Ilovemyduckytub!

Thanks to Kim and Stephen who gave us this ducky tub a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng time ago when B was still in the hospital.. We are finally getting to use it. The bill of the duck quacks when you squeeze it, and she gets so excited.
I took Brinson outside today. We sat on a blanket in the yard, and she actually sat...no hands. She's still a little scared, and Mommy didn't manage to get pics. Hopefully Daddy will post videos soon, he's been really busy lately.

**On a side note, please keep The Townsends in your thoughts and prayers. Aubrey (who was B's next door neighbor in NICU) is in the hospital after an apneic episode at home last night. They are running tests to see what's going on. Keep your fingers crossed that it is nothing serious. We all worry when one of "us" gets sick. They are good friends of ours and I know would appreciate all the prayers we can give them.**

"BBB" or..Brinson's Boyfriend's Birthday!

Today,Mr. Zachary Baldwin AKA Z-man AKA Brin's Boy Toy turned the big ONE YEAR OLD!!! What a milestone....he is the first of our "NICU CLAN" to have his bday. I couldn't be happier for Kim and Stephen. They were our first friends in the NICU. We met them way back in the beginning, when Brinson was a noobie and was Z's podmate...I remember Stephen's first words to me..."Wow, you have regular clothes on now!" (Of course that's not really quoted but close) After days on end in a hospital gown, it was nice to be noticed in street clothes! And Kim, she is like a sister to me. We already have Z and B's wedding plans initiated!!!
To start out as strangers in such a scary environment, it is so heartwarming to come out of it with such wonderful people as friends. We love you guys, and are TRULY so proud to be able to celebrate this momentous occasion!!!

Scary night for Mommy

Well, we had our first "bad" night. Ned probably thinks I'm overreacting, but it scared the hell outta me. Friday, I had started Brin on some yogurt. I gave her 1tbsp in the morning...which she could've cared less about. I also ground up some of the "puffs" to add to her cereal for texture. Both were recommended by dietary/OT. I also gave her some apple prune juice...not much. And let's not forget the teeeeny taste of chocolate bundt cake from Daddy's bday.
Ok, so I'm up to feed her, and she's a bit refluxy. I go in to feed her and she had a huge poopy diaper. This makes #4 for the day. No diarrhea. After I get done feeding her, she vomits all over the crib and herself. I go wake Daddy up because I need help. We change her bed, her clothes and Daddy takes her to the living room. She vomits two more times on Daddy, once while she was asleep....and then has another huge diaper, this one is diarrhea. 5 bowel movements in 24 hrs.....ugh. Mommy, at this point, is trying not to panic. No fever, however she is crying thru the raspberries she keeps doing. Lots of refluxy coughing/gagging. We ended up taking out her NG tube, thinking that would give her some relief, but her belly got distended so we ended up putting it back in to remove the air. I bet we took out 50cc of air from her belly. She then seemed to rest better. Poor baby, she was so tired. :( She finally ended up going to sleep at 4am. I had decided not to call the MD since the episode stopped.
Then on Saturday, she didnt want to eat at all. She kept spitting out her food and milk, so we just NG fed her almost all day. Today, she is eating a minimal amount. She does still seem pretty refluxy too. She has had another BM today which was different in color than her "normal". No diarrhea, but close. Sorry to ramble, it just really freaked me out. I know she's going to get sick eventually, I'm just not prepared to see her so uncomfortable.
I'm planning on calling Dietary tomorrow, and my OT comes back on Tues. I'm not sure what caused all this..it came on really suddenly. My thoughts are it's the yogurt. Maybe she's lactose intolerant? Maybe she's just not tolerating? Kim (Zachary's mommy) told me they told her not to start him on yogurt for another month. I dont know........so frustrating.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!!

Brinson helped Daddy celebrate his birthday by giving him his card this morning.



"Hmm....what's this?"

















"I gotta check it out to make sure it's okay"

















"Taste test"
















I"m pleased to report that the card was indeed okay. And that Brinson likes to eat cards, but gagged and vomited after tasting Daddy's cake. Go figure?!? (And no, I did NOT make the cake...haha)

More scheeeep, please....

Well still sleepier....Brinson gets her belly full and passes out before you get her out of the chair. The video will give you some good laughs.



Who couldn't "Love me?"

"Scheeeepy Baby"

While Daddy was at a camera class tonight, Brinson and I hung out. Well, I hung out. She slept. That is the same chair that her and Daddy sit in after bathtime, when it's time for beddy bye. Guess she wasn't gonna wait for him tonight.

Smiles, smiles and smiles!

Look at our beautiful baby girl!

Day after Valentines!

B got a new red doggie on Valentines, and Abuelo came over tonight for dinner. And she just had to pull out her tube today, so we took advantage for pics.

Fun with Daddy!

They are so cute interacting with each other!


Okay, 1..2..3..Daddy, make a funny face!!! (And I'll just smile!)




Daddy, you're soooooo silly!! :P

Hats.....

Brinson and I wanted to see what she looked like with some of her different hats....ok, I wanted to see. She was, less than thrilled, as you can see.



Look! There is a clip on top of her head! She has jussssst enough hair for it to stay. (For the picture anyway)

This is her "Fraunch" look...oooo la la

I'm ready for my close-up!

Ok, Mom, geez...I mean, really.....Are you done yet?!?