Sarah i'm telling my mom you won't look at the camera!~ I'm a good boy i look at the camera when mommy tells me to . MOMMY Sarah's not looking at the camera!
Trevor asked for me to write this: "Nurse Sarah is my new friend..look at the cool pictures of us hanging out together! Thank you Sarah for everything you do for me.....! :o) Love Trevor"
okay i think the problem might be me and not blogger. i'll try to figure out the problem , so no pictures sorry. the baby is doing good his had Sarah as his nurse for the past two days . he's eating well and now weighs 1616.
for some unknown reason, i can't get my pictures downloaded to blogger. i spent 2hrs this morning trying to get them downloaded. this is the only picture that worked. hopefully i can figure out the problem because i had some cute pictures.his nurse Sarah was even nice enough to pose for some.
okay i'm a bad mommy, tonight i left eary at 6 pm. i've never left the baby that eary but i had to watch the emmys. how sad is that! i just called and the baby now weighs in at 1585! the nurse said that he was to tired to take a bottle, but she said everyting was going good. i gave him his noon feeding all by myself! this is huge because i always ask the nurses to sit next to me in case something happens. he's getting better with the bottle and so am i! he had his eye exam and it was fine. i also finally got his birth announcments ordered.
today he got the blood so he was alot happier then he was yesterday. i was able to give him a bottle and it went great! they also took him of of his nasal cannula, to see how he would do breathing on his own. its only a test and he may go back on it, but from 2 until 9 when i left he was doing fine. i also went and got him his halloween costume, its so cute!
look how big he is his shirt fits!
JEN#3 my email adress is jenspony2@aol.com email your me address so i can ask you something!
the baby was supposed to get a blood transfusion today. it took two hours and four nurses to find a vein that could be used, needless to say he wasn't a happy camper. this all happened right after his therapy so he was worn out and fussy for the rest of the day. then the blood ended up not being ready, when i left at 9:00 they had just received the call that the blood was there.
something funny did happen today his nurse picked him up to confort him and he tried to breastfeed! we all laughed so hard about it.
****Helen he wore the fireman shirt you got him and he looked so cute!
today i got to give Trevor a bath and i got to give him a bottle. yes, i gave him his bottle! i'm very proud of myself because i didn't freakout too much. the feeding went very well and now he's going to get two bottles per day. as for the bath Rachel did help but i did most of it myself. things seem to be getting a little easier, i just need some practice. :) he also gained weight he now weighs 1550 grams.
today Trevor had his physical therapy in the water. everything was going good then he pooped. there were some serious floaties going on in that tub, it was so funny. i guess he found an easy way to get out of his therapy. i left tonight after his 9:oo feeding, i stayed to read him his bedtime story. Don't laugh, everynight i read him the book Love you Forever. even though he doesn't understand it, i enjoy the time with him. he gained a half an ounce today, and thankfully his feedings went okay.
mondays are scrapbooking day at the hospital, i started book number two for the baby. i try to take pictures everyday, i don't want to miss any of his firsts
the baby took his whole bottle today, thankfully Jen#3 fed him before i got there. (i'm still to scared to do it myself). she says that i'm going to have to do it on Saturday, the next time she works, that gives me a week. i should be ready by then. Jen gave me alot of tips and suggestions today that i will be practicing, so by saturday i should be a pro. i do appreciate the help and guidence, thanks again Jen#3. i was also happy to see Jen#1 and Jen#2 who both stop by to say hi to the baby . it really was another good day, I glad that Trevor's having more of them.
i was scared today because i didn't know who his nurse was going to be i was happy to see it was Tara. Tara's been the baby nurse many times and she's great. thanks Helen for coming to visit the baby, it makes my day go by so much faster. the baby now weighs 3pounds 3.15 ounces. he just needs to keep practicing with the bottle, mom needs practice too. thanks to Tara i didn't have to give him the bottle today, it still scares me.
today i gave the baby his bath and i took him out of his crib all by myself. these are big steps for me, thanks Jen#3 for your help. Jen#3 also got him a real crib to sleep in , he really is a big boy now. i admit that i give Jen#3 a hard time for always pushing me to do things, put i really apreciate all she does for us. tonight Auntie Lynette, Uncle Rich and Leianne came by to visit so i ende up stay at the hospital until after 11 pm. it's late so i'll keep this post short. the girl in the pictures is Auntie.
yesterday was Thursday,the curse was back! today was much better, Trevor had a great nurse named Rachel. i really like it when she has him. he had his morning therapy, and i was able to feed him part of a bottle. he was still a little puffy, so they gave him something to help. he was so cranky all day he cried during his therapy, he cried in his crib, he just wasn't a happy camper today. i ended up holding him for most of the day and that seemed to calm him down.
i'm tired tonight but i promise to post pictures on Saturdays blog.
today the baby had kind of a rough day, he had some problems during his feedings, one of them really scared me, he turned blueish grey. needless to say i wasn't having the best day because of everything going on.
then two things happened to make my day a little better. first = Jen#3 came by, and brought Trevor the cutest little outfit. i can't wait to see him wearing it! that was really sweet of her to think of the munchkin, i appreciate it. second=the parking attendent that sees me almost everyday and never talks to me started a conversation with me He said: hows the baby? i said: good he said: is it a boy or a girl? I said: boy he said : your a good mom, and he's going to be okay. i said : how do you know that? he said: i see you everyday, and i can tell you a good mom. i said: you brightened my day, i was having a bad day thanks we said goodbye and i drove away thinking that this guy never says hi but on a day that i needed something to cheer me up he did by having a little conversation with me. so thanks Jen and parking lot guy for making my day not so bad.
dana - i went to the chapel and read your bible passages.
today the baby was moved from his isolette into a big boy bed . He also took part of his first bottle. sadly they fed him before i got there, so i missed it. i'm so proud of him for acomplishing these two huge things. i can't say it enough, he's my mircle baby boy!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ so today i tell his morning nurse i think that somethings wrong with his breathing. she says nothings wrong, he's fine. we went back and forth about this maybe 6 or 7 times. it was bothering me so i went back when the night nurse was came on. thankfully it was Leslie, she agreed with me that he sounded congested and said that he look a little puffy, like he might be retaining fluids. she said she would talk to the docter about it. hopefully its nothing big. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jen#2 THANK YOU again for everything that you do for us!!!!!!!!!!!
Trevors going to be moved into a big boy bed when he gets to 3 pounds. so i just called to find out if he made he's weight requirement. she hadn't weighed him yet, guess i'll find out tomorrow. the nurse said he has been a perfect angel for her tonight.
Trevor had his physical therapy today in the water. he seems to really like being in the water, its the cutest thing to watch. it seems to get him so relaxed, and he sleeps so well afterwards. Trevor will get to do it again on wednesday, and twice a week from now on. today Steph came by to visit, somebody from work finally met the baby! now she can give a first hand report back to everybody about how he looks. i keep hearing that in the pictures it looks like his hair is red. he has blond hair! not red! right Steph? he had a nice nurse today and i got to hold him for most of the day . then i went to babies r us to try to get him some sleepers, not much of a selection for preemies. :(
Trevor has another Jen to add to his list of angels. Jen#3 is actually the first Jen that i met, but we will call her Jen #3 to cut down on the confusion. anyway she had Trevor today. Jen#3 tries to get me to turn the baby over, but that still scares me he's just so tiny. nurse Kathy needs to be a little bit faster so Jen#3 doesn't catch me having her flip him over. :) the baby had another good day, having the right nurses always helps. he's up to 1315 grams. i still can't convert it, but he's growing.
Trevor made this sign, i didn't know he had such neat handwriting. thanks Jen#2 for helping him hang it up. the sign must have worked because i got to hold him twice with the morning nurse and change all his diapers . (is this a good thing?) his night nurse was Leslie and i got to hold him again. anyway, good job munchkin on the signage! Trevors buddys Jen#1, Jen#2 and Jen#3 all came over to say hi to him. The little man now weighs 2 pounds 14.6 ounces. he's doing really good, keep up the good work buddy.
today i sat at the hospital from 11:00-6:45 waiting and waiting to hold Trevor. the nurse he had today didn't let me hold him or change his diapers. well thats not entirely true she did offer to let me change the 6:00 diaper but because she had already started i let her finish. the only thing i got to do all day was take his temp. she kept telling me that he was young and he needed his rest. i know that but i also have been holding him, several times a day for weeks. i ended up going back at 7:45 hoping that he would have a nice nurse that would let me hold him. i was so happy when i saw who had him his angel Leslie! i got to hold the little munchkin so the night ended up on a great note. thank God for Leslie, she made my day.
Auntie Dana came by to visit today. i'm glad because i wanted her to see that Trevor was doing well. our babies were due a month apart, we were going to go through the experiences together. i guess i'm going to be the expert on childcare by the time her baby comes. :) i'm happy to report tht the little guy had a great today. he's growing right before my eyes. i can't wait for him to get bigger and come home. everyone that sees him says they can't believe how great he looks, that makes me so proud to hear that said. he truly is my little miracle.
the munchkin now weighs in at an impressive 2pounds 9.6 ounces. he's growing so fast. another of his little friends is leaving on Thursday, another on Friday or Saturday. all these moms are leaving i'm going to be lonely. :( Michaels family always come to visit Trevor i'm really going to miss them. they have been so sweet to Trevor and I.
today Trevor got moved to the step down side of the unit. its a good thing because that means he's doing better. its a sad thing because he's leaving his angels. now he won't get the consistency that he had been getting. i think that was a huge help in getting him to this point.
Carla - Trevors in Sererinitys old spot maybe it will bring him good luck!
one of the nurses always tells me to think of things in terms of baby steps. today she asked me about the baby, and as i was walking away she said remember baby steps. so keeping in that in mind he's doing good. he's gained a little weight,he's over 2 1/2 poundsnow, his length is 14.17 inchs. i got to hold him twice today, that as always was the best part of the day for me. the love that i feel for him is like no other thats for sure. Katie and Jen #1 had him today as always thats a blessing. when i went home i watched a dvd that i had just bought www.littlemanthemovie.com that movie hit a little to close to homefor me. its the story of a baby born 100 days early. the hospital parts had me crying, it was so sad.
the footprints are the munchkins, that photo is actual size. thanks again Jen#1 for doing that for me.
not much happened today, Grandpa, Grandma, and Helen came to visit. everyone commented that the baby looked so different than he had last week . they all thought he looked great and much bigger than the last time they had seen him. I must say i look forward to Sundays because i know that Helen will be at the hospital to hang out with me. we get to talking and the time goes by so quickly. i stayed tonight to get the babys weight and i promptly forgot the number, i'll get it on Monday. Trevor only had one of his angels was working today and Leslie said that he was doing great. see i told you a slow news day. :)
i carry a stone in my pocket everyday that has an angel on it, i also have an angel pin on my purse withTrevors birthstone. i have them because i believe they bring the baby good luck. silly i know, but i still won't go anywhere without them. in some ways its like having a piece of the baby with me at all times. yesterday i thought i lost the stone, i ended up finding it but it kind of freaked me out. i like consistency, in every aspect of my life. this is one of the reasons that i'm so HAPPY the baby has regular nurses. i don't do well with surprises, so i was very pleased to find his nurse was Jen again today. i have only known her for a few days but, i can see that she is a very special person. i enjoyed talking with her and appreciate the way she dealt with my son. she even had a smile on her face when he peed on her. (it was pretty funny). i think of Jen #1, Katie, Jen#2 and leslie as Trevors angels. thanks guys for all you do!
today Katie was brave and patient enough to let me give the munchkin his bath, with much instruction it went well. he still scares me because he's so tiny, and i don't want to hurt him. although i've been told numerous times he can't be broken, i'm still nervous. it ended up being a fun little project and very informative. the little man had a good day today. i still think that its due to the nurses assigned to care for him. i know that he can feel it when somebody cares and its not just a job. needless to say he had his wonderful morning nurse Katie all day. words can't express how thankful i am for all that she and the others do everyday. he had his regular weekend nurse tonight, so i felt comfortable leaving at 6:45, that makes two nights in a row. belive me when i say this will not become a habit. i like not having to stress about who he's with and whats going on.
this is the first thursday in 3 weeks that wasn't terrible. in the morning the little man had his physical therapy. i got to hold him for 2 hours during his 12:oo feeding. he had his nice nurse Katie in the am . then he had another nurse at 3:00 named Jen. at 7:00 he was going to be getting another nurse, so i was going to come back to meet her. i sleep better when i know everyone taking care of him amd between 6:45 and 7:45 they don't allow visitors. When i told jen my plans she offered to bring the nurse out to the waiting romm to meet me. to meet me so i wouldn't have to stay an extra hour to meet that nurse. i thought that was really nice of her to do that for me. it allowed me to leave and go pickup his crib and get my errands done. see the little things in life that people do can make a big difference, and i appreciate it.
several years ago i went to a baby shower at my friend Helens house. i pulled up in my shiny red mustang, looked around and all i saw were mini vans and suvs. when i went inside it was like a different world to me, a bunch of woman talking nonstop about kids. these people clearly need lives, i thought to myself. all they can find to talk about is kids, how boring i remember thinking, i'll never be like them. as i sat there someone came up and asked" are you the single friend ,who doesn't have any kids?" yes, i quickly answered. i have nothing in common with this people i thought to myself. as they sat chatting about their kids, i was thinking about what bar i was going to that night. i have a life i get to go out and do whatever i want, i remember thinking . i realized today that i have become one of them. all i talk about is Trevor, all i dream, worry, and care about is you guessed it Trevor. i now know that those women at the shower were the ones with lives. i was the one who need to grow up and get one. i finally did its called being Trevors mom. i may drive an suv daily but i still have the shiny red mustang , so i'll never be 100% grownup. :)
first THANK YOU to my girls at work that was very nice and i appreciate it. this morning i got a special delivery from Dani's husband. my girls had put together a gift bag it had gift cards, all my favorite magazines, a crossword puzzle book,gum and the sweetest card . i had given up my one bad vice in life gum, when i got pregnant. ( it was a 2 pack a day habit) i had forgot how much i missed it, you guys can't say anything to me about it now because you restarted it.:) you guys are the greatest and i miss you, thank you so much for everything. i can't wait for you guys to meet the little man.
Trevor didn't gain any weight today but he didn't lose any either, so thats good. he had another bath, he seems to love being the water. he always sleeps so well afterwards. his hair was so adorable when it dried it was all spiked up. Trevor also had his physical therapy this morning, he didn't like being woke up for it. i then got to hold him for two and a half hours, he was so cute he didn't cry once. the night ended on a good note he had his nice nurse, which means mommy can sleep well tonight. :)
Name::jennifer From::escondido, california, United States
first time mom to a beautiful baby boy. his name is Trevor Michael he is the love of my life!
i love the water! i just gotta keep telling myself NO FLOATIES! NO FLOATIES!
Sarah i'm telling my mom you won't look at the camera!~
i'm getting tired it must be
for some unknown reason, i can't get my pictures downloaded to blogger. i spent 2hrs this morning trying to get them downloaded. this is the only picture that worked. hopefully i can figure out the problem because i had some cute pictures.his nurse Sarah was even nice enough to pose for some. 
i gave the baby part of a bottle today! look at my chunky munchkin, he's up to 1500 grams.
Trevor made this sign, i didn't know he had such neat handwriting. thanks Jen#2 for helping him hang it up. the sign must have worked because i got to hold him twice with the morning nurse and change all his diapers . (is this a good thing?) his night nurse was Leslie and i got to hold him again. anyway, good job munchkin on the signage! Trevors buddys Jen#1, Jen#2 and Jen#3 all came over to say hi to him. The little man now weighs 2 pounds 14.6 ounces. he's doing really good, keep up the good work buddy.
