Happy Birthday Dad!

Yesterday was my Dad's Birthday!! It was really nice to have the family over for dinner and seeing them enjoy Gavin! His first birthday as a Grandpa, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

We have also had a few visitors over and it is so much fun seeing relatives with him and just so surprised over how little he is and how much hair he has!!! Aunt Jodie came over with some of the rug rats. Quinton and Alyssa both held him and seemed so thrilled to have another little one in the family! Quinton also i think is really happy that he isn't the youngest anymore! hehe
Cousin Becky and her daughter Sydney also stopped by and just enjoyed the little guy!!

My old roomie from college Linz just cracks me up she ordered us pizza for dinner the other night all the way from Ga. Got to love the roomie!! Thanks we really enjoyed it!


Tummy Time!!

He is so small that he doesn't fit in a swing or the little bouncer we got so we have a pillow in it and a bunch of blankets! haha So cute!
Our Little Football player! i was so happy that i had found a Colts Jersey for a New born and It still doesn't fit him just looks like he has on shoulder pads!

An IHOP morning

Every saturday morning Brandon and I meet Jordan and Jenni and their son Ben at IHOP for breakfest, but since we are kinda just camping out at home with Gavin they brought IHOP to us! It was really nice for them to come to us but it made things seem like normal and they got to meet Gavin!! Thanks you guys!!!
Ben giving Gavin a kiss!!!

2 weeks old

Gavin is now two weeks old and still doing great!!! He had his first Dr.'s appt. today and everything went well! he said that he looks great and well on his way!! He is taking his bottles great and still isn't really all that much of a crier! (lets hope it stays that way) Madison is getting more use to him still not really sure what to do with him or why he is here!! Things are going great!!

Both Grandma's Michele and Shirley and Grandpa Doug have come to see Gavin and he also got to meet his uncle Zach and Great Grandma Norrick. Gavin seems to like to meet new people cause he stays awake to hang out!!

Can't wait for him to meet more of you!!

Uncle Zach and Gavin

Great Grandma Norrick & Gavin

Grandma shirley (Bebe) & Grandpa Doug

And an old picture from the NICU of me and my mom and Gavin!

Gavin is Home!!

Great news!!! Gavin got to come home this afternoon! We had a great night at the hospital and he is eatting really well so he got cleared to come home. With him being a premie we have a few dr. apts to go to but we are just thrilled that he is home!!
Madison (the kitty cat) hasn't really noticed that he is here just kinda smells him and walks away. so that is also good!!!
If anyone wants to come and meet the little guy just give us a call to make sure we are here!!

Just a few new pics!!

Coming home soon

Gavin gets to come home some time this week!!!

The night before he comes home we get to be apart of a program called Homeward bound. It allows us to stay at the hospital the night before he comes home. We get to have him in the room and do everything for him just like we would have at birth if it had been normal. It is really nice because if we have any questions or anything they will help in anyway they can. It is a really great idea. It also means that we don't miss out on that night in the hospital that everyone else gets.

We can't wait for him to be home! We are scrambling to get everything done at the house that we thought we had a month and some days to do. His nursery is done for the most part and we really like it. We decided to go for the theme of fish, so we have Nemo all over the walls, and green and blue as the colors!!

Just a few more days!!!!

Yesterday was a BIG day for the little guy, he made leaps and bounds.

• He got taken off of the lights for jaundice
• the IV fluids were removed
• he gets to wear clothes
  
• got his first bath
• his first bottle

Things are looking really good and he will hopefully be home sooner then we think.

Gavin is born

Well as some of you have heard our son was born!!!!

On Mon. night my water broke. Not exactly a good thing when i was only 33 weeks. The hospital that we were supposed to deliver at only takes babies at 35 weeks so we got transfered to Ball Memorial Hospital. I was then put on magnesium to slow contractions down, so i could also get 2 shots of steroids to help his lungs develop. Well the level of Magnesium that they gave me ended up being to much and at one point was considered toxic to me. I was pretty much a veggi. After 2 days of that they took me off of the magnesium on wed night and if i went into labor they were going to let me. Well by thurs afternoon i was 3 cm. Got an epidural and then another drug for nausea and that knocked me out. So when i finally kinda woke up i was good to go. Gavin was born at 9:35 he was 5lbs 3 oz and 19 1/4 in. He is in the NICU He is doing well and breathing on his own. Just a waiting game on when he can come home.

Right after he was born i was having problems breathing and it turns out that the magnesium caused me to get some fluid on my lungs and have to have ct scans and x rays and feel like crap for 2 days. I have to do respiratory therapy for awhile and i am on meds to clear it up. I am getting back to normal and finally got to come home. Thanks you for all the calls and congrats!! We really appreciate it