Lilypie 2nd Birthday Ticker
Lilypie 2nd Birthday Ticker

Monday, April 14, 2008

1 Day until he's 1!

My how time flies....
After being in the hospital for 4 weeks in a bed upside down, many medications to stop labor, heparin shots 2 times a day, steroids for Bryce's lungs, no showers and having to use a bed pan for EVERYTHING, my water finally gave up and broke. They told me as long as the fluid was clear and I didn't get a temp I could still stay pregnant, this was at about 9 am they started antibiotics right away...... About 3pm I spiked a fever of 102 they checked my urine and I had a kidney infection, unfortunately they decided it was safer for Bryce to be born than to stay in, so they decided to induce me an 1 year ago tomorrow at 7:58pm Bryce was born. He weighed 1lb 8.2 oz and was 12 inches long..... You know how I said before that the day I was admitted was the first day of the rest of my life... Well I was wrong this was... This was the beginning of a journey I never thought I'd be on...... Thankfully though it turned out better than we thought and we now have a 1 year old son who is perfect in every way!

So enough of the sad stuff, just a quick update, we had Bryce's Birthday Party on Saturday, the weather turned out beautiful, I had too much food and Bryce slept through the first half but it was a great day and such a HUGE milestone to reach because to be honest there were so many days I didn't think we'd make the next day.
Tomorrow on his Birthday the poor baby gets to have his 1 year well visit (shots) Sorry buddy. So Ill update on his stats then. And I will try to get the pics that my mother and mother in law took from the party to show off.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Erika
Thanks for all the updates. The kids had a great time at Bryces bday party, I can't believe he's 1 already, he is sooo cute. Everything was great, you did a really good job. Thanks for having us there. Hope Bryce does okay on his one year doc appt. Talk to you soon.
Jenn, Jimmy and the boys

1stson24weeks said...

Thanks Jenn
I know I was a bit frazzled, I was just trying to be sure all went OK; I am not good at parties... Anyway glad the kids had fun and Thanks for keeping up on us!

Go Patriots!!!

Go Patriots!!!
Finally Football season!


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.