oh so little

our little man is resting well. he was given his first feeding today. as you all can see, our little man has been hooked up to a cpap machine to help remind and make it easier for him to breath. he is still breathing room air, but this machine just makes it a little easier for him when he lapses (which is totally normal for this gestational age out of the womb). they are monitoring him tonight and going to take the machine off once he has gotten it down a little bit more. he lays quietly in his little incubator all toasty warm while it is freezing outside and snowing. his little skin is so wrinkled and hairy. as andy has pointed out, our little man has a beard (which will fall out over time). he also has pretty hairy legs right now. hopefully tomorrow i will be able to get a better up close photo of his adorable little face minus all the tubes.

tonight he sleeps peacefully under the watchful eyes of the OSU NICU staff. keep him safe and warm.

11 weeks early arrival

well, this pregnancy didn't go as planned. our newest little arrival (name still to be determined) decided it was his time to shine and no one and no drug was going to stop him of completing that mission. our little one arrrived early this morning, december 06, @ 2am. i have been in the hospital trying to keep this one in since tuesday evening but as soon as they took me off the magnesium...and it got out of my system...he decided to take another attempt. he succeeded!!

he came out with no complications and belted out to the room with some long lasting screaming. he was wisked off to NICU and taken care of by the pediatric staff. he has not needed any assistance with breathing nor has he needed any oxygen. he is breathing room air on his own.

His stats:

3lbs 1.5 ozs

15 1/4" long

has alittle bit of hair on that little noggin

as far as we know, he will have to stay here in NICU for 2 months unless he progresses enough to come home sooner. we are thankful that he is healthy and strong. he definitely isn't a weak little one at all....i can attest to that with the pain he put me through fighting to make sure he got out.

we will keep you all posted as to his progress and continued success. thank you to everyone who has sent their prayers, thoughts and support to all of us during this endeavor.