The Tale of Two Preemies: Jealousy is Setting In

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Jealousy is Setting In

So Cole has been very attached to his baby doll lately. He carries it everywhere and sleeps with it at night and bed time. He feeds it juice, picks its nose with the nasal aspirator, and clips its fingernails. The baby sleeps in the pack n play, plays with the floor gym, he even does tummy time on Tate's tummy mat. I think this is Cole's way of showing jealousy. It's actually pretty cute, how he takes care of his baby. He hasn't tried to do anything mean to Tate, but I'm sure those days area coming. He actually wants to know where Tate is all the time. In the morning he goes to Tate's crib to look for him. He's usually downstairs by then. I guess I'll take this kind of jealousy and hope it lasts when Tate starts reaching for things.

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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.