UPDATE #3: 24 week premie

Lennon was born on Friday at 2:23 AM at 24 weeks gestation. He is doing well for a little guy, very spunky. Likes to move around and pull his cords out. We have a long journey ahead of us and at least 16 weeks in the NICU, I know it won’t always be easy and I’m thankful he’s had a good two days. It’s still so hard to believe that he’s here already.

Update: he had a good first few days in the NICU, no terrible reports so far. They did a heart scan today and the the hole that all new babies have in their heart closed up 🙌🏼❤️ when I walked in this afternoon and started talking to him he opened one of his eyes for the first time 💙 my heart melted as he just sat there and stared, he probably can’t see much of anything yet, but it was still a very sweet moment. He started taking little feedings of my milk through a feeding tube and he has reacted well to them so far❤️ still so thankful for the amazing hospital staff and the provision and comfort from the Lord.

First contact with daddy:

Update: Lennon is one week old today, the nurses put a very thin IV in his arm and will be taking the lines out of his umbilical cord later today. He opened his other eye yesterday (no more side eye lol). Their next main goal is to get him off the ventilator and on to a C-pap. He is reacting well to milk and they will be feeding him every 3 hours instead of every 6. Lennon loves to hear mommy and daddy talk and sing to him 💙

Update: I was able to hold him for the first time on Saturday. We had an hour to bond and love on each other. Later that night I got another hour to talk to him and watch him respond to voices.

Sadly yesterday (1/7/18) they found a bacterial infection in his blood. Yesterday was by far the hardest, most traumatic day I’ve spent in the NICU. Lots of new medications, taking blood, blood transfusions and they even had to put him on a higher power ventilator. But Lennon kept on fighting them, wanting to take breaths on his own and everything. They tried giving him sedatives to calm him down and sleep. After a few hours of that not working and him still fighting they decided to give him a medicine that temporarily paralyzes him so the antibiotic they are giving him can fully set in without him fighting everything. It was really sad and disheartening to see him so still and sleeping all day. I know it’s the best thing for him right now but it’s like they sucked the life out of my precious baby boy.

Taken Saturday night: