January Jellybeans 2013!...

[EmyDra]

I really want to see a list of all the babies names/DOB/weights. I'm way out of touch with BnB and catching up is sort of impossible :-/

 

[BlossomJ]

Congratulations Kaiecee & Brieri!!!

Kaiecee - Hope it doesn't take too long to heal & that being smitten with Riley distracts you from it

Brieri - That sounds like an ordeal! Well done on getting through it all So happy for you.

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Hi Ladies, as much of you know, Matthew Andrew was born friday 11 at 7:37 pm. 8 lbs 5 onz. and 19 inches long. He is my little beautiful angel.
I am beyond sorry for MIA so long, but Matthew was in NICU since friday to yesterday night, one of the hardest things I've had to go through in my whole life. I was on antibiotics and very looked at very closely. Nobody knows this but very close family. But thank God things started picking up and WE ARE HOME! I will try to catch up, I promise. I will update later, but it's been hard, between trying to keep Matthew breastfeeding every 3 hours to running to get my meds I only slept 30 minutes yesterday. I will tell you ladies my birth story very soon.

Hope all is going well!!!!! I've missed you!

 

[ARuppe716]

Congrats to our new little beans!!

Oliver seems to be feeling a little better... Still coughing but seems a little less labored. We were also directed to let him sleep and no longer wake him up for feedings. They would rather he rest but gain a little slower. No complaints here after the long night we had yesterday! And my mom was just here to watch him for a few hours between feedings so dh and I could have a nice nap

 

[Lillian33]

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[BlossomJ]

Just saw his picture Kaiecee - Gorgeous!

 

[BlossomJ]

Deedee - Oh my!... Hope you're both ok now! We've missed you.

ARuppe - Glad Oliver is doing better & hopefully you'll get a little more sleep too

 

[Lilahbear]

Deedee - sorry to hear your wee man was in NICU, but glad to hear you are back home!

 

[darkstar]

Congratulations Brier and Kaicee!

There must be only a handful of us preggos left now!!!

 

[ARuppe716]

Deedee- I'm sorry you had to go through that... It is so tough seeing them go through that when they're so little. I hope you're both ok now! And I'm glad you're home... It feels so good to get settled into your own home and not in the hospital! If you need any support please let us know.

 

[Cetarari]

Just a quick update - Alice arrived a little early and so isn't a January Jellybean after all. She was due in the 24th Jan and was born on the 31st Dec weighing 6lbs 5oz. We had a few days in SCBU due to her blood sugars, but she's home now Congrats to all the Mums if the Jellybeans that have arrived so far, and to the mums of those that haven't yet 'not long now!'.

 

[DittyByrd]

Just a quick update - Alice arrived a little early and so isn't a January Jellybean after all. She was due in the 24th Jan and was born on the 31st Dec weighing 6lbs 5oz. We had a few days in SCBU due to her blood sugars, but she's home now Congrats to all the Mums if the Jellybeans that have arrived so far, and to the mums of those that haven't yet 'not long now!'.

We've ended up with a bunch of December jellybeans and even a November bean!!!

Congratulations!!!

 

[darkstar]

I feel like I might be a february at this rate!

 

[ARuppe716]

This kid is going to give me grey hair. Dh asked me about his breathing... He seems to be breathing really deep. Of course the dr tells you to watch his breathing and if it looks labored to call... But what's the difference between heavy breaths using the whole chest and labored problematic breathing? He isn't coughing near as much and you can't really hear mucus rattling around as muh when he breathes so I'm guessing he's feeling better and can now breath deeper than before? If I call I'm not sure they can give me an answer based on my description and he doesn't seem like he's struggling so I question taking him anywhere tonight...

 

[ARuppe716]

Just had him lay on my chest for awhile like skin to skin and his breathing calmed down a bit... We're getting him set up in the car seat so he's propped up and I think he will be fine. He just likes to make me worry.

 

[Betheney]

i posted this in my journal and fb so sorry if you're all reading it for the 3rd time.

So Remi has a follow up appt with the pediatrician who saw him in hospital during his stay, it was suppose to be on the 31st but they rang today with an opening so i went in.

He's concerned about how big Remi's head is and more importantly he's mostly concerned about how big the fontanelle on his head is and i must admit it is a HUGE hole. I assumed when he was born it was a big hole because he was early but he's past his due date now and it's still big, for WEEKS i could still feel it on the top part of his forehead thats how dar forward it came.

So the doctor ordered an ultrasound to be done in the next 10 days, where they look at the fluid around the brain and in the brain as apparently large fontanels are associated with too much pressure within the cranium.

 

[ARuppe716]

Betheney- I hope everything goes ok for you and little Remi. We will all be thinking of you... I think Remi holds a special place in our hearts as the first born January jellybean. Please keep us posted.

 

[Betheney]

Thats so incredibly sweet, thank you so much

 

[sassy_mom]

Warning: This is a ranting post

One word ... overwhelmed. Tonight was one of those nights .... where you are pulled in a thousand directions and every decision you make ends up being wrong. I got online to try and mellow my brain out. I can't seem to read Chloe's signals and she seems to have went from a semi-normal schedule to all out whenever. There are times she acts hungry ... chewing her hands and fussing and it has been 2-3 hours and she'll drink 3 swallows and fall asleep. If I wake her up, she drinks another 3 swallows and is asleep. Doesn't matter if she is naked or dressed. Then sometimes she will eat and an hour later eats just as much again. It makes me feel like I don't know what is going on with her.
Tonight after DH left for work, both girls needed me at the same time and I couldn't be pulled both ways. We still haven't been out to get groceries and we are out of everything. We don't really want to take Chloe out anywhere because of all the cold and flu going around and her still being so little. DH is not a fan of grocery shopping alone not to mention he has little time between work and sleep. So it may be up to me to take the girls out ... eek scary though. lol!
This morning I woke up and noticed a weird rash spread around on me. As if the leaking and bleeding and swelling wasn't enough, now I have some mysterious rash in splotches all over me. I honestly feel like I am falling apart and my brain is scrambled.
I know there are going to be days like this. Especially while we get into the swing of things but when I finally get 2 seconds to sit down and all the days events wash over me, it is a little much. I am feeling a little like I am walking a tight rope and at any moment could fall off. I am very ready for things to settle down and mellow out a bit.

Sorry to rant on but I needed to get it all out. I definitely needed to lean on you ladies tonight.
On a good note, I have gone down 20 pounds but am still very swollen so I'm hoping that when the swelling finally leaves, it will take more weight off with it.

Btw ... CONGRATS Kaiecee, Brieri, and Deedee!!! Cetarari glad to hear that even though she was early everything was ok.
Aruppe glad to hear that he is feeling a bit better. They tend to like to give us gray hair and make us worry!
Betheney glad to hear of the wonderful weight gain on Remi and hope that the scan will bring some good news. Hopefully the large hole is just taking its time closing up.
I'm off to bed to try and get a little sleep and start tomorrow off better. Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[ARuppe716]

Hugs for you sassy!!