Logan's 1 Month Bear Pic!!

I can't believe a month has passed!!  He now weighs 7 lbs 6 oz, so he gained 2 lbs since birth!  Thankfully, I was able to completely switch to 100% BM a week before he turned 1 month.  Wahoo!!  No more pump and no more bottles!!  It's such a wonderful feeling nursing your baby.  He completely relies on me for his food and I enjoy all the snuggles.  He's still not sleeping through the night, but we just moved him to his crib.  We decided to move both of our kids to their cribs by 1 month, so that they wouldn't become too accustomed to their bassinet the older they got.  The transition went smoothly for both of them.  Believe it or not, I enjoy getting up in the middle of the night with him.  Of course I'm tired, but I don't feel as deliriously tired as I did when Leighton first came home.  I guess my body has adjusted to being a mom now and that's why it was easier.  BFing him definitely makes those midnight feedings easier too.  I'm not going to lie and pretend that life is all roses.  I have my moments and near breakdowns as most new moms.  I think another big adjustment is the time and attention away from Leighton.  That breaks my heart more than I thought it would.  She has adjusted wonderfully to having him though, but I guess it's just bothers me more than them.

Anyway, I'm so excited to start these bear pics again!!

Logan's Newborn Pics

I hated not being able to have a professional take pictures of Leighton as a newborn, so just like with the maternity pics I had taken, I decided that we had to have them w Logan since he's more than likely our last baby.  We used Dewdrops Photography by Amy McDaniel and could not have been happier.  She was very sweet and professional and her work is AMAZING!!  We ended up with about 60+ pics and loved everyone of them!

Leighton Meeting Logan!

Leighton came home from her grandparents' on 9/8 and finally got to meet her baby brother!  She LOVED him and immediately wanted to hold him!  When he started to cry, she wasn't so sure what to think.  lol But she did great with him!

She is such a great helper with him!

Logan Comes Home!!

On Wednesday 9/7/11, the dr ok'd for Logan to finally come home!!  He was back to his birth weight of 5 lbs 6 oz.  I'm BFing him twice a day and pumping every 3 hours.  I still have to top him off with extra BM after I BF though to make sure he's getting enough.  We're set to come back in 2 days on Friday to have him re-weighed.  Unfortunately, big sister Leighton got sick right before he came home, so we had to send her to Montg w J's parents.  She will stay there a couple of days and come home by Friday.  It was so much fun bringing him home!!  We were so scared bringing Leighton home from the hospital, bc not only was she our first, but she came home under 5 lbs and w an apnea monitor.  We had the experience now, and he was just an easy baby!

Logan's Hospital Stay

Logan stayed in the hospital for a total of 10 days.  The first 2 days, I was still there.  There was no change in his weight and he was still in his open warm bed.  I'm so proud of myself for writing down all these updates.  I'm going to be so glad later on to have these. I've also included pictures I took each day.

8/30/11 - Weight is still 5 lbs 6 oz. They moved him from the warm bed to an isolette.  You've received Mommy's colustrum, but it's not enough for your feedings, so they had to supplement w/ newborn formula, which is 5 cc/feeding. Silly boy loved to stretch out and stick his foot out the incubator's hole when it was left open.

8/31/11 - Weight down to 5 lbs 4 oz.  Finally producing enough breastmilk to switch you to a 100% bm diet.  You are tolerating your feedings much better now, b/c of this, and they have now risen to 10 cc/feeding.  The nurses made a sign for your bed!

9/1/11 - Weight down to 5 lbs 3 oz.  Feeding amts rise to 20 cc, by upping 2 cc every other feeding. Bilirubin level is at 9.1, which is still good.  So far no jaundice, which is very common w preemies!

9/2/11 - Weight down to 5 lbs 2 oz.  Feeding amts rise to 26 cc, and now they've added fortifier to my breastmilk.  Lowered IV amts from 10 mL/hr to 5 mL.  Bilirubin levels were 11.1, still below the 15 cutoff, when they would start phototherapy.  Went entirely to bottle feedings, instead of thru the feeding tube.  By that night, they took the feeding tube out, since you were not having any residual for the last 48 hrs. Yay! Making progress!

9/3/11 - Weight up to 5 lbs 3 oz!!  BF vigorously for 15 min in the morning.  Yay!! I'm still not allowed to BF at every feeding for fear of it wearing him out.  I try twice a day, in the morning and the night. The sweet nurses made Logan a sign for gaining weight back and in celebration of Auburn's 1st game of the season!  Logan came early, bc he was ready to wear his AU stuff and cheer them on!

9/4/11 - Weight up to 5 lbs 4 oz!! You were moved to an open crib this morning!  I tried BF in the morning, but you were too sleepy.  You had been taking 50-60 cc through the night, so we thought maybe you had a full tummy.  Then that evening, I was able to BF you for 15 min, then afterwards, you took another 20 cc through the bottle.  You were still maintaining your temperature very well that evening.  We also joined Trinity this morning (since we knew we might not be going to church for a while once you got home and we had planned to do so the day you were born).  They announced your birth during the service and had a single red rose in your honor!

9/5/11 - The dr agreed that he were almost ready to go home!  They asked me to come back and "room in" with him, since I didn't get to do that before I first left the hospital.  This way, I can practice with him, while still having the nurses as back-up.  Unfortunately, the 1st night of "rooming in," his temp dropped again and he lost an oz, so the dr wanted us to stay another night. The 1st night, Jonathan's dad and sister came to hold Logan for the 1st time.  His mom had come a few days before, but she visited him while in the nursery w Jonathan, and a picture wasn't taken.

9/6/11 - You did SO much better the 2nd night!  You kept your temp up and got back up to your birth weight of 5 lbs 6 oz!!