1 week old

Today June is one week old! I can't believe how fast this last week has gone. June is doing very well. Today they stopped the gavage feedings! Hurray! She still has the tub in until they know how well she will handle having all normal feeds. She also took her first bottle today and chugged it down within minutes. She sure likes to eat! She is also still maintaining her temp today; but is still not in an open crib (they don't want to do too much at once.) Tonight her nurse will be taking some blood :( to check her belly ruben levels and make sure they are staying low. Hopefully she has gained or maintained her weight today so she can come home soon!

baby update

So tonight I am blogging from our "boarding" room from the hospital. I will be sleeping her until June can come home so I dont have to drive back and forth every couple of hours. June is doing so good! Today we are doing 2 out of 3 feedings. The third is a gavage feeding through the feeding tube. Every gavage feeding June gets way mad about an hour later because she wants more food and wants to nurse. So they have finally upped the amount she gets. She is getting tested on how well she can keep her temp on her own and then she gets to sleep in an open crib. Today she was able to get out from under the jaundice lights which she has been under the last few days. She also got her PIC line out. (it is a type of IV) So she is really close to be able to come home. Today is the trial run on feedings and keeping her temp. She will be released when she can handle all her feedings from me or a bottle. (she still hasn't tried a bottle yet) If she does well tonight on her feedings tomorrow they will up them. So lets cross our fingers she will do well and she can come home in a couple days!

June update

Everyone this is crystal. still in the hospital but actually had a chance to sit down and update the blog! Having a nicu baby keeps you busy. well June is actually doing very well for being 5 weeks early. Avery was born at 33 weeks and I can't believe how much of a difference 2 weeks makes. She wont being coming home with me tomorrow; but is doing fine. She just has to be able to do certain things before she can come home. Today they took off the oxygen tube (the tube thingy that goes in your nose like in the movies.) Its a trial run but it has been off since five and she has being doing good. She is feeding well and they keep increasing her tube feedings by 2 cc's every feeding. I am also feeding her every six hours and she is doing amazing. June is still in a heated bed but it hardl;y has to adjust the temp at all. She will soon be moved to an open air crib and hopefully can keep her temp. As of now I think she will be able to come home soon even though they say preemies stay until their due date. We are also doing some foot stretches for her feet. they are turned inwards because she was cramped so much in my tummy. So every feeding she gets a foot massage. Lucky! Well hopefully that all makes sense since I am doped up on drugs at the moment. More to come!

ps thanks thompson fam for letting us borrow the labtop!!! Also for all the visits, phone calls, and comments. We appreciate all the love we have felt throughout this pregnancy! Oh and thank you thank you for all the help with Avery!

Cute New Pic

These were taken before all the tubes and stuff were put in. Her nose isn't all smashed in too! 

Baby June has arrived!

June Marie Hadlock was born this morning at 6:15 am by C section. She weighed 5.5 oz and measured 17.5 inches. Mom is fine and is looking forward to a full recovery! Baby is in the NICU but is doing great they are just monitoring her. Crystals water broke at her 11am Dr checkup on tuesday. So they sent her to Timp hospital where they started a patosin (spelling?) drip to make her have contractions but after around 18 hours or so of labor they decided to do a C section to deliver safely. Everything went well!  we look forward to getting her home and see how Avery does!