JourneyWithTheCrosiers: Beckett is Coming HOME!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Beckett is Coming HOME!

ON TUESDAY (saying tomorrow sounds much better though)!!!!!

Today is day 19 of our NICU stay, and I am very happy that today is the last full day and night Beckett will be staying there. We are very ready for him to be home with us where he belongs. Paisley is sooooo excited that "her Beckett" will be home with her.

Yes that's Pop asleep with Beckett. :) Nana's wide awake though!

I honestly don't know what I would do without my Momma (and chauffeur)!

Snuggled up tight...I am a pretty good swaddler!

Bottle time with Daddy

Poor child, won't anyone cover him up so he will be nice and cozy to sleep!! ;)

On Sunday, Beckett got to move to a crib, instead of the teeny baby bed. He looks so big in it!

To Be Accomplished Before Going Home...

Hepatitis B Vaccine -- check

VCUG --to be done Monday

Hip Ultrasound -- to be done Monday

Renal Ultrasound -- to be done Monday

Circumcision -- to be done Monday

Pictures

Parent Education

My list of questions answered

Then we are OUTTA that NICU!!!!!!

Please pray that all of the above goes well and we have no surprises of other issues that we aren't aware of yet.

4 comments:

Lisa O said...: Pop needs his rest too. Mom's are always glad to be there:) Can't wait to get home and see him out of the hospital!!; July 19, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Vesti said...: YAY!!!Can't wait to see "homecoming" pictures!!; July 19, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Jill said...: YAY!! So exciting!; July 19, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Susan Haun said...: He looks So GREAT!!! May all go well at home too!; July 20, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Beckett's Beginning

6/30/10: Born at 1:20 pm, 8 pounds 7 ounces, 20 inches long
7/1/10: Myelomeningocele repair surgery and insertion of EVD (exterior ventricular drain) to temporarily drain fluid from the brain. 2:45 pm-6:45 pm. Off the ventilator in recovery room. We saw him around 7:30.
7/2/10: Lots of waiting and staring at our beautiful boy! Finally ready to eat for the first time around 5:00 pm after the anesthesia wore off. What a relief!
7/3/10: Beckett was in a lot of pain as the anesthesia was completely gone by this point. Pain meds/Tylenol today!
7/4/10: Bandages from back incision removed.
7/9/10: Removal of EVD and shunt placement. 1:15 pm-5:30.
7/15/10: "Flip Day!" Beckett was given the okay to be on his back today, which means...we finally got to hold him! Lots of snuggling! :)
7/19/10: VCUG-normal. :) Hip Ultrasound-normal. :) Renal Ultrasound-normal. :) Circumcised.
7/20/10: HOME!!! After 20 days in the NICU. Discharge weight: 8 pounds 6.7 ounces.
7/23/10: First visit to see Dr. Nassim. Weight: 8 pounds 6.7 ounces.
7/29/10: Suture removal and wound check with Joy at Dr. Moriarty's office. No problems.
Weight check/One month check-up with Dr. McMonigle. 8 pounds 12 ounces (30th %). 21 1/4 inches long (75th %). Head circumference 37 cm (50th %). All looks great! :)
8/9/10: No more weight checks needed for this big guy... 9 pounds 7 ounces!!!!
8/11/10: First Steps Case Conference...Beckett will receive PT once a week for one hour. There is no real concern with his development at this point, but he qualifies for services, so he might as well get them!
9/1/10: Head CT...all normal. A little fluid. Back Dec. 15 for an MRI.
12/15/10: MRI. Fluid in the ventricles similar to the day the shunt was placed on July 9. Shunt revision on Friday. :(
12/17/10: New shunt placed by Dr. Moriarty. New location...behind the right ear instead of the frontal location! :) In Kosair Children's Hospital until 12/19/10.