The Tale of Two Preemies: Karma

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Karma

I don't really believe in that, but it's been an interesting week. It doesn't seem like it's been a horrible week, just very busy, and not great medically. Tuesday, we were in the ER with Cole. Thursday, Pat was there with his eye. Friday, my FIL found out he fractured his knee a month and a half ago and has to have his knees replaced this summer. He needed to have it done anyway. He's just been delaying it. Today, I was headed to a baby shower only to find an ambulance in their driveway as I drove past. I found out later it was the baby's great-grandmother that had a fainting spell. I hear she's fine, but was taken to the hospital. Needless to say, I didn't go to the shower. I'm hoping we manage to steer clear of the hospital for a while.

This afternoon we had an Easter egg hunt at church. It was a gorgeous day. We had a pretty good turn out and the kids had a blast. I'll try to post some pictures later, but for right now, I'm exhausted and if the past few nights have any indication, I'll be up at least 3 times before 2 AM.

Have a happy Easter!

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.