4/21/2009

Anthony took off again today to take care of me. The night before I was feeling awful. I wasn't sure what it would feel like without pain medication. It wasn't a good feeling. My body was sore and my breast were hard. We went to visit him early afternoon around 2:30. My dad came to see him for the first time. It was nice, especially since he is the second boy in our family within two weeks. During the visit there were some doctors there doing an echo test, which is checking his heart using an ultrasound device. They were checking to see if he had a heart murmur, which he does. This is not rare when it comes to children (preemies) this early in life. Anthony didn't stay for the procedure, which I can understand because Aj does not like when people are messing with him which causes his alarms to go off. Anthony hates the alarms because they scare him, which is understandable. So my dad and I stayed and watch, which it was a piece of cake because he was perfectly fine.

Later on in the visit, the nurse practitioner came in to talk about his progress and the ECHO test. She said that he does have a heart murmur and that they will be giving him some antibiotics to close the whole in his heart. He will receive 3 dosage 1 every 12 hrs. If that didn't work then it will be repeated and if not then again. She said the chances for him to have surgery are slim. She says there are hundreds of babies born with heart murmurs a year and only 2 may need surgery. Which means he most likely wont need it. Anthony spoke with her about touching Aj because he hasn't done so yet. He has been afraid that he may get him sick or may cause an infection. Thank God for her that she was able to give him the pros and cons to touching him which persuaded Anthony to do so. The moment was a beautiful sight. I recorded it with the camcorder. I wanted to cry, it was such a beautiful sight. As Anthony reached inside the incubator and touched his son for the first time. As he pulled his hands out Aj reached for him. That was an unforgettable moment.



Today he weighed 1lb 5oz which is normal for kids to lose weight in the first week of being born. He started his first dosage of the antibiotics at 5:00 pm and will continue on til tomorrow until 5:00 pm. Once the antibiotics works, rather it takes the first time or if he has to take more, he will then be given breast milk which I am excited about. The little one needs to start gaining some weight. Anthony's mother came by the hospital to visit also. She bought us "The first year" memory book, which is so much better than any book I've ever seen. I cant wait to start it. He did great all night. I love these nurses that take care of Aj. I couldn't ask for anything more. I love this little guy so much. I know that he is strong and that everything will be okay.