fourth generation

October 21 2012

So as I'm going through this blog I realized I haven't posted what happened that lead up to me having him so early.  So on October 20 I was at work and around 8 pm I started feeling cramps but I didn't think anything of it cause I just figured it was him getting bigger or moving around.  They kept persisting and getting much worse through the night.  Every couple minutes I would get these sharp pains that would last 30 seconds to 1 minute.  Flash forward to Sunday the 21st.  I didn't get any sleep the night before cause of the cramps but I tried to forget about it cause we had a big day ahead of us. My sister Holly and her husband Brandon were in town with their two kids visiting before moving to Missouri.  We had plans to go to my moms house in Tooele about an hour away to spend the night.  So I got up and started making French toast.  I was living with my brother Matthew and his wife Sarah at the time and my other brother Robert had spent the night.  Holly and Matthew took Robert to my dads house and my cramps were so bad I was laying on the floor in the Kitchen.  This next part is a bit TMI.  I had to go to the bathroom and I lived in the basement so I gingerly walked down the stairs and went to the bathroom.  There was blood all over my underwear and in the toilet so needless to say I was panicking thinking I was having a miscarriage.  So I walked back upstairs and told my Brother in law that I needed to get to the hospital right away.  So we rushed outside but he realized he didn't want to get blood on his seat so he grabbed a towel first lol.  I can laugh about that now.  My Sister in law stayed at the house with the two kids and called Holly to have her come back as soon as possible so she came back with Robert so he could stay with the kids.  Meanwhile me and Brandon get to the hospital and they took me to triage to see what was going on.  They hooked me up to the monitor and the monitors didn't show any contractions even though clearly I was having them.  Brandon stayed with me until Holly and Sarah got to the hospital.  The rest is a bit hazy but I remember the doctor coming in and checking me out and saying they have to get Kayden out as soon as possible I had already lost a lot of blood and Kayden wasn't getting enough oxygen.  Thirty minutes later I was having an emergency C-section.  Holly stayed with me the whole time during surgery and I remember being so tired and wanting to fall asleep.  The nurse said it was ok so I passed out and when I woke up I was still in that room and Holly wasn't there so I asked the nurse where she was and the nurse told me she went to see if Kayden was ok.  When she came back she said he tried to cry and they were working on keeping him alive.  She told me that he weighed 1.10 lbs and was 13 inches long. I wouldn't have made it through that day if it wasn't for my family.  Holly was my life saver that day I don't know how I would have made it through surgery without her.  I remember as they were getting me ready for surgery asking her why this was happening with tears in my eyes so scared for my babies life afraid I wouldn't be strong enough for the months and years to come.  She just kept saying I don't know I don't know trying to be brave for me.  It turns out I had something called placenta abruption where the placenta tears away from the uterus.  What's crazy is thinking that if we had left to go to my moms I would have been on the side of the road dealing with this and it could be a very different outcome. 

twentyfirst post

January 28, 2012

Today Kayden had his shunt surgery but after they started they were trying to reposition him and the vent came out of his mouth so they had to hurry and put it back in. They decided to close him up and start again in a couple days cause they didn't want him to get an infection.

Twentieth post

January 17, 2012

crib

So Kayden has been in his crib for a few weeks now and he is doing amazing keeping up his body temperature.  He is now 4.14 lbs and growing every day.  The nnp says he will have to stay past is due date but thats ok cause that just means hes getting the care he needs and we can handle it.  On Monday he is going in for surgery to get a shunt placed I guess the reservior isnt doing the job fast enough.  It makes me sad that my baby boy has to go through another surgery but I am so glad that he is still here with us and fighting as hard as he can to stay here with his mama.  He is a brave strong little boy and I feel so blessed to have him in my life.  I dont know when he will be coming home but Im hoping by my birthday so we will see.  Here are some pictures I took of him in the crib and in some of his preemie clothes. I tried to upload pictures but it wouldnt let me and Im on my way to the hospital so when I get back tonight I will mess with it and figure it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nineteenth post

December 18, 2012

kayden

Hey everyone my sweet baby boy has been doing pretty good these last few days.  He has his ups and downs but overall doing really well.  There is a chance he might have to go into surgery again the reservoir is working on the left side of his brain but not the right.  I don't know what that means exactly yet but I will keep everyone posted.  With babies as small as Kayden was when he was born there is a chance they will get retinopathy of prematurity.  With Kayden's first eye test 2 weeks ago it looked good but he had a test last week and there is a mild case of retinopathy of prematurity.  They are just gonna keep watching him and doing eye tests to see if it improves or gets worse.  If it does get worse he might have to have eye surgery which is scary for me to think about.  I'm really trying to stay positive about all this but I break down a lot and have a hard time handling it all.  I'm just glad my baby boy is still here and fighting to stay here with me.  He is the best thing to ever happen to me.  He got to meet Santa the other day which he loved.  He will be 2 months old on the 21st here are some recent pics and I'm also posting a picture from the day he was born.

eighteenth post

December 10, 2012

christmas

So I don't have  too much to post today but I did take some cute pictures of Kayden with a hat my mom made for him.  She made the hat because he is getting his picture taken with Santa on Tuesday.  I can't wait to see those pictures but here are the pictures I took of him in the hat.

seventeenth post

December 7, 2012

awesome little boy

I know its been a while since I have posted anything on here its been pretty crazy since Kayden got transferred to Primary Childrens.  The surgery went really well and they have been taking fluids from his brain since Monday.  It doesn't hurt Kayden either which is good.  His breathing has been much better since they started taking the fluids.  I'm trying to decide if I should have him transferred back to Mckay Dee or keep him at Primary Childrens.  Right now he weighs 1160 grams which is about 2.9 lbs.  He is a wonderful little boy who is the light of my life and I am getting so excited with the idea of when he comes home.  Here are some recent pics of my little man.