Saturday, October 31, 2009
I LOVE MOM
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
HURDLES
SWADDLE BATH WITH DAD
TREV, MOM & A WHOLE LOT OF PATIENCE
BREAST FEEDING!!
OXYGEN AND LUNG NEEDS
PAST TO PRESENT
Monday, October 19, 2009
TREV IN HIS CRIB
The Nurse Practitioner mentioned to us that as soon as his oxgen flow is down to 3 liters per minute and is 34 weeks gestation, they will allow us to try and give little Trev a bottle. We are looking forward to the day that he can be bottle fed, which is one step closer to the day little Trev will be able to come home with us.
LOVE THIS KID
Trev is 45 days old today. He is currently 33 weeks gestation and is 4 pounds 12 oz.! He is 17 1/2 inches long and is doing very well. He is eating 37 ML every 3 hours and they switched his feeding tube thru his nose instead of thru his mouth now that he is on a high flow nasal cannula. They turned Trevs oxygen down to 3 1/2 liters per minute today. The Nitric Oxide they are giving him seems to be doing the trick. It allows his lungs to heal so they can continue to slowly ween him off of his oxygen needs. They will performing an eye test this week to test his vision and his eye development. He is doing so well and seems to be extremely alert, he absolutely loves kangaroo care which has been proven and studied to increase the growth of pre mature babies. He is a beautiful little boy and is getting cuter every single day. It is very difficult for us to leave him at the hospital now because he is doing so well and we are getting comfortable taking care of him. He is a very well mannered baby and he seems to be winning over the hearts of all the nurses at the NICU. He is a charming baby and is as cute as can be, He is going to be a special person some day. Jannell and I are so excited and feel very blessed to be able to raise him and watch him grow. He has jumped some HUGE hurdles and he is a brave little FIGHTER!
TREV WITH HICCUPS
I was able to spend some time with Trev and hold him for Kangaroo Care. He actually had the hiccups which was cute as can be. Jannell can remember him in her belly having hiccups all the time. It is interesting to see him move in a way outside of the womb that is the exact way Jannell and I could see him moving while inside her stomach.
Monday, October 12, 2009
OLDER BROTHER
SIBLING CARE
Trev seems to be stuck on his oxygen setting at 4 liters per minute. He is not making much progress with his lungs, they have decided to put Trev on Nitric Oxide which will help his lungs to develop quicker. The Nitric is given thru his nasal cannula for a period of 1 month. We are hoping this will make a huge difference and we will continue to see our Trev grow. Nitric is EXTREMELY expensive and is not very often used because of the cost, even though it is very effective. (About $90,000!)
Friday, October 9, 2009
Trevs next step is to take a bottle. He still has a small feeding tube down his throat. We can do this as soon as his oxygen needs come down a bit more. Hopefully 1-2 weeks. We went to a Parent Support class the other night in regard to his speech development which amazingly begins with and is directly related to how well his first feedings go. Babies, fetus' actually, learn to suck at 12 weeks gestation but the ability to suck AND swallow doesn't happen until closer to 34-36 weeks gestation, that is why at times even full term babies have a hard time eating at first, let alone a preemie. How a baby learns to suck and swallow determines how well he forms his words and speech development later! Mother nature is AMAZING! Yet hard to mimic unfortunately. Preemies are also so used to being poked and prodded so much they have to learn 'good' stimulation when it comes to their mouths. Up until now, although it keeps them alive, nothing but tubes, sticks and medicines have been shoved into their mouths which can cause a negative reaction to anything near their mouths. Trev does suck on a binki now and then and thats a good sign he has a good sucking reflex. The other tricky thing for a preemie is remembering to breath while eating! So a slow but exciting step is coming up as Trev works his way home to us.
COMFORT AT LAST
You can just see the difference in Trevs comfort. Now that he does not have a CPAP on his little face he can just relax in his new room which has a window! The Eye doctor came in yesterday to check Trevs eyes. He dilated them to view the retina. His eyes are still too pre mature to test his vision, but his retina is attached which is a great sign. Sometimes side effects of oxygen to pre mature babies are eye complications, but so far so good for our Trevy.
TREVS NURSES
GRADUATION DAY
Trev is officially in a normal crib! Stacie who is on the right is one of Trevs primary nurses. You can tell that she cares deeply for our little man and we are extremely grateful for her. Now that he is breathing on his own they have moved him into another pod of the hospital. It is bittersweet, we have grown to love all the staff in the D Pod. We will miss seeing them on a daily basis. They are the reason that our son is alive today! We could never thank them enough, they are such amazing people.
MOM TAKING TEMPERATURE
Here is a picture of mom taking Trevs temperature. He is doing so well keeping his temperature consistent. His temperature is taken every three hours at cares to assure that he is sustaining his own body heat. It is important that temperature is closely watched. If he is having problems sustaining his own body temperature he will burn up much needed calories that help him to grow.
DRESSED IN CLOTHES
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Nasal IMV
WIDE AWAKE

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- Dave and Jannell Webb
- Trev was born on Sept. 4th 2009, He was a big surprise for mom and dad. We are so thankful he is doing well