Getting Ready To Come Home

November 10, 2009

Here's Daddy Duck!

My new suckie...Daddy likes my purple one!

I'm waving to Auntie Cymbre... HI!

Getting dressed to go home.

My denim dress

More First Day At Home...

November 10, 2009

Mommy Duck came back to the hospital to dress me in the dress Daddy chose for me to come home....

Here's my striped onsie, purple socks, denim dress, and my cover from Auntie Sissy! Love those pandas...

I'm so happy to be leaving this place where they poke you, and everybody looks like a duck.

In the car with Grammie...we are going straight to see Daddy!

Meeting Daddy for lunch..

Just Daddy and Me!

Coming Home and Daddy Finally!

November 10, 2009

Here's me taking my first bath...drying on my lion towel from Grandpa!

Mommy is drying me....I didn't really like my first bath...I was hungry!!

Mommy is helping Floppy Bear meet me....I hope he is friendly!

These are my rhinos jammies for Aunt Cymbre! They have a tiger on for Grandpa too!

Daddy is finally home from work....


More coming home pictures on the next blog....

A Very Quick Update!

November 9, 2009

Here's just a very quick update....

Baby Eden will hopefully come home from the NICU unit tomorrow after 11 am...if her bloodwork looks ok! She is looking great, and is recognizing and following her Mommy's voice. It has been a bit of a challenge to figure out just what we are supposed to do each visit because there is no consistency in what each nurse tells us. One day she can have her bear, the next she can't. One day we can unplug her monitors to hold her, then the next day we can't. I have decided that with two different nurses everyday, the parents just don't stand a chance! So Shyla and I have pretty much been doing what we want, and we figure they are there to work, so if the baby cries...or stays awake after we leave....then they will just have to do their jobs.

We have the house in good order, and all the baby stuff ready. Once we get Eden home, we are going to try to not expose her to too many people....we don't need har back in that hospital! Then her Daddy will finally get to love on her.....those doctors are still keeping him away. Totally mean I think. I understand, but he hasn't has d his fever since Friday, and his cough is sound much better. They just won't believe that he is doing better.....mean, I say!

The baby seems to like to be awake for a couple of hours around 8pm, so we are hoping that she will do that for her Daddy tomorrow night. She has gained a couple of ounces....so they say she is good to go once her bloodwork and medicine is finished.

Shyla and Russell are really blessed compared to some of those parents we see in the NICU with their babies. One baby, they won't let have any stimulation....don't know why, but sad anyway!

Well, my camera battery is charging, so no photos right now, but I will put some on later. Must run and put my feet up for a bit...all these stairs have my toe swollen....oh well!

Grammie Paparazzi Stirkes Again!

November 8, 2009

Grammie Paparazzi strikes again.....at the request of Mommy Duck! Here's some new photos of our Baby Eden!

Last night when we went to visit she was awake the entire time. We had so much fun playing with her. She had a British Nurse named Rosie. She didn't want us to hold her while she got her antibiotics, but she let us get her out when she was done getting it. We fed her just before we left, and then gave her back to the nurse. She showed us a really cool way to wrap her up so she can't get loose to sleep.

Eden LOVES to have her one foot and one arm out of the blanket....guess she got that from her Mommy.

The nurse had her try a different nipple on her bottle last night, and it made it so she wasn't so slobbery!! We told the nurse that we liked that new nipple. The nurse was also going to pput her name on her card on her bed and her file.

Shyla is moving around a bit better, but still tires very easily. We go hug Eden, then home to rest, the go hug Eden, then home to rest. We stop quickly at a store if we need something....

Needless to say...this Grammie likes the go love the baby part!

Mommy Duck!

Baby Eden

My diaper snowboot! They don't want me to kick and scratch my IV out....silly nurses!

Grammie likes this picture...

I'm practicing my head banging!

Mommy Duck, Grammie Duck, and Me!

This suckie thing doesn't work...nothing comes out. And Mommy doesn't like it because it covers up my pretty face. We are going to change it when I leave this place.

Grammie caught my pretty smile....

This picture is for Auntie Cooper....see my muscles!

Just me and Mommy! Nurse Tina makes me wear this funny hat....she thinks I might get cold in my sauna room!

Finally I Got Mommy!

November 4, 2009

I FINALLY GOT TO HUG MOMMY!!!!

Isn't Mommy funny all dressed up in her garb to come and love me....

Here's my special awake look for Daddy!

This is my pirate look for Uncle Caleb!

My Stitch Bear in my cool bed....although it's really HOT in my bed.

I don't really like this stuff Mommy is trying to feed me....so I mostly just eat a little, and let the rest dribble out of my mouth. Mommy thinks she has to wash my face then....oh Mommy!

Ok, Mommy....I'll eat just a few swallows....then no more! I mean it!

Check Mommy's facebook for more fun photos of us snuggling.

Shyla's Little Miracle

November 3, 2009

Here's Russell and Shyla's little miracle.

We are having a great time snuggling in the NICU because I thought I might try on a little infection just to throw a little trial to Mom and Dad.

Grammie and Me spent an hour and a half snuggling and talking about everyone in my family that loves me.

As you can see I am sporting a really cool IV, and that means they don't poke me so much. It has the medicine for my infection.

I'm still learning how to suck, so I really kind of make a mess when Grammie tries to feed me my bottle, but my very nice nurse told Grammie I will figure it out in the next day or two.

I have all these cool wires monitoring everything...and a really interesting bed that closes like a box. I have my own private room in the NICU until they can help me get rid of my little infection. The Doctor told Grammie tonight that I would be fine, and now I am just anxiously awaiting my chance to hug on Mommy. We are hoping that will happen around midnight tomorrow. I think that might be a good time, don't you think. Mommy doesn't need to sleep since Grammie and me had such a good time after nine o'clock tonight.

Grammie is coming back for more loves around lunch time tomorrow. I have to see my doctor, and get all cleaned up and ready for visitors. Did you know they make Grammie wear a funny mask, and just from my viewpoint....I think it makes her look funny! I can't wait to see Mommy and Daddy in their masks!

Grammie and I rocked and rocked, and she told me all about the very big family, and everyone who loves me tonight. She said Mommy and Daddy love me best! I think my Grammie might be just a little bit biased though....

Shyla's Little Pretty Baby!

Here's my cool IV...it hits my face every once in a while, and I like to taste the tape!

And yes, I have ten little tiny toes, and ten long fingers!

This is that crazy Grammie I was talking about in her mask...isn't it funny!

I like to just stay awake and look around.

Just so everyone knows...I'm going to be fine...I weighed 7 lbs, and I am 17" tall. I don't like to suck on that sucky thing, and I can't quite get the hang of all this sucking stuff my nurse thinks I should....but I am trying my best to learn quickly. Grammie fed me some of my bottle tonight, but I mostly slobbered it on my burpy rag....I will try harder tomorrow! I also LOVE to wiggle and I especially like staying awake and looking around!

Love you Mommy and Daddy!!