So, our little Jeshua is beefin' up. We came home on the 21st of January and Jesh weighed in at a whopping 7lbs. 13oz. At a pediatricians appointment on the 24th he weighed 8lbs and 1/2 oz. The Dr. was a little concerned that he wasn't gaining more than that so we had to go back in for a weight check a week later. On the 31st he weighed...drum roll please... 9lbs 2oz!!! The Dr is no longer worried, our little guy is gaining weight like a champ now.
We are so glad to have him home. Aaron and Leah absolutely love him and take care of him when he cries (and wake him up when he's asleep!). We are trying to get into a good routine with sleeping, but we all know how that goes. We usually get a good 5 hour stretch at the beginning of the night. The rest of the night is sketchy. The worst is when we wake up to him crying, change his diaper only to find that we need to change the colostomy bag. Changing the bag really isn't all that bad, but in the middle of the night is seems torturous (for us!) and really wakes him up. Other than that life is settling down and we are getting used to another member of our family.
Today we met with the Surgeon who will perform the "Endorectal pullthrough" surgery for Jesh. We went into the appointment with high hope of the surgery being scheduled for the end of February, after all that is the 6 week mark! Our hopes were almost immediately dashed when he told us that it wouldn't be until APRIL 1st!!! I almost cried, I think Tyson almost did too. 8 more weeks of the colostomy. We are not looking forward to that, but it will be over soon. We were told that there is a 10% chance that he will have another temporary colostomy after the pullthrough just so things can heal appropriately. Hopefully we don't fall into that 10%. So, as of right now we will continue to take care of the colostomy as best we can, in the best humor we have, and wait until we can check back into the NICU on March 31st. By time Jesh is 3 months old we will hopefully be home and colostomy free!!
Here's hopin'
5 comments:
He's BEAUTIFUL! You guys have been so strong during this whole process and Jesh is very blessed to have such wonderful parents and siblings! We wish only the best and are praying for you all.
Love,
Stephanie & Andrew Frantz
What a little sweetie! So glad to hear that he's doing so well : )
way to put on the weight, Jesh!
Melissa, you are one strong woman! Your family and little one are in my prayers.
~Sarah (Mckenna)Rogers
At least you aren't going to be changing a bag when it is super nasty--like when he eats pizza or something. :) Thought I'd lighten it up a bit for you. You're welcome!!! Love ya!
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