SIX WEEK WRAP-UP

My babies turned 6 weeks yesterday! I can't believe it. It's funny that we are just "starting" with them both home but yet they aren't just days old. We had a rough weekend trying to get everyone adjusted - but it was worth the lack of sleep and turmoil because we seem to be getting "organized" around here. (Ourselves-NOT this house)

Kathryn is eating every 3 hours like clock-work and pretty much stretching to 4 at night. She is usually the one stirring and waking up first so she gets to eat first. She is just a beautiful baby. (to me) We do think she may have a bit of reflux though-she can certainly scream bloody murder - it's that or she is just REALLY EXPRESSIVE! (Which could totally be the case)

Garrett is also doing very well. His appointment at the Pulmonologist went great yesterday. They put him on an inhaler that he does well with and I think it is already helping b/c he didn't desat with his feedings at all yesterday after he started it. He did desat in the night last night and when I checked him the nasal canula was in his mouth. It comes out all the time and he doesn't desat b/c we put it back in but it must have been out a long time in his sleep. Thank goodness for the alarm.

Here is the monitor. You can see the top # is 99 - that is his "saturation" # and he usually does stay in the high 90's or 100. The lower # is his heart rate!
Here is his Oxygen tank. We "set up shop" for the day downstairs so we don't have to be moving everything around. He has a little portable tank too for when we travel to the doc or something.

So far we are hanging in there. I had my check-up last week and my bloodwork came back all normal-of which I am very thankful. We were watching my iron especially due to the severe bloodloss I had post-op. Looks like mommy is back in business-and back in her "skinny" jeans! (That was a good treat the other day...I have been back in my regular clothes after the second week but to get in my favorite jeans last week was greatness - almost better than sleep! I guess one thing has finally gone right with this crazy dramatic body of mine!)

Brad loves this bib-he thinks it's so funny! This is actually a terrible picture b/c Garrett is getting his medicine and blowing bubbles and making a goofy face but I still think he is a cutie! (Don't worry-just using a syringe-no shots around here-it looks awful) Brad has been so helpful and he cracks me up b/c he is constantly talking and trying to figure out the best about this or that...it is so funny. He is a fixer and a researcher and I am a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants person so between the two of us surely we can do this! I just laugh constantly to keep from going crazy or maybe that's just the lack of sleep!