A huge thank you to those of you that have stopped by to visit. It has made some of our days go much faster and has been a good distraction. I cannot imagine doing this at Sparrow where the NICU was a group room and there really was no where to sit, store personal items […]
It feels great to start a day on a full night’s rest. Midnight to 5 AM is a full night’s rest, right?! It certainly is more sleep than I’ve had in quite a while! We got a phone call this morning from the nurse on duty (by the way, these nurses are incredible, patient, kind […]
Colten’s surgery was at 7:30 AM today. Prior to surgery I was able to hold him for short while, then the IV on his head had to get removed due to malfunction. It was replaced by another one in his hand. Apparently with little ones, IVs don’t often last longer than a day because the […]
So today was Colten’s first full day at U of M Mott Children’s Hospital. It was a good day! The staff and environment are both fantastic. We know we’re in the right place for him. I was discharged today at about 1:00 PM, about 24 hours post c-section. This is really not appropriate, but I […]
Welcome to the world, Colten! October 3, 2012, 12:36 PM Weight: 7# 14 ounces Height: n/a I started this post around 6:30 AM on Wednesday – yesterday, under the assumption I wouldn’t have time or desire to do a recap of the day by late tonight. So today’s post was going to be logbook style… […]
Yesterday I had my last OB/Gyn appointment with Dr. Herta. Nothing special, just some information for prepping for the c-section and what to expect afterwards. We were scheduled for 2:00 PM tomorrow, Wednesday, with a check-in time of 12:00 PM. Then received a call this morning that they’re moving it to a 12:00 PM delivery, […]
One of the local families we met last weekend at the Sparrow picnic recommended a book for us – Children with Spina Bifida – A Parent’s Guide, edited by Marlene Lutkenhoff. I immediately found the book on Amazon and ordered it. It arrived yesterday and I started reading it today. Despite all the complications and […]
I must say, not knowing the gender or arrival date of either of our other two children, it’s VERY weird to know the gender, have a planned birth date, and have the name publicly known! New normal, right? Today we met with our WONDERFUL OBGYN, Dr. Nancy Herta. We were SO glad to be able […]
Today we went for our consultation at the RNICU (Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and met with Dr. Said Omar, the head Neonatologist at Sparrow. It was quite informative and answered a good chunk of our questions about Colten’s care after he is delivered, and a few about the surgery itself. There are still many […]
Someone just sent me this… http://www.our-kids.org/Archives/Holland.html At first I teared up reading it. Then I remembered, we’ve “been to Italy” twice already and we are so thankful for that. Colten will be very fortunate to have his brainy big bro Parker & his bruiser big bro Max.
The Adventures of Colten Robert 