Let's recap shall we??? As I'm sure you can imagine these last 7 days have taken us on quite a journey. We will try to give you a quick recap of Owen's first week.
Saturday, May 26th
- Owen Vincent Jamison was born at 4:37pm weighing 2lb 9.4 0z and measuring 15 inches long
- He came out screaming, showing us just how strong those little lungs could be :)
- He was hooked up to C-PAP machine to give him a boost of oxygen and support his lungs
- Meemah & Papa arrived at noon and met Owen for the first time. It was love at first sight
- Owen was given a feeding tube so that they could begin to give him milk. Since no one was sure how he would digest the milk he was only given 3ml per feeding
- His oxygen levels were between 25%-21%, which was very exciting given that we typically breathe 21%; he was given a little extra oxygen flow to help keep his lungs open as he breathed
- Mommy was discharged from the hospital and got to see Owen for the first time
- Owen's feedings were increased to 5ml per feeding
- His oxygen levels were consistently between 23%-21%
- He received his first pair of "cool dude" shades, as his bilirubin levels tested slightly high and he needed to be under a special light to help reduce his levels
- Weight: 2 lb 3 oz
- Owen was introduced to "kangaroo" time with Mommy
- The Jamison's had their first family photo together
- Owen's feedings were increased to 7ml
- He wore his "cool dude" shades all day
- His oxygen levels remained steady between 22%-21%
- Owen had his first "poop" which was considered a huge milestone...who would have thought that someone would be so excited about their child's "poop"
- Papa was able to hold his littlest buddy for the first time
- Owen had his first "kangaroo" time with Daddy & later in the day he was able to "kangaroo" with Mommy too...two times in one day!!!!!! WHOOPPPPIIIIDDDDEEEEDDDDOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- No more bili lights or "cool dude" shades :)
- His oxygen levels consistently stayed at 21%, proving that he could breathe room air! Yay!!
- Owen's feedings were increased to 11ml
- Owen got to say good-bye to his C-PAP machine!!! Because he maintained oxygen levels at 21%, the doctors and nurses decided he was ready to move on to the nasal cannula. Even more exciting, they reduced his oxygen flow to 4.0!!!!
- He had an ECHO that came with excellent results, showing that all of his heart chambers were closed
- Two explosive poop diapers resulting in fresh bed linens each time :) Our little warrior sure knows how to keep his nurses busy!
- Owen had his first bath with Mommy and Meemah!
- He "kangaroo'd" with Mommy for one whole hour!
- Meemah held her littlest buddy for the first time :)
- The IV line in his belly button was taken out and a new IV line was put into his foot
- His feedings were increased to 14ml
- Weight: 2 lb 6 oz
- Owen's oxygen flow through the nasal cannula was decreased from 4.0 to 2.0
- His feedings were increased to 17ml
- His IV line was moved from his foot to his hand
- He had another explosive "poop" resulting in fresh linens (*Note to Mommy: buy lots of crib sheets!)
- Owen "kangaroo'd" with daddy for one whole hour!!
- Weight: 2 lb 6 oz
- Happy one week birthday to Owen!! Such a little miracle you are! You make our family complete :)
- To celebrate, Owen got to kangaroo with both his Mommy and his Daddy for over 1.5 hours!! So exciting and special for all of us.
- The nurses and doctors are so excited with how he is handling his feedings that they are going to introduce a fortifier to his milk. We are hoping that he likes his fortifier so much so that we can continue to add it with every feeding, giving him the extra vitamins, minerals and proteins his tiny little body needs :)
- Weight: 2 lb 6 oz
Our week in pictures...
Please continue to pray for our "little warrior"! Owen wants you all to know that he gets to meet his Aunt Amy tomorrow! Check back for another update and some more pictures soon...
xoxo,
Mommy and Meemah (Daddy and Owen, too!)
p.s. Happy Birthday, Uncle Ross!
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