This also happens to be the place Matthew proposed exactly 11 years ago at Haystack Rock so I've included some pictures from that day, too! :)
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Seaside
Over President's Day weekend we joined Matthew's family for a little getaway. Just before this trip we had visited the pediatrician and our biggest question for her was, "When can we go places?" and she replied, "Where do you want to go?" "Out to eat?" we said. "Go out to eat! That's an easy one! You can keep him covered." Yahoo! So, we were excited to go more places than outside with Wyatt which we were able to do in Seaside. We stayed in a darling little house right on the Promenade, enjoyed lots of walks (Wyatt LOVES the stroller), a few dinners out (he only screamed through half of each), and fun with family. It was Wyatt's first look at the ocean although I'm not sure he was ever awake to see it!
This also happens to be the place Matthew proposed exactly 11 years ago at Haystack Rock so I've included some pictures from that day, too! :)
This also happens to be the place Matthew proposed exactly 11 years ago at Haystack Rock so I've included some pictures from that day, too! :)
Monday, March 2, 2015
51
Today I boxed up Wyatt's preemie clothes (saving a few special ones to keep) and sent them to Evergreen in hopes that other families can experience that wonderful day like we did.
Day 50 in the NICU wasn't a great one. Day 51 was splendid. I'll never forget arriving at the NICU, tentatively walking in, always wondering what hurdle we would face that day, checking the board to see if his weight was up or not, and then peering into that ever familiar plastic box to see my baby.
That day was different. When I peered in, I saw my tiny bundle in clothes. Real, commercially produced, Carter's-label-toting, that-other-babies-wear...clothes! I'll never forget that navy and white striped onesie, joking about how the horizontal stripes made his tiny figure look just a tad bit larger.
You never know when these babies are ready for the next "normal" but that day, the nurses knew, and someone had shared their outgrown baby's preemie clothes and made our day 51 unforgettable. Hopefully someone else's day 51 or 31 or 91 will be extra special, too with one of Wyatt's outgrown outfits.
Day 50 in the NICU wasn't a great one. Day 51 was splendid. I'll never forget arriving at the NICU, tentatively walking in, always wondering what hurdle we would face that day, checking the board to see if his weight was up or not, and then peering into that ever familiar plastic box to see my baby.
That day was different. When I peered in, I saw my tiny bundle in clothes. Real, commercially produced, Carter's-label-toting, that-other-babies-wear...clothes! I'll never forget that navy and white striped onesie, joking about how the horizontal stripes made his tiny figure look just a tad bit larger.
You never know when these babies are ready for the next "normal" but that day, the nurses knew, and someone had shared their outgrown baby's preemie clothes and made our day 51 unforgettable. Hopefully someone else's day 51 or 31 or 91 will be extra special, too with one of Wyatt's outgrown outfits.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Good Byes
Goodbyes are often hard, unpleasant, and not enjoyable. We, however, have had many good byes. Today was another one. Goodbye home oxygen! After 2 and a half months at home on oxygen, Wyatt is now oxygen free, breathing completely on his own all hours of the day and night. He recently "passed" his overnight oxygen test with flying colors and we received the call today from pulmonary at Children's. Some of the things we WON'T miss about home oxygen include:
- Wyatt pulling out his cannula (and us having to put it back in)
- Replacing the cannula and stickers each week (he HATES this)
- The monitor alarming falsely and unpleasantly waking us in the night
- Hauling around the monitor and the oxygen tank wherever we go - from room to room, to doctor's appointments, in the stroller when we take walks, upstairs each night and morning...
- "Hosting" many oxygen tanks in our entry way
- His stinky feet (the pulse oximeter makes his feet smell)
- Did I mention the alarms?
- Tripping over the oxygen cable and the monitor cord
- Explaining to people what that "thing" is in his nose and why he's on oxygen
- Every time the blasted machine beeps because we lose the connection
- The looks of alarm from visitors whenever the monitor beeps
- Calling the (slightly difficult to work with) medical supply company each week to request new tanks
Although we truly are grateful that Wyatt could come home when he did and that there is home oxygen support available to him, we're thrilled and beaming with pride to have our boy off the support. One more good bye for this family.
I love this picture. It's as if he's saying, "Really, Mom? I am so over this cannula thing." :)
Monday, February 16, 2015
5 Months Old!
Wyatt is now 5 months old (a few days before his oxygen came off, hence the cannula-still-in-picture). He is so much fun. As parents, we LOVE all the SMILES we get. In addition, he has discovered his hands and we think it's pretty cute. He uses this to soothe himself sometimes, too (bonus!)
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Sea...
...Hawks!
You rocked an awesome season, played a great game, and although we hoped you'd bring home another Superbowl championship, we're still proud of you! There's always next year! Go hawks!
You rocked an awesome season, played a great game, and although we hoped you'd bring home another Superbowl championship, we're still proud of you! There's always next year! Go hawks!
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