The Tale of Two Preemies: Birthday Review

Friday, June 11, 2010

Birthday Review

Cole's birthday went very well. He woke up in the morning, came downstairs, and asked me "Is it my birthday today?" He was so excited! We had his birthday party with some of the Grandmas and Grandpas last night. So here is the night in pictures.

First the dinosaur cake. When I originally asked him what kind of cake he wanted, he said "Um, a circle cake?" So I rephrased and asked what he wanted on his cake: "Triangles?" So we went to the library and looked at their selection of cake pans and he picked out a dinosaur. I should have gone with the circle cake. Anywho, he decided on a dinosaur cake with chocolate sprinkles and I complied.

A couple of months ago we were out for dinner and someone was celebrating their birthday and they had balloons. He was nearly in tears because he wanted a balloon. No fit, just tears. So I told him he could have one for his birthday and he periodically reminded me that he would get a balloon with stars on it for his birthday.

This was the second take with the candles. The first time he blew them all out before we could sing.

Grandma and Grandpa R bought him a set with 3 semis and a loading bin. They even brought real corn, soybeans, and wheat to put in. Lovely.

No birthday would be complete without semis, trucks, tractors,

and of course, BUBBLES!

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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.