Still some steps to go
Everything's moving ahead smoothly, but we'd really love for Nathaniel to be off his oxygen tubes. Each time they've tried so far, his oxygen level quickly drops to the low 90s. He was in the upper-70s through mid-80s before his surgery, so the 90s are nice. But they're looking for 94, and he's hitting 93 and 92 pretty quickly. After that, we'd also love for the big, ugly bruise on his chest to go away, and for the lump on his head (the delivery doctor had to use a vacuum to get things going last week, and he's got a bit of a lump of fluid still going on) to disappear.
I have a feeling, actually, that we're never going to stop worrying about what's happening to him. We'll prioritize the worrying (surgery comes before lumpy on head), but once the higher priorities straighten out, some lower priorities will take over (what am I doing that makes him spit up so regularly? how is Amanda avoiding this problem?).
Oh well, I guess the whole parenting thing is all about learning new things.
posted by Mark Correa @ 5:23 PM
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You guys will learn. Everyone has an opinion on how to do things and most of those opinions are different. When you learn his cries (and it does happen) you will know what to do for him. The first three weeks were the hardest for Bryan and I and being alone to figure it out was the best thing. You will have to accept the disruptions now for a while, but once you are home and everything from a health standpoint is stable, you will fall into a groove. Amanda will probably have the upper hand. She is the mom and we tend to learn the instinctual things sooner (usually because we are with them so much more)but you will find your niche. My best advice, accept that you will be up every three hours and he will take another 30 to fall asleep. Once you accept it and stop seeing it as a disruption, it seems to be much easier. These quite feeding times are priceless. Once they start sleeping through the night you almost miss them. It is a special time between the two of you to sit and think and smell his special baby smell, kiss his head, hold his hand, ahhh. I miss it!
Beckie could not have put it any better. Now that our son is sleeping through the night...I sometimes sneak in there just to kiss him. Oh how I miss those late night cries for us....they grow too fast! Glad to hear everything is going well and trust that the "parental knowledge" will come! Keep your heads up!
I'm so glad things are going so well for you guys. The whole family is rooting for you and you all are in our prayers. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Love, Katy & family
Of course you will never stop worrying about Nathaniel. I guess that's something they never told you in all the classes you took. It's one of the biggest parts of being a parent. Actually, it's the biggest part of being a GOOD parent. With time, you'll get used to it. It never ends. It just extrapolates to include grandchildren. Oh, and don't worry about the lump on his head. They did that to my first baby and it went away rather quickly.
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