The Tale of Two Preemies: Milestones

Monday, February 27, 2012

Milestones

It's official! Unless I have this baby in the next 5ish hours, which is not likely at this point, this is officially the longest I have ever been pregnant, 34 weeks, 2 days. It feels good to surpass both boys, but I am starting to get impatient. Everything that needs to be done is done with the exception of installing the car seat. My body aches and I feel awkward and clumsy, but I guess that's a small price to pay for avoiding the NICU and labor-stopping drugs. We haven't reached those milestones yet. They'll try to stop labor up until 36 weeks, so I still have 2 more to go. Two is also the number of shots I have left. One today and one next week. I'm not sure if it's the shots or the lack of stress and infection that's keeping this baby in here, but whatever it is, I'll take it.

Other than that, life is pretty normal around here. I've been busy going through baby stuff and the boys have been super eager to help out. I went through a tote full of old shoes the other day. Tate found a pair of Woody boots that he got for Christmas about 2 years ago. Needless to say, his feet have grown a bit since then. That didn't stop him from trying to squish his feet in there so he could wear his Woody boots again.

It's been kind of fun going through baby stuff and remembering how tiny the boys were. Part of me is a little sad to see our family change. It's kind of nice having 2 mostly self-sufficient kids. Don't get me wrong, we are excited about this baby, but it's been a while since we've had a newborn around. Sigh. I suppose I should sign off and go do something semi-productive. I'll probably just go sit down and eat something instead :)

1 comment:

Kristi said...: No photos of pregnant mama? I bet you're radiant. And how cool is it that the boys are wanting to help get ready for the baby? We'll see how long that lasts, right? I bet they'll be super helpers.; 3/01/2012 10:14 AM

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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.