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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Another Great Day? I'm Getting Nervous

You know how the saying goes... "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" I don't know....
Today was ANOTHER great day! Seems like this could be the calm before the storm, but hopefully not. Anyway I got to the hospital around 9 am like usual and I was praying that I would get to hold Bryce today... Well as soon as I walked in the first thing the nurse (Angie) said to me was "what time do you want to hold him?" The best 8 words anyone could have said to me. So I went pee and sat down. I started the hold at 9:15 am and was putting him back (only because it got noisy in the pod) at 12:30 pm.... It was the best hold we've had so far. He was so comfy the whole time and satting in the 90's the whole time. He never desatted or anything! It was perfect. At rounds they canceled his echo he had scheduled for tomorrow because they are pretty sure the PDA has closed! Still not getting my hopes up but for now this is great! On the not so great side Bryce has lost 40 grams in the last 2 days... He should be gaining 20-30 grams per day...could be because they have slowed down his IV nutrition and just have him on breast milk with a supplement for calories and they say sometimes during the transition they lose a bit of weight BUT he does need to start gaining fairly quick so he doesn't have to go back on high IV nutrition. Other than that things "knock on wood" seem to be OK for now.... Please keep praying for him and hopefully we will continue on the upward trend instead of down.... I have a few pictures from our visit today that I will post. Oh also since he was having a good day I left the hospital at 2 pm and laid out in the sun! (For those of you who think I spend too much time at the hospital) :)

3 comments:

Amy said...

I just had to write I hope you don't mind. The Eisners used to live down the street from me on North Sturbridge Road. I have known them for about 19 years or so. My name is Amy (Houde) Langevin and my mom just sent me the link to your blog and asked me to pray for you. I just wanted to say that you will be in my prayers and also to let you know what an amazing woman you are and how much strength and courage you seem to have. I am so happy for little Stevie Eisner that he has found such an amazing wife and mother for his children. God Bless you and your family. And I will keep little Bryce in my prayers.

Dad said...

Glad you and Bryce had a good day!!!!!!!!!!! Goos day to lay in the sun too!!!!!!!!

All my love,

Dad

Anonymous said...

Erika and Steve-you are all in our prayers. I have checked your blog every day since Gram gave it to me.
Sandie Gaspie and Family

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Cute

Look at my muscles!

Look at my muscles!

No Oxygen!

No Oxygen!
So who does he look like????

VAPO THERM!!!!! Yipee!!!

VAPO THERM!!!!! Yipee!!!
Look at me I'm on VapoTherm now! You can see my fat cheeks!

July 5, 2007

July 5, 2007
First day no oxygen...

Apnea study

Apnea study
On Monday 7/2/07We participated in an Apnea study for UMass Medical School, it is a study to try to prevent apnea in preemies.


Colee holding Bryce

Faythe Holding Bryce

We're home!

Fist time trying out the carseat before going home

Cute!

Cute!



Daddy and Bryce

Daddy and Bryce
Finally I remembered to take a picture!

Sleeping...

Sleeping...

Just to get an idea of how small Bryce is, that is my hand and its almost twice the size of him. This pic is from last week.

2lbs. 11.6oz.

Coming out for my first tubbie!

Coming out for my first tubbie!

My first Tubbie

My first Tubbie
Anne (bryce's nurse) Putting him in the tubbie for the first time

The Mommy Massage!

The Mommy Massage!
Ahhh... This is the life!

Mmmm... Fingers!

Mohawk!!!!

Mohawk!!!!
Anne not only gave Bryce his first tubby, but she also gave him his first Mohawk!

I'm only the cutest baby EVER!

I'm only the cutest baby EVER!

Mad??? What gave you that idea?

Mad??? What gave you that idea?

Peek-A-Boo

Peek-A-Boo
So in this game what comes after you put your hands over your eyes???

Bryce trying to pull out his breathing tube

Bryce trying to pull out his breathing tube
Is this thing really NECESSARY??

Bryce holding onto a toy instead of his breathing tube and pulling it out!

Mom pretty sure you should have someone else take the picture and not try to do it yourself!

Just Me and My Mom!

Just Me and My Mom!
May 8, 2007

Even on bad days I'm still so Cute!

Please NO MORE PICTURES!

Please NO MORE PICTURES!
Would you stop with the camera already!

Clean blankets, clean bum what more can a boy ask for??

Boy am I tired!

Boy am I tired!

Changing my Bed

Changing my Bed
Mom gets to pick me up while my nurse changes my bed

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Happy Birthday Mommy!
First time I ever got to hold Bryce

Best birthday gift a mom could have aked for.