Happy Birthday, Baby David! I can't believe that he's one week old today. Needless to say, we're all thrilled that we've survived.
For those of you who haven't already heard this story, David had to spend a few days in the NICU. Immediately after having a conversation with my doctor about both of us coming home from the hospital early because we were doing so well, a lab test came back indicating he was developing an infection. Infections in newborns are taken very seriously since they have very immature immune systems. They transferred him into the NICU and started him on a 48 hour course of IV antibiotics. Now, you may be thinking that IV antibiotics aren't that big of a deal, but it seems as if David has inherited his fathers veins, which are notoriously difficult to find. He ended up needing two IV's - one of which required seven different attempts. After two days, his lab tests returned to normal, and the infection never materialized. So, he either never had an infection, or the antibiotics worked. We'll probably never know. Either way, we're elated to have him home, and he was given a clean bill of health by his pediatrician during our first visit this week.
Caring for David at home as been an adventure to say the least. Luckily, my parents flew in from Georgia to give us some much needed help. (Thanks, Mom and Dad!) David is a pretty good baby, but has created a few "challenges" for us. First, he sleeps like a champ ... if he's being held. He doesn't like sleeping if not in someone's arms, and definitely not in his bassinet. This had led to quite a few sleepless nights for Dad. Finally, he seems to have his days and night confused. He's awake and alert at night, ready to play, but really sleepy during the day. I'm sure we'll figure this out in time - but right now I think we'd all benefit from more sleep. Hey, at this point, we'd settle for any sleep!
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| He looks like he's sleeping ... but this blissful face only lasted a few minutes. |
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| We're all hoping that he'll like this new sleeper, at first it looks like success! |
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| Baby Dave and Grandpa Don |
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| Baby Dave and Grammy |
I'm so sorry to hear about his NICU time! It is seriously the worst part of being a parent: watching your child be sick, injured, getting medical tests and treatments that you know will help in the long run but hurt them right now. You really got a crash course in parenting this week! Hang in there - and remember you can call us any time!!
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