One of the mothers on my birthboard had a post today to tell us that her baby died yesterday morning. I don't know the details but I'm assuming SIDS...I have only a tiny glimpse of what she must be feeling right now but my heart is broken for her. I can't imagine going to sleep and waking up to find your baby dead. Ugh, it brings tears to my eyes...
I immediately got up from the computer to kiss my napping Cooper. Events like this put things in perspective...
Please, say a prayer for this family today that God will comfort them during their time of need...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
100th post!
I started this blog when I found out that I was pregnant again...unexpectedly, therefore the title of my blog is the surprise rainbow. I don't believe in jinxing things (really) so I threw myself into this blog so that I could read back over the pregnancy and chronicle the baby's life when they arrived...Now, that baby, which we all know now as the marvelous Cooper, is 3 months old! I love both of my blogs but, of course, this blog has a different vibe because I come here to "talk" about my living child...
We went to his ped. today...was kinda dreading the appointment because I didn't really want to go off on her if she started to question my decision to change the appointment. I was prepared with all my reasonings but luckily for her (just joking!) she was okay with changing him to a soy formula. The only thing that she said that kinda irked me was that it was probably better to buy a cheaper formula anyways...uh, hello? The soy formula is only $1 cheaper than the Neo.sure..and, I would spend whatever amount if that was the right formula for him...whatever...
Cooper now weighs 11 pounds 11 ounces! There is a theory in the world of NICU's about "wimpy white boys"...there was a study done with 4 babies...1 african-american baby girl, 1 caucasian baby girl, 1 african-american baby boy, and 1 caucasian baby boy...I don't remember all the factors in the study but basically I listed out the order in which premature babies the ones that have better survival rates. You will see then that caucasian males are more likely to die when born prematurely...yeah, loved hearing this during one of the preemie parents dinners when Cooper was only 3 days old!
I do have to work on keeping Cooper more awake during the day though...He would sleep the whole day if I would let him. I feel like I have to torture him to keep him awake at times...Any suggestions of baby friendly ways to keep him more awake and active during the day? I sing to him and read to him, put him on his entertainer...well, maybe, he still is wimpy :)
We went to his ped. today...was kinda dreading the appointment because I didn't really want to go off on her if she started to question my decision to change the appointment. I was prepared with all my reasonings but luckily for her (just joking!) she was okay with changing him to a soy formula. The only thing that she said that kinda irked me was that it was probably better to buy a cheaper formula anyways...uh, hello? The soy formula is only $1 cheaper than the Neo.sure..and, I would spend whatever amount if that was the right formula for him...whatever...
Cooper now weighs 11 pounds 11 ounces! There is a theory in the world of NICU's about "wimpy white boys"...there was a study done with 4 babies...1 african-american baby girl, 1 caucasian baby girl, 1 african-american baby boy, and 1 caucasian baby boy...I don't remember all the factors in the study but basically I listed out the order in which premature babies the ones that have better survival rates. You will see then that caucasian males are more likely to die when born prematurely...yeah, loved hearing this during one of the preemie parents dinners when Cooper was only 3 days old!
I do have to work on keeping Cooper more awake during the day though...He would sleep the whole day if I would let him. I feel like I have to torture him to keep him awake at times...Any suggestions of baby friendly ways to keep him more awake and active during the day? I sing to him and read to him, put him on his entertainer...well, maybe, he still is wimpy :)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Some Relief *knock on wood*
Thank you to those that mentioned how well Preva.cid worked for your preemie because I spoke with Cooper's ped. and had his Zantac changed...and, I can tell a slight difference with his grimace and how he handles a spit-up episode. Not all of his symptoms cleared up though so after thorough research I decided to take him off his Neo.sure and onto a soy formula. I know, I know, we are preached at before we leave the NICU about how our preemies should be on Neo.sure (or Enfa.care) until they are a year old. But, I had to weigh out how my baby was responding to the formula and it wasn't good. He has been on a soy formula for a week now and I see a 100% difference in Cooper. He is taking a bottle with such ease right now that he's almost a different baby. I don't know if he is allergic to milk-based formulas (all 3 of my neices were and had to be put on soy formulas) but something had to give and soy seemed like my safest bet until I can have him tested. I had spoken with his ped. 3 times about changing his formula because my gut was screaming to me that something just wasn't right but it seemed as if she wasn't fully listening to my concerns...so, I sent her an e-mail last week about how I was changing him to a different formula. I worded it as if I wasn't asking her for permission anymore...You see, mommies are responsible for their healthcare but they're also responsible for their children's healthcare. So, that's what I did...I see her this Wednesday for a weight check so hopefully she'll be able to look at the situation as a fellow mother...she never responded to my
e-mail last week which is a seperate issue all together...
Cooper is 3 months old today! It's a blast being able to stay at home with him all day...we work on his tummy time (which I need to get a picture on here of) and he is starting to coo and stay up more during the day. He recognizes me and my hubby now which is so cute...he breaks out into the sweetest smile in the mornings. I'm debating moving him into his room in a couple of weeks...I feel strong right now but it may change as we edge closer to that time :)
Mommy fixing Coop's hair...he is such a good sport :)
Coop with Lilybear (the bear that the hospital gave us when Lily died)
And, his "I'm getting to be a big boy" 3 month pic...
e-mail last week which is a seperate issue all together...
Cooper is 3 months old today! It's a blast being able to stay at home with him all day...we work on his tummy time (which I need to get a picture on here of) and he is starting to coo and stay up more during the day. He recognizes me and my hubby now which is so cute...he breaks out into the sweetest smile in the mornings. I'm debating moving him into his room in a couple of weeks...I feel strong right now but it may change as we edge closer to that time :)
Here are just a few pics for your Coop fix..
Mommy fixing Coop's hair...he is such a good sport :)
Coop with Lilybear (the bear that the hospital gave us when Lily died)
And, his "I'm getting to be a big boy" 3 month pic...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Reflux is a b....
Ugh, we are still battling Cooper's reflux issues...I feel so badly for him because almost every bottle is a fight. He continues to cry, arches his back, and moves his head back and forth. He is two and a half months actual and 2 weeks adjusted and we are still only eating 2-2.5 ounces (the .5 is on a good day). Its extremely heartwrenching to watch your baby go through so much doing the most simplest of tasks. Feeding him should be the easy part of my day but I dread feeding times.
He is still on the Zantac twice a day which is supposed to take away some of the acid that comes up with the spit-up to give the poor guy some comfort. Still waiting on that to work. I contacted his doctor's office yesterday and they recommended give him some rice cereal in his bottle. Yeah, did it for one bottle and I won't be doing that one again. The doctor wanted us to put one tablespoon for every ounce...and, we actually just put one teaspon in 2 ounces because her orders seemed like a lot for such a small baby. Anyhow, we spent most of the night with a very tired but couldn't fall asleep because of stomach pains baby. It was terrible and I am still riddled with guilt.
We bought him a Nap.nanny which is supposed to help babies with reflux, colic, ear infections, and colds. The one positive is that he is sleeping more comfortably, as evidenced by the photos below...
Otherwise, I'm settling into mommyhood quite nicely. He is such a cuddle bug! We have our little rountine set and I feel blessed to be able to be at home with him all day.
He is still on the Zantac twice a day which is supposed to take away some of the acid that comes up with the spit-up to give the poor guy some comfort. Still waiting on that to work. I contacted his doctor's office yesterday and they recommended give him some rice cereal in his bottle. Yeah, did it for one bottle and I won't be doing that one again. The doctor wanted us to put one tablespoon for every ounce...and, we actually just put one teaspon in 2 ounces because her orders seemed like a lot for such a small baby. Anyhow, we spent most of the night with a very tired but couldn't fall asleep because of stomach pains baby. It was terrible and I am still riddled with guilt.
We bought him a Nap.nanny which is supposed to help babies with reflux, colic, ear infections, and colds. The one positive is that he is sleeping more comfortably, as evidenced by the photos below...
Otherwise, I'm settling into mommyhood quite nicely. He is such a cuddle bug! We have our little rountine set and I feel blessed to be able to be at home with him all day.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Time flies!
Cooper has been home for one month! It has been such a journey adjusting to having a baby at home and my days and nights just fly by...which is sad because he'll be a big boy before I know it! **sigh**
I did video to document his first month home. I'm trying to document a lot of this stuff for him so that he'll have stuff to look back on when he gets older. I always hated that I didn't have a babybook to look at when I was a kid so he'll have tons to look with his babybook, photo albums, and video montages!
**TURN OFF PLAYER PRIOR TO STARTING VIDEO**
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Hello?
So, I saw this on Bree's blog and just loved the whole concept of finding out who is reading my blogs :) I have some lovely followers that don't leave many comments but I'm sure there are jumpers out there that make their way over here from time to time, too. I would love to get to know more of you and find some new blogs to read as well. It takes just a second to say "hi!"
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Ali and Jessica nominated me for this award and I'm super excited to do it and pass it along to other beautiful bloggers! I think both of you are beautiful mommies and thank you for all of your kind words and support to me!
The rules are simple: just give 7 facts about you and then nominate 7 people for the beautiful blogger award...
1. I'm more into the quality of friends than I am the quantity of friends. My closest girlfriends are people from my hometown that I grew up with...literally, one of my bestfriends is a girl that I met in the third grade! Another one of my bestfriends is a girl that I met in the tenth grade. And, my other bestfriend is my sister and well, she's 30....(hehehehe, she's going to be peeved that I put her age on here)
2. I watch a lot of terrible t.v. and I need to stop because its bad for Cooper. In one day, I can watch Snapped, Keeping up with the Kardashians, ugh, even Jersey Shores. I'm very educated so I don't know what deep part of me enjoys this crap. Case in point, The Bad Girls Club is playing in the background as I type...
3. I LOVE chocolate! Screw real food when there's chocolate around!
4. I LOVE reading. My hubby had to build a ceiling to floor bookcase to store all of the books that I fly through...I've been reading Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series which I highly recommend by the way...
5. I HATE when books are made into movies. The Other Boleyn Girl, do I even need to say more?
6. I don't own a designer purse even though my hubby has been dying to buy me one...I cannot put serious money into a purse when there are so many purses on the clearance rack at Kohls...My hubby did buy me a Coach wallet for Christmas though and I do love it :)
7. I'm ready to move to a different part of the country. I am SICK of the summers in Georgia! I love New England but am sure that I will despise the winters up there...I need to live somewhere with PERFECT weather. Any suggestions?
So, I nominate the following...
Karen @Gottjoy
Emalee @ I am me
Bree @ butterflybaby15
Susan @ jeffsusangracie
Jess @ peacelikeariver-elianagrace
Em @ emiwantsababy
Amanda @ kellarlifeafterloss
I wish that I could nominate all of the blogs that I read on a daily basis :( I tried to nominate some of the newer blogs that I read so that I can learn some off the wall things about newer members to our community. And, a few of them were nominated because the mommas are just fabulous and I expect their answers to be hilarious...Anyways, these are some of the blogs that I wish I didn't have to read because it would mean that their precious babies were with them...
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