, Tyke slept a lot better in his "new" bed.
He's a wiggle worm not being confined to the bassinet. I woke up the next morning to find him turned almost 90 degrees from his start point.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Check Up
Back in December, when I was 34 weeks pregnant and caught the flu, Dr. Rosenbeck ordered an ultrasound and for me to monitored just to make sure everything was fine with baby. A few days later he called to tell me of a concern he had with our baby on the ultrasound. The ultrasound had shown that Tyke's left kidney was enlarged/full. Usually no big deal but he suggested we get an ultrasound done on our baby when he was about a month old to make sure everything is ok. Well, Tyke turned a month old on Saturday (crazy!) and Chad and I debated on whether or not to take him to the doctor. Afterall, this kid has no problem at all peeing and pooping and according to internet research an enlarged/full kidney causes problems in that area.
Chad had his own doctors appointment the other day with Rosenbeck and questioned him whether we should really follow up on the ultrasound or not. Rosenbeck looked up my records and said that the kidney deal seemed significant enough we should get the ultrasound done. I called up to Tyke's pediatrician today and was able to get him right in (didn't expect that). Tyke and I picked Chad up from work around 11:30 and headed for the doctors.
Our little guy got checked over good and is super healthy and growing really well. He weighed in at 9 pounds 14 ounces and measured 23 1/2 inches long!!! Dr. Fullmer looked over my notes from the 34 week ultrasound and wrote us out an order to get Tyke an ultrasound on his kidneys done. We will have it done when he is 6 weeks old, which happens to be next week.
Dr. Fullmer had a few other concerns about our little guy that we discussed. Tyke's hematomas are all but gone. They're not gushy anymore and have left hard little "ridges" in their place. The doctor said they're a bit bigger than what he's used to seeing so as a precaution he is going to be contacting a surgeon up at Primary Children's Hospital to get a second opinion on whether or not we need to do anything about them or not. Also, our little Tyke's belly button sticks out a little. Dr. Fullmer played with it for a minute and then informed us that he has what they call an "umbilical hernia." No big deal there but we will continue to watch it for the next 2-3 years to make sure it heals.
So next week we'll be playing at Nephi clinic getting his ultrasound done and then wait for the results. Hopefully everything is ok and we won't have to worry about these 3 issues anymore.
Chad had his own doctors appointment the other day with Rosenbeck and questioned him whether we should really follow up on the ultrasound or not. Rosenbeck looked up my records and said that the kidney deal seemed significant enough we should get the ultrasound done. I called up to Tyke's pediatrician today and was able to get him right in (didn't expect that). Tyke and I picked Chad up from work around 11:30 and headed for the doctors.
Our little guy got checked over good and is super healthy and growing really well. He weighed in at 9 pounds 14 ounces and measured 23 1/2 inches long!!! Dr. Fullmer looked over my notes from the 34 week ultrasound and wrote us out an order to get Tyke an ultrasound on his kidneys done. We will have it done when he is 6 weeks old, which happens to be next week.
Dr. Fullmer had a few other concerns about our little guy that we discussed. Tyke's hematomas are all but gone. They're not gushy anymore and have left hard little "ridges" in their place. The doctor said they're a bit bigger than what he's used to seeing so as a precaution he is going to be contacting a surgeon up at Primary Children's Hospital to get a second opinion on whether or not we need to do anything about them or not. Also, our little Tyke's belly button sticks out a little. Dr. Fullmer played with it for a minute and then informed us that he has what they call an "umbilical hernia." No big deal there but we will continue to watch it for the next 2-3 years to make sure it heals.
So next week we'll be playing at Nephi clinic getting his ultrasound done and then wait for the results. Hopefully everything is ok and we won't have to worry about these 3 issues anymore.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Bath Time
Mr. Tyke has finally decided that bath time isn't so bad after all.
His first week home it was sponge baths for him because of his umbilical cord. He'd scream until he was purple in the face. I can't say that I blame him. Once his umbilical cord fell off and we could actually stick him in the tub he did a lot better but still cried a lot.
Real bath time lasted about a week and then he got circumcised at his 2 week check up. That led to another 2 weeks of sponge baths and screaming from our little guy. Now that we're home free and he can enjoy his bath time again he's a happy camper and so are we.
He's so calm while bathing but he gives me the most concerned looks like he's still not sure about this. His little belly is getting big which makes him grunt pretty hard when I lean him forward to wash his back side. It's pretty darn cute!
The transition from tub to towel is pretty traumatic for him. He HATES being naked! We have to move quick to get him in his towel and bundled up. As soon as he calms down I clean his ears and nose (HATES IT!) and then I lotion him down (SUPER HATES IT!). It's the worst part of his whole day! =) He's getting better at it all though, especially if his daddy is there holding his hand for moral support. I love my boys!
His first week home it was sponge baths for him because of his umbilical cord. He'd scream until he was purple in the face. I can't say that I blame him. Once his umbilical cord fell off and we could actually stick him in the tub he did a lot better but still cried a lot.
Real bath time lasted about a week and then he got circumcised at his 2 week check up. That led to another 2 weeks of sponge baths and screaming from our little guy. Now that we're home free and he can enjoy his bath time again he's a happy camper and so are we.
He's so calm while bathing but he gives me the most concerned looks like he's still not sure about this. His little belly is getting big which makes him grunt pretty hard when I lean him forward to wash his back side. It's pretty darn cute!
Saturday, February 16, 2013
1 Month Old
I can't believe our little guy is one month old today! It seriously blows my mind how 9 months took so long to get him here and one month with Tyke is already gone. It makes me cry if I really think about it.
We love our little man so very much! He is the highlight of our days. Every little thing he does is so dang cute and melts our hearts.
Tyke has changed so much in the last 4+ weeks. His little cheeks are getting chubby, he's got a cute little double chin, his belly is getting round (he can hardly breath because of it when I lean him forward in the tub at bath time). He has started to really look at Chad and I like he understands what we're saying. He'll turn his head to us when we talk to him and sometimes, but still not often enough, he even gives us little smiles that just makes our day! Especially when he wrinkles his cute little nose as he does it.
Tyke LOVES his daddy! There definitely comes a few times in the day that he's had enough of me and the only thing that will calm him down is being in his daddy's arm. I love that Chad and Tyke have staring contests daily. They also go for daily walks out to get the mail. Tyke seems to really like being outside even though it's still a bit cold. When they come back in the house it's cuddle time. I love that Mr. Tyke knows right where he's comfy on Chad's chest. If Chad doesn't get him positioned just right Tyke will wiggle and grunt and squirm until he's where he wants to be and that's always tucked right up under Chad's chin. Tyke will grasp Chad's collar and lay there until they're both snoozing. It's my favorite thing to watch!
We've just started to do tummy time with Tyke on the floor (are we bad or what? He gets plenty of tummy time on Chad's chest though) and he does really, really well. It probably takes him a good 3 or 4 minutes to start getting mad. Tyke loves his little vibrating chair. He sleeps really well in it, and we use it every night at the dinner table so he can join in on the dinner conversations. Bath time has gotten better with him. No more screaming his head off, he actually enjoys it and gets upset when I get him out. I think that's just because he hates to be naked and gets cold really fast. As soon as he's wrapped up nice and warm in his towel he calms right down. And then it's lotion time and he's mad again. He still doesn't like getting lotioned up. I tell him every time that it will make the girls go wild (who doesn't like a good smelling baby?) but he's not buying it =)
Tyke has been a mostly good little sleeper. He usually gets up around 3 am and 6 am but every 4th night it seems he struggles with sleep and just wants to be held and talked to. It's exhausting and frustrating but in a way I love it! When he does sleep our kiddo is probably the noisiest little sleeper we've ever met. He snores, grunts, coos and farts non stop. We get a lot of good laughs out of it.
All in all our little Tyke is such a good baby and we are so blessed!
We love our little man so very much! He is the highlight of our days. Every little thing he does is so dang cute and melts our hearts.
Tyke has changed so much in the last 4+ weeks. His little cheeks are getting chubby, he's got a cute little double chin, his belly is getting round (he can hardly breath because of it when I lean him forward in the tub at bath time). He has started to really look at Chad and I like he understands what we're saying. He'll turn his head to us when we talk to him and sometimes, but still not often enough, he even gives us little smiles that just makes our day! Especially when he wrinkles his cute little nose as he does it.
Tyke LOVES his daddy! There definitely comes a few times in the day that he's had enough of me and the only thing that will calm him down is being in his daddy's arm. I love that Chad and Tyke have staring contests daily. They also go for daily walks out to get the mail. Tyke seems to really like being outside even though it's still a bit cold. When they come back in the house it's cuddle time. I love that Mr. Tyke knows right where he's comfy on Chad's chest. If Chad doesn't get him positioned just right Tyke will wiggle and grunt and squirm until he's where he wants to be and that's always tucked right up under Chad's chin. Tyke will grasp Chad's collar and lay there until they're both snoozing. It's my favorite thing to watch!
We've just started to do tummy time with Tyke on the floor (are we bad or what? He gets plenty of tummy time on Chad's chest though) and he does really, really well. It probably takes him a good 3 or 4 minutes to start getting mad. Tyke loves his little vibrating chair. He sleeps really well in it, and we use it every night at the dinner table so he can join in on the dinner conversations. Bath time has gotten better with him. No more screaming his head off, he actually enjoys it and gets upset when I get him out. I think that's just because he hates to be naked and gets cold really fast. As soon as he's wrapped up nice and warm in his towel he calms right down. And then it's lotion time and he's mad again. He still doesn't like getting lotioned up. I tell him every time that it will make the girls go wild (who doesn't like a good smelling baby?) but he's not buying it =)
Tyke has been a mostly good little sleeper. He usually gets up around 3 am and 6 am but every 4th night it seems he struggles with sleep and just wants to be held and talked to. It's exhausting and frustrating but in a way I love it! When he does sleep our kiddo is probably the noisiest little sleeper we've ever met. He snores, grunts, coos and farts non stop. We get a lot of good laughs out of it.
All in all our little Tyke is such a good baby and we are so blessed!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Cousins
Tyke got to meet his cousin Kayson for the first time tonight! Rex and Tristan were visiting for a few days from Canada so Chad, Tyke and I headed out to Drew and Char's to visit and finally meet their handsome little guy. The boys looked at each other for a split second and did their own thing. It was so fun getting them together. I know they're going to be good buddies someday!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Our Little Valentine
Tyke is SO loved! He got visits from his Aunt Jenny, Aunt Stephanie and cousins Brooke, Callie Jo and Bowdee.
His Daddy gave him a camoflauge Lucky Bums camp chair and his mommy gave him a few outfits and the book "I Love You Through and Through."
We had a very low key evening complete with chocolates, cards and a yummy dinner of lasagna, homemade Olive Garden salad and homemade gluten free eclairs. It was a perfect Valentine's day and we especially enjoyed spoiling our little man!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Caught It!
Tyke has started to smile for us the last few days. Not just the usual gas smiles but real smiles when we talk to him and play with him. Of course it's a lot of work and the cutest thing ever and we want a picture of it but there's no way we've ever been fast enough to catch it. Until this morning that is.
Tyke and I have a good routine going. We wake up every morning around 3:30 a.m. for feeding and a bum change and then before putting him back in bed I take a picture to send to his daddy at work. They're mostly of him sleeping (If I'm lucky enough to NOT wake him up while changing his diaper). This picture he was actually awake though you would never know it. The flash was just too bright for his little eyes to stay open. My phones camera is super delayed and even worse when the flash is set to be on. Without the flash the pictures are just so so but with they're a little bit better (still not great though). As I was snapping a picture of our little guy, and thanks to the dumb delay, I caught this quick smile he gave me. I was SO excited to have finally caught the cutest smile that I've ever seen. Every time this baby boy smiles at me and his daddy it just melts my heart! We love him so much!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
3 Weeks
I can't believe our little guy is 3 weeks old already! He's changing so much every day. His little hematoma's are shrinking, thank goodness. His eyes are looking like they might be blue but we're still not sure. His hair is getting long and starting to really lighten up. We just might have ourselves a blonde hair, blue eyed little man! Tyke is starting to give us little half smiles and they melt my heart. I'm pretty sure he has a few dimples but he's not ready to show them to us yet I guess. I can't wait to get a big full on smile for him. He's also starting to talk to us a little. He coos every once in a while and I love it. He has the best little facial expression. He mostly scowls at us and it's so darn cute. Tyke is a very good, alert baby. When he's awake he's awake for hours and just takes in all of his surroundings. He'll move his little eyeballs around a hundred miles an hour, checking everything out. Once in a while he'll spot the ceiling fan and be totally fixated on it. He holds his head up on his own for few seconds before getting wobbly and laying back down. He's been a good little sleeper the last few nights and it's been so nice for me. Of course I still get up a lot to check on my little guy. He's been sleeping until 3 or 4 am, gets up for about an hour for food and a diaper change, then sleeps again until 9 or 10 am. He's spoiling us and we're loving spoiling him! I could just hold and kiss on this baby boy of ours ALL...DAY...LONG! (and some days I do!). We just can't get enough of him!
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| Notice his right hand...he's always doing that =) |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Comfy?
Friday, February 1, 2013
Little Horns
Doesn't Tyke look so comfortable in his daddy's arms? He loves snoozing with his pa =) We got the camera out tonight to try and document those darn horns (hematoma's) he has on his head. Pictures don't do them justice but at least we have proof of his bumps. We'll be so glad when they're gone!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
2 Week Check Up
Our little Tyke man had his 2 week check up today! I can't believe it's been 2 whole weeks already since he came into our lives! I was really nervous for today's doctors appointment because along with being poked for his 2nd PKU test we had him circumcised. I was so nervous about how things would go and seeing our baby in pain again (after Sunday's fun). I called my sister Stephanie to have her assure me that everything would be fine. I'm such a nervous mommy, even though I thought this would be cake after helping out with so many nieces and nephews. My own baby is a whole different story. It's unexplainable how much we love and adore this little boy!
Anyway, Tyke did really well at his check up. He's grown so much in 2 short weeks. He weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces (22nd percentile, he was 6 lbs 9 oz at birth and 6 lbs 5 oz when we left the hospital) measured 21.1 inches long (77th percentile, he was 20 inches at birth) and his head measured 13.25 inches (4th percentile).
Tyke threw the biggest fit when the nurse poked his poor little foot for blood for the PKU. I can't blame him, his poor heels have been poked so many times because of the jaundice tests, etc. He cried and cried and cried and it took a few minutes to calm the poor guy down. I kept thinking to myself that if he was like that for a poke in the heel then he was really going to freak out at what was coming next. =(
Dr. Fullmer came in and checked our little Tyke over. He's perfect in every way! (we already knew that =)) His hematoma's are still large but Dr. Fullmer told us that they should really start to go down in the next month or so (we sure hope so!). Dr. Fullmer noted Tyke's weight gain in just 3 days: 8 ounces! He said that was a lot for only 3 days but he wouldn't be too concerned about it at this time (in Tyke's defense, he had just eaten a few ounces while we were waiting in the waiting room, and he had a full diaper). After checking him over Dr. Fullmer was ready to take Tyke into the other room and do his circumcision. He asked if we wanted to go with. There was no way I was going, as much as I wanted to be there for my baby I knew I wouldn't be able to handle. I had a come apart watching him have his blood drawn a few days before, I knew I wouldn't be able to do this. Chad didn't really want to go either but was a good daddy and went with to be with our boy.
I sat in the room by myself praying for my baby to do good, be tough, and for things to go well and him not be in pain. I was seriously a nervous wreck! I kept waiting to here our Tyke man cry, the room they took him in was just across the hall, but luckily I never heard anything. I figured the room was sound proof or something. After what seemed like forever Dr. Fullmer came into the room and told me they were done, Tyke had done great, and surprisingly never once cried. He was impressed by that. He took me into the other room to be with Chad and Tyke and explained what care we needed to do for our little guy. Tyke was totally content with the nurse rocking him and giving him his binky. Of course his binky had been dipped in sugar water (and it had been dipped in sugar water during the whole process) and we all know what a sugar baby he is! We're so grateful that our boy is healthy and growing well! And I'm sure Tyke is grateful that he doesn't have to go back to the doctor until his 2 month check up. Yay for no more pokes anytime soon! =)
Anyway, Tyke did really well at his check up. He's grown so much in 2 short weeks. He weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces (22nd percentile, he was 6 lbs 9 oz at birth and 6 lbs 5 oz when we left the hospital) measured 21.1 inches long (77th percentile, he was 20 inches at birth) and his head measured 13.25 inches (4th percentile).
Tyke threw the biggest fit when the nurse poked his poor little foot for blood for the PKU. I can't blame him, his poor heels have been poked so many times because of the jaundice tests, etc. He cried and cried and cried and it took a few minutes to calm the poor guy down. I kept thinking to myself that if he was like that for a poke in the heel then he was really going to freak out at what was coming next. =(
Dr. Fullmer came in and checked our little Tyke over. He's perfect in every way! (we already knew that =)) His hematoma's are still large but Dr. Fullmer told us that they should really start to go down in the next month or so (we sure hope so!). Dr. Fullmer noted Tyke's weight gain in just 3 days: 8 ounces! He said that was a lot for only 3 days but he wouldn't be too concerned about it at this time (in Tyke's defense, he had just eaten a few ounces while we were waiting in the waiting room, and he had a full diaper). After checking him over Dr. Fullmer was ready to take Tyke into the other room and do his circumcision. He asked if we wanted to go with. There was no way I was going, as much as I wanted to be there for my baby I knew I wouldn't be able to handle. I had a come apart watching him have his blood drawn a few days before, I knew I wouldn't be able to do this. Chad didn't really want to go either but was a good daddy and went with to be with our boy.
I sat in the room by myself praying for my baby to do good, be tough, and for things to go well and him not be in pain. I was seriously a nervous wreck! I kept waiting to here our Tyke man cry, the room they took him in was just across the hall, but luckily I never heard anything. I figured the room was sound proof or something. After what seemed like forever Dr. Fullmer came into the room and told me they were done, Tyke had done great, and surprisingly never once cried. He was impressed by that. He took me into the other room to be with Chad and Tyke and explained what care we needed to do for our little guy. Tyke was totally content with the nurse rocking him and giving him his binky. Of course his binky had been dipped in sugar water (and it had been dipped in sugar water during the whole process) and we all know what a sugar baby he is! We're so grateful that our boy is healthy and growing well! And I'm sure Tyke is grateful that he doesn't have to go back to the doctor until his 2 month check up. Yay for no more pokes anytime soon! =)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Newborn Pics
We hired Amanda Livingston at Livingston Photography to do Tyke's newborn pictures. We scheduled them for January 25th, when he was just 9 days old. I LOVE how they turned out! All but 3 of his little hats that he is wearing were made by his Aunt Jenny. We think that Tyke is just the most adorable thing ever. Chad and I both had smiles on our faces the entire photo shoot. Every pose Amanda put Tyke in was just the cutest ever. We're in love! =)
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Rough Day
Poor Tyke's little hematoma's on his head have grown bigger in size. On Wednesday afternoon I called the pediatricians office because the bump on his right side had grown to the size of an egg and was going down the back of his head. I was curious if we should be concerned or if it was normal. The nurse talked to the doctor and called me back to tell me that as long as he was still eating, sleeping and pooping normal that all was well, but if his bumps got any bigger to bring him in to be checked out.
Chad and I watched Tyke closely for a couple of days. He's been eating like a champ and he's definitely dirtying a lot of diapers. Saturday night we had a long fussy night. He didn't sleep too well and wanted to eat and eat and eat until I couldn't keep up anymore and finally had to fix him a bottle.
Sunday morning we noticed that his bump on the left side had grown quite a bit and was now tear drop shaped, moving towards his eyebrow. Chad and I decided it was time to get him to the doctor and find out what the heck was going on.
We were able to take him to the doctor at 1 p.m. Dr. Fullmer checked him over really well and said that he's perfect in every way except for those darn bumps. Tyke-man has even gained almost a full pound in a week, which surprised us all! His bumps definitely should be going down not growing. Dr. Fullmer said he didn't think it was anything to really be worried about but he wanted to rule out everything just as a precaution. He sent us up to Timpanogos hospital to get blood work done (to make sure Tyke's blood was clotting like it should) and an ultrasound on his head to make sure the blood was sitting between his skull and skin. Anything under the skull could be bad. We could have had all testing done in Payson, but Timp is a little more experienced in the whole process and we want what's best for our little guy.
Dr. Fullmer called in the orders to Timp and we headed that way. We checked in through the emergency room and after answering a lot of insurance questions we were taken back to radiology. The people at Timp were so nice and fast. Tyke slept through his ultrasound. He didn't even flinch when the gal poured gel on his head. She spent about 20 minutes checking everything out (none of it made any sense to us) and then she left the room to go and talk with her doctor and our doctor. We hung out in the room while she was gone and had ourselves a nice little nap. She came back in about a half an hour later and led us to the lab to get Tyke's blood drawn.
The lab was closed (it was Sunday after all) so she took us back to the e.r. where we waited about 10 minutes before being taken into a kid friendly room. A nurse came in to take Tyke's blood and he did not like it all. Chad and I were both holding him down while the nurse tried to collect blood from his poor little hand. After trying and fighting with him she gave up and informed us that unfortunately she'd have to poke him again because she needed a lot more blood than she had got.
We loved on our little man and got him calmed down just to lay him back down and start over again. The second go around there were 2 nurses and they poked him in his arm. Again he freaked out but they were able to get what they needed. I was a mess, I cried right along with my baby. It was so sad to see him hurt and scream and know that I couldn't pick him up just yet. I hugged him tight when we were done and he fell right to sleep in my arms.
While all of this was going on Chad received a call from Dr. Fullmer. The ultrasound had shown that there was in fact blood underneath the skull which caused enough concern that he wanted to have a ct scan done as well. After hearing this news I really cried.
I prayed the entire time we were walking down the hall to go and get his ct scan done. The tech that did the ct scan was awesome. We layed Tyke down on the machine and the tech stuck pillows on both sides of his head so he couldn't wiggle, and then taped him down. He gave Chad a gown to wear so he could stay in the room with Tyke, and he made me go behind the wall with him while he ran the test. Tyke slept through the entire thing. It was interesting seeing his little horns on the images the ct scan picked up. It was a quick test and we were taken back to a small waiting room to wait for word from the doctor.
The ct scan tech eventually came out and said that Dr. Fullmer had looked the images over and everything looked great, we had nothing to worry about and could go home. THANK GOD!!!! I've never felt so relieved in my life.
It's crazy how this little guy has totally taken over our lives so fast. We love him so much and are so thankful that he's ours!
Chad and I watched Tyke closely for a couple of days. He's been eating like a champ and he's definitely dirtying a lot of diapers. Saturday night we had a long fussy night. He didn't sleep too well and wanted to eat and eat and eat until I couldn't keep up anymore and finally had to fix him a bottle.
Sunday morning we noticed that his bump on the left side had grown quite a bit and was now tear drop shaped, moving towards his eyebrow. Chad and I decided it was time to get him to the doctor and find out what the heck was going on.
We were able to take him to the doctor at 1 p.m. Dr. Fullmer checked him over really well and said that he's perfect in every way except for those darn bumps. Tyke-man has even gained almost a full pound in a week, which surprised us all! His bumps definitely should be going down not growing. Dr. Fullmer said he didn't think it was anything to really be worried about but he wanted to rule out everything just as a precaution. He sent us up to Timpanogos hospital to get blood work done (to make sure Tyke's blood was clotting like it should) and an ultrasound on his head to make sure the blood was sitting between his skull and skin. Anything under the skull could be bad. We could have had all testing done in Payson, but Timp is a little more experienced in the whole process and we want what's best for our little guy.
Dr. Fullmer called in the orders to Timp and we headed that way. We checked in through the emergency room and after answering a lot of insurance questions we were taken back to radiology. The people at Timp were so nice and fast. Tyke slept through his ultrasound. He didn't even flinch when the gal poured gel on his head. She spent about 20 minutes checking everything out (none of it made any sense to us) and then she left the room to go and talk with her doctor and our doctor. We hung out in the room while she was gone and had ourselves a nice little nap. She came back in about a half an hour later and led us to the lab to get Tyke's blood drawn.
We loved on our little man and got him calmed down just to lay him back down and start over again. The second go around there were 2 nurses and they poked him in his arm. Again he freaked out but they were able to get what they needed. I was a mess, I cried right along with my baby. It was so sad to see him hurt and scream and know that I couldn't pick him up just yet. I hugged him tight when we were done and he fell right to sleep in my arms.
While all of this was going on Chad received a call from Dr. Fullmer. The ultrasound had shown that there was in fact blood underneath the skull which caused enough concern that he wanted to have a ct scan done as well. After hearing this news I really cried.
I prayed the entire time we were walking down the hall to go and get his ct scan done. The tech that did the ct scan was awesome. We layed Tyke down on the machine and the tech stuck pillows on both sides of his head so he couldn't wiggle, and then taped him down. He gave Chad a gown to wear so he could stay in the room with Tyke, and he made me go behind the wall with him while he ran the test. Tyke slept through the entire thing. It was interesting seeing his little horns on the images the ct scan picked up. It was a quick test and we were taken back to a small waiting room to wait for word from the doctor.
It's crazy how this little guy has totally taken over our lives so fast. We love him so much and are so thankful that he's ours!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Gone
Tyke lost his belly button cover (umbilical cord) today! I got a little emotional about it and I'm not sure why, I guess it's because time is already going by too fast with our little guy =( We sure do love him!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Doc x 2
After our first night home as a family (which went great by the way) we were up and headed back to Payson first thing the next morning. Tyke had an appointment with Dr. Peterson (Dr. Fullmer wasn't scheduled to work this weekend) to have his billiribbon levels checked again. Our appointment was at 10 a.m. and Dr. Peterson checked Tyke over really well and then sent his nurse in to collect blood for the test.
Tyke didn't like having his foot poked at all. Poor little thing had already been poked a few times while in the hospital so it was nice and bruised to begin with. It didn't take long for the nurse to collect what she needed. She let us know that they would run the test and then call to let us know what the next step would be.
Around 2 p.m. that afternoon the doctors office called to let us know that Tyke's billi level was still too high (13.1). Not high enough to be in the danger zone but high enough that we got scheduled to go back the next day for another blood test. Poor Tyke!
We weren't told to do so, but we stripped our baby boy down to his diaper and layed him in the sun for a while to see if that wouldn't help a little bit. I think he enjoyed the heat because he slept the entire time. (I know baby's sleep a lot but our little guy is always wide awake checking things out)
Tyke's first doctors visit, 4 days old
Sunday morning we headed back up to the doctors office. This go around Dr. Peterson just simply took us back to a room and let us know the nurse would be in shortly. We had a different nurse that was much more gentle with Tyke's little foot than the nurse the day before had been. But by being gentle it took at least double the time to collect the blood. That was okay with us because it didn't seem to bother Tyke at all. He cried when she poked him but was tough the rest of the time and just looked around while she squoze his leg and foot to get the blood. The nurse told us she would call later in the day with the results.
Headed for round 2 =(
Tyke's second doctors visit, 5 days old
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