One of the lines going into his belly button cracked this morning while they were trying to adjust how deep it was going into him so he is dehydrated.  He has high potassium and sodium.  His bilirubin levels are high so they have him under a “grow lamp”.

New line is installed at 1407. His blood transfusion is still running.

I just keep going between mom’s room on the 5th floor and the NICU.

1518 mom is nauseous again.

2117. While doing the transfusion RT blood volume went down.  They were not sure where blood loss was occurring so they did an ultrasound on his brain, Continue reading “July 22nd 2016 Afternoon “ →

This morning I got to feel like a father and do fatherly things for my son!  I check his little body temperature then change my son’s diaper for the first time. I wipe him clean and then he pees again  As I am about to close the fresh diaper. Time to start over,  looks like that side of his plumbing works!  Continue reading “July 22nd 2016 Morning” →

RT was born At 0712 his gestational age was 23 6/7.  I follow RT and his team up to NICU while moms team continues to stop the bleeding, RT’s Grandma is with her. They work while they walk.

We arrive at NICU he is weighed at 690 grams (1lb 8.3 0z) while it isnt much, it is a good weight for his age.  All our fears are welling up inside of me. He needs to fight for us.

Continue reading “July 21 2016 0712” →

We discuss names which we had not done yet, in hopes of having to make a decision till later on, almost like it would have been bad luck to do it any sooner. We decide upon the perfect name for our son as if it was meat to be. Wife starts getting nauseous and shaking. I hold her hand and we focus on breathing 1,2,3 in 3,2,1 out.  Things are happening quick.

Continue reading “July 21 2016” →

Wake up to wife saying she is having a sore back,  and light bleeding is back. We were told we didn’t need to come back to hospital unless having heavy bleeding and contractions.  This time we are in a hotel 2 blocks from hospital incase anything goes sideways.

1703 Sideways comes fast. Continue reading “July 20 2016 “ →

More monday appointments. Cerclage holding. Length back up to 2.2 cm! Baby is looking good! 2.2 = 20% chance spontaneous labor. We just need 4 more days to hit 24 weeks.

Bleeding is nearly gone. 6 days till 24 weeks.

0700 wake up to some light blood this morning. 5 days after surgery. We put a call in to hospital. They tell us they will call back and see if they can get triage appointment. I decide to drive us to hospital and make sure we don’t hit morning Seattle traffic incase things change quick as they have in the past. We arrive and are able to get an emergency ultrasound within 15 minutes. Cervix has shortened to 1.4 cm again our baby boy is looking healthy still. 

We are doing everything we can do, bed rest, medications at regular times. Nothing more can be done but pray keep her mind off everything to try and stay relaxed. 

Praying for baby to stay in. We need to hit 24 weeks! Then I can get greedy and ask for more time. One and a half weeks to go.  

Parenatologist says he knows if he told momma to do handstands 24/7 she would.

Monday has arrived! 5 more appointments today. Cervical length measured at 2.7! What a rollercoaster. Friends back home have been helping us out with the house. Cleaned out the fridge and checking mail! Great to have a support system. Can’t imagine going through this without one. 

I impatiently wait for the wifes status to update on the TV in the surgery waiting room still not knowing if the surgeon will be able to put in any more stitches safely.

 If they can’t put in stitches how much time to we have? Continue reading “July 7th 2016” →