Lara makes a daily call to the step down unit to learn about Jaxon’s status and what happened overnight. She spoke with Stephanie, the current nurse watching him. In today’s status report, we learned that Jax is doing well overall, however; his jaundice monitoring continues. To test for Jaundice, the unit test for biliruben which […]
We took some time off this morning, that is, we cleaned our house and got a few more minutes of sleep. Over night, Lara diligently performed lactation every three hours, specifically 2:00a and 5:00a. The cats and I seem to make her nervous, so I avoid being in the same room as she pumps. Typically, […]
You may be wondering why I keep using the delivery category of this blog. In a typical delivery, parents get to leave the hospital with their baby, which effectively ends the delivery stage. That hasn’t happened as of this post but it’s more likely to happen soon, which will open a new world for everyone. […]
The other day, I shared with you the story of light and its speed in the form of a new boy. For the most part, light comes from stars, which are made up of swirling gases, water vapor, and interstellar particles of dust. These unfathomably vast areas of the universe are called stellar nurseries. Scientists […]
In our return to our home, we are still trying to process what happened over the previous eleven days. We have a child yet he’s not here. We have a room dedicated to him that he cannot use. We have to incorporate our new existence as parents, cat owners, people who have friends, family, and […]