August 1st

Last week we went to the mall to walk around. This picture was taken when we sat down for a break. It turned out to be one of my favorites.

HELLO!

It has been the longest period of time without posting on this blog since Brody was born. But we've been very busy being new TIRED parents. The time has been flying by. Everything is 'as it should be'.

Let's see. His formula isn't agreeing with him, so we started a new sensitive formula two days ago. So far, he seems better. Also, his hernia has been bothering him. We are working on getting that surgery scheduled. His oxygen needs are still the same. He is 9 lbs., 10 ounces! He is a bright eyed and happy little boy!

Tummy Time!

Here's a picture of Brody having some time on his tummy. He is very strong and can hold his head up for a little while. He gets tired after about 10 minutes and starts to cry. Brody now weighs 9 pounds, 3 ounces!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July everybody! Brody got to visit Grandma and Papa Johnson's and Roger and Anne Tiernan's houses this weekend. We had a great time!

Brody now weighs 8 pounds, 5 ounces. He is doing very well at home. He is waking up a couple of times per night. We are starting to get more organized and comfortable with taking care of Brody.

Busy weekend

Well, we lasted 27 hours out of the hospital, but we are back home again! Saturday night, Brody's oximeter alarm kept going off so much we didn't know if the problem was Brody or the monitor, so we brought him in to the hospital. It turned out to be a combination of a bad cord and Brody. We stayed Saturday and Sunday nights for observation and tests. Brody is needing a little more oxygen than planned. We ruled out any infections and swallowing problems. We are back at home now, trying to get into a routine.

Home

We brought Brody home! He was at the hospital until about 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 24th. We came home with oxygen and two monitors. One is a pulse oximeter that measures his pulse and oxygen saturation level. We leave this one on at night and hook it up and check it three times per day. He also has an apnea monitor on continuously. This will alarm if he stops breathing for more than 20 seconds. It is quite the production to haul all of this around with Brody, but we'll manage. We are very excited but very nervous too, and tired. It will take us a while to get into a new routine. But we are so glad to have our baby home.