Busy Christmas For Gavin

Here are some pics Katie made for Gavin....too cute!

Gavin Dancing with His Cousins

Here is something Katie put together for Gavin....Its Gavin and his cousins (Katie, Jake, and Bailey) dancing as elves. Too funny Katie!

Disco Elves
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/LnvnCFntzazBIxvn?cmpid=ey_fb_self


Singing Elves
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/Fuz2Cu9WYSDG2hel?cmpid=ey_fb_self


Country Elves
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/kC3zDhBZuYKXiZ6q?cmpid=ey_fb_self

GAVIPANTS!

Gavin had his echo done on his heart today. I think we will know something tomorrow from the doctor. The nurse said basically what we already know....that he has a PDA (hole in his heart) and its loud. He is doing great otherwise. His oxygen sat. has been staying in the 90s-100 which is where it should be and he is a good eater. He is now 4lbs 9oz. The breast feeding is going good. I'm now taking reglan to increase my milk supply since I get dehydrated. I go for my IVs tomorrow morning so that will help also. Here are pics of Gavin....I dressed him up today! Can you tell which pictures were taken before feeding time? lol His tongue just a goes when he's hungry. He also recognizes my voice....everytime I came into the room today and talked to the nurse he woke right up....she said wow he knows you're here and its feeding time.

This is Gavin sayin nah nah I'm makin a poopie and you have to change it!

Breast Fed Gavin for the First Time Today

This morning I met with the lactation specialist (Debbie) so she could help me with my first breast feeding experience. Its not as hard or horrible as some people make it out to be. I felt it was more relaxing and soothing for Gavin and me. Since Gavin is a preemie Debbie gave me a nipple shield so he doesn't have to work so hard to keep the nipple in the back of his mouth and so he gets use to the transition from the bottle to the breast. For the first feeding he wasn't sucking as well because he isn't use to sucking so hard to get milk. The next feeding he sucked much better. I have to weigh him with his clothes and a new diaper on before he eats and after to see how many mils he is getting. The rest of his feeding is taken by bottle if he didn't get up to 35 mils during breast feeding. He did really good today for his first time.

I talked to the doctor taking over for Gavin's NICU pediatrician who is on vacation and she said that he is doing great and she is ordering an ultrasound for his heart. She said if that comes back ok and if he gains weight with the breast feeding then he can come home. He also has to pass the standard car seat challenge before he comes home. The challenge is he has to sit in his car seat for 90 mins and his O2 sat. can't fall below 90. I really hope that his ultrasound comes back ok so he can come home soon. Here are the pics for today....

He was so ready for his feeding he was about to eat his hand.

Cutie Patootie

Today I talked to the lactating specialist and she was surprised that they haven't started me breast feeding yet. She went and talked to one of the doctors and they said we could start. I told her that I haven't been producing as much milk as I was before and she said that around this time the milk does slow down but mine is way low so she told me to ask my doctor to put me on a medicine to help with it. She also wants me to get my IVs because I am dehydrated again. Gavin is doing great....the nurse hadn't see him in a long time and was surprised at how much he has changed.

Gavin in Yellow

Today Gavin had an ultrasound on his head and hips during my visit. I won't know the results till after the doctor talks to me but the tech said his hips look fine. This is a common procedure they do when they are about to go home....they did an ultrasound on his hips because he was breach. He is doing good on his feedings up to 35 mils. He weighed 4lbs 4.5 oz.

Ben's Baby Pics

Here are pics of Ben when he was a baby....


I couldn't believe this pic when I saw it.....I thought wow that it Gavin!




Aw Ben had a cupie doll!!!



Ben is such a cutie patootie!



Family Pic.....Ben's dad, mom, Ben and his big brother Brian



Gavin makes that same face!


Ben with his lil sister Heather. Look at that nose! Gavin has Ben's nose for sure...was wondering where he got it. I was like wow Seth (Heather's youngest son) looks just like Heather when she was a baby.