Ben came home about two weeks ago after five long weeks in the NICU. We finally have our sweet little baby home and we couldn't be more happy! He came home on Friday, March 27 and we have been enjoying every moment with him. It was a very emotional time for us, having him in the hospital, to say the least. We could not have made it without all of the love and support of all of our family and friends. Thank you all so much! We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives. We are especially grateful for my parents who took care of Logan almost every day so that I could be with Ben. Logan had so much fun spending time with his grandparents. Logan loved playing "Batman" with Grandpa. I wish I could have seen both of them running around the house in their capes made out of aprons, sounds like they had a blast.
Ben is doing great since he's been home. When he came home from the hospital he weighed 6lbs. 10 oz. We were a little worried that he wasn't eating as much as he should because they said to encourage at least 50 ml every 3 hours and at some feedings he wasn't eating that much. We woke him up every 3 hours day and night feeding him and kept a log of when he ate and how much. When he went to the pediatrician on the following Monday he was up to 6lbs. 15 oz! They want him to gain at least an ounce a day, so we were very excited that he was gaining the weight that he needs to. The doctor had us follow up with him in one week and Ben is up to 7 lbs 7oz. He gained a half a pound in one week! Since he is doing so well the doctor said we can let him sleep longer at night (5 hours at a time) so we can get a little more sleep too.
Logan is having to adjust to being more quiet around the house. I never noticed how loud Logan is all of the time until we brought Ben home. Logan is so much fun. He gets so excited about things and is just so full of energy that he can't contain it, so we're working on his "inside" voice.
Life is good at the Kelley house again. We are thrilled to have our little family together. We hope everyone has a Happy Easter!
Going Home
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Big brother Logan
Great-Nana
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"Cool, that's just what I wanted!" said Logan after opening his Transformers sheets.
Logan in his Optimus Prime helmet. The voice changer sounds a little creepy!
Logan was so into Batman for the longest time. He was excited to get the Bat cave.
July 11th was Chris' birthday.
Logan's preschool had their last field trip of the year a few weeks ago at the Nature Center. At first Logan didn't want to go. He had been sick the week before and he's still not always thrilled about going to preschool, so he tried to use the "I'm too sick to go to school" excuse. I explained that it was going to be fun and told him all about the things he would get to see on the field trip. I told him that they have lots of birds at the Nature Center and he'd get to see them close up. Well, that convinced him, he then got really excited and said, "I've never seen bird faces." Logan enjoyed seeing all of the different bird houses and animals. It was fun getting to spend some one on one time with Logan.
Ben turned 3 months old on Tuesday. He is so much fun and has such a sweet personality. He is a very happy baby. He loves to interact with people especially Logan. He smiles at pretty much anything Logan does. Some of Ben's favorite things are watching his mobile and moving his arms and kicking his legs. He's doing good health wise too. He went to the cardiologist and the holes in his heart are getting smaller, so he probably won't need surgery to fix them. He continues to grow and gain weight, we'll have a chubby baby in no time!
Ben came home about two weeks ago after five long weeks in the NICU. We finally have our sweet little baby home and we couldn't be more happy! He came home on Friday, March 27 and we have been enjoying every moment with him. It was a very emotional time for us, having him in the hospital, to say the least. We could not have made it without all of the love and support of all of our family and friends. Thank you all so much! We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives. We are especially grateful for my parents who took care of Logan almost every day so that I could be with Ben. Logan had so much fun spending time with his grandparents. Logan loved playing "Batman" with Grandpa. I wish I could have seen both of them running around the house in their capes made out of aprons, sounds like they had a blast.
Logan is having to adjust to being more quiet around the house. I never noticed how loud Logan is all of the time until we brought Ben home. Logan is so much fun. He gets so excited about things and is just so full of energy that he can't contain it, so we're working on his "inside" voice.
Grandparents Groll
Big brother Logan
Great-Nana
Ben has really improved lately. He is off all of his heart medications. He has also started eating better. He is still breathing fast, but it doesn't seem to be a problem for him, it won't keep him from coming home. What is keeping him in the hospital is that he isn't taking full feeds (where he finishes his bottle every time without any being fed through the tube). Until he can do that for a couple of days he has to stay there so that they can make sure he isn't going to get dehydrated or lose too much weight. Lately he has been taking over half the amount in his bottles by mouth, so he is getting really close to full feeds.
