AMON EARL BECK
Baby Amon was born on: MAY 28th, 2011 @ 6:37 AM
Amon was 33 weeks and 2 days.
weight: 4 LB 11 OZ
Length:17.5 INCHES
He is pretty little, but bigger than originally thought to be. He is much better off since he was able to stay in the womb for three more weeks; at least that is what the doctors tell me. Baby was feet first so a C-section was necessary, but I am finally home after 4 weeks in the hospital. Baby Amon will be in the NICU for 4-6 weeks depending on how well he does.
Newborn pictures:
Poor little guy
Amon is hooked up to every machine imaginable.
Amon under the jaundice lights
So Life will still not be normal for quite a while; as we will be doing multiple trips daily to the hospital and counting down the days until he can come home. But at least I will be able to leave the hospital and be back with my little girl and hubby. Ben and Hallee have been quite the troopers. I am so so thankful that everything went so well, and so grateful for my family Ben, Hal & my mommy and daddy. I would be so loss without them. We are so blessed.
After the C-section, Hallee missing mommy time.
Amon 2 weeks old
Amon 2 weeks old. Mommy & Baby Time
Amon 4 weeks old. Daddy & Baby Time
Hallee giving Baby KISSES
1st family photo. Yup Hallee decided to make a silly face!
AMON's PROGRESS;
5/28-Lung collapse, extremely swollen with fluids
5/29-Air Ventilators and chest tube
6/1-Lung infection cleared.
6/2-Jaundice-But now breathing all on his own
6/3-Removed critical blood line from belly button
6/3-Got to hold my baby for the 1st time. Started feedings
6/4-My baby is a week old!
6/5-Done with antibiotics
6/7-Removed blood line to belly
6/9- 35 weeks old
6/10-Heart & lungs look good. Now feedings are our focus.
6/11-Amon is 2 weeks old and completely healthy
6/6-6/17 Just working on feedings
6/13-2 feedings a day. started the bottle
6/16-36 weeks
6/18-3 weeks old
6/19-3 feedings a day
6/20-4 feedings a day (39 ml)-Started Oxygen with feedings
6/21-back to back(b2b) feedings. He did wonderful (record 52 ml)
6/22-b2b feeding. did pretty good
6/23-b2b feeding, didn't eat much, did ok
6/24-b2b feeding, didn't eat much at all hoping Iron will help. Started Iron supplement, red blood cells low.
My Baby is a Month old. (4 weeks old)
6/25-No b2b. Amon needs to take a break.
6/25-6/28-not eating much to exhausted. not really interested
6/29-eating better (took 63 ml breastfeeding-new record) eating 3/4 to 1/2 his bottles
6/30-Amon hit the 7 lb mark-up Iron supplement-38 weeks old. still not eating as much as we would like.(Eat 54 ml)
7/2-5 weeks old
7/3-3 feedings-Moved to a big boy bed
7/4-4 feedings-Moved to 4th floor
7/5-b2b feedings again
7/7-39 weeks
7/9-6 weeks old & started 12 hour request (I eat when I want for 1-4 hours & feed by tube at night)
7/10-24 hour request (I eat when I want 1-5 hours the entire day and night by bottle)
7/11-24 hour deman-my feeding tube is removed. Mommy and Daddy sleep at the hospital for feedings.
7/12-AMON comes HOME! Baby Amon passed all his tests and feeding. Discharged 7/12/11 at 12:45-with Vitamines, Iron, & Gas medication-came home on monitors and oxygen with feedings.
7/14-1st doctor visit. All is well-8lb 21inches.
JESSICA's PROGRESS:
5/28- C-section
6/1 - Got to come home from the hospital
6/4 & 6/5-still in a lot of pain and fevering
6/6-Went to doctor for infection in c-section
6/7- c-section tore opened. Went to doctor to pack the hole in my stomach
6/8-wound clinic, repacked my wound and hooked me up to vac pack
6/10-got a clod can't visit my baby. Hope to visit my baby again 6/18
6/13-Finally able to dose down all the drugs
6/15- a week after the vac pack-finally able to move and not hurt a lot
Finally getting over (hopefully) everything. My wound opening seems to me a very slow healing process. I go to the wound clinic 3 times a week to get the foam filter torn out of the hole then repacked. Needless to say it kills and is not so much fun.
6/22-Wound getting smaller-it doesn't kill anymore to get the foam out or inserted. Just hurts a little.
The hole in my tummy after 2 weeks of the Wound Vac. It actually looks really good. Only the size of a thumb now, but still deep. Originally it was 1.5 inches-I don't have a picture of the original tear because it was pretty gross.
6/27-AFter packing my Vac around for 3 weeks I finally got the Wound Vac removed. YEA!! Strangely I feel like I am missing something as I keep looking around for my little purse/bag to carry before I move or hold my tube so it won't get caught on anything. (Habit after 3 weeks of carrying it around, I guess.)
6/29-hole seems to have a very thin layer of skin over it. Yea it has finally come together.
6/27-7/6 tummy bandaged up.
7/11- Woubd clinic -pronounced me healed!-Whole tummy area still tender but feels wonderful.
AMON EARL BECK
Baby Amon was born on: MAY 28th, 2011 @ 6:37 AM
Amon was 33 weeks and 2 days.
weight: 4 LB 11 OZ
Length:17.5 INCHES
He is pretty little, but bigger than originally thought to be. He is much better off since he was able to stay in the womb for three more weeks; at least that is what the doctors tell me. Baby was feet first so a C-section was necessary, but I am finally home after 4 weeks in the hospital. Baby Amon will be in the NICU for 4-6 weeks depending on how well he does.
Newborn pictures:
Poor little guy
Amon is hooked up to every machine imaginable.
Amon under the jaundice lights
So Life will still not be normal for quite a while; as we will be doing multiple trips daily to the hospital and counting down the days until he can come home. But at least I will be able to leave the hospital and be back with my little girl and hubby. Ben and Hallee have been quite the troopers. I am so so thankful that everything went so well, and so grateful for my family Ben, Hal & my mommy and daddy. I would be so loss without them. We are so blessed.
After the C-section, Hallee missing mommy time.
Amon 2 weeks old
Amon 2 weeks old. Mommy & Baby Time
Amon 4 weeks old. Daddy & Baby Time
Hallee giving Baby KISSES
1st family photo. Yup Hallee decided to make a silly face!
AMON's PROGRESS;
5/28-Lung collapse, extremely swollen with fluids
5/29-Air Ventilators and chest tube
6/1-Lung infection cleared.
6/2-Jaundice-But now breathing all on his own
6/3-Removed critical blood line from belly button
6/3-Got to hold my baby for the 1st time. Started feedings
6/4-My baby is a week old!
6/5-Done with antibiotics
6/7-Removed blood line to belly
6/9- 35 weeks old
6/10-Heart & lungs look good. Now feedings are our focus.
6/11-Amon is 2 weeks old and completely healthy
6/6-6/17 Just working on feedings
6/13-2 feedings a day. started the bottle
6/16-36 weeks
6/18-3 weeks old
6/19-3 feedings a day
6/20-4 feedings a day (39 ml)-Started Oxygen with feedings
6/21-back to back(b2b) feedings. He did wonderful (record 52 ml)
6/22-b2b feeding. did pretty good
6/23-b2b feeding, didn't eat much, did ok
6/24-b2b feeding, didn't eat much at all hoping Iron will help. Started Iron supplement, red blood cells low.
My Baby is a Month old. (4 weeks old)
6/25-No b2b. Amon needs to take a break.
6/25-6/28-not eating much to exhausted. not really interested
6/29-eating better (took 63 ml breastfeeding-new record) eating 3/4 to 1/2 his bottles
6/30-Amon hit the 7 lb mark-up Iron supplement-38 weeks old. still not eating as much as we would like.(Eat 54 ml)
7/2-5 weeks old
7/3-3 feedings-Moved to a big boy bed
7/4-4 feedings-Moved to 4th floor
7/5-b2b feedings again
7/7-39 weeks
7/9-6 weeks old & started 12 hour request (I eat when I want for 1-4 hours & feed by tube at night)
7/10-24 hour request (I eat when I want 1-5 hours the entire day and night by bottle)
7/11-24 hour deman-my feeding tube is removed. Mommy and Daddy sleep at the hospital for feedings.
7/12-AMON comes HOME! Baby Amon passed all his tests and feeding. Discharged 7/12/11 at 12:45-with Vitamines, Iron, & Gas medication-came home on monitors and oxygen with feedings.
7/14-1st doctor visit. All is well-8lb 21inches.
JESSICA's PROGRESS:
5/28- C-section
6/1 - Got to come home from the hospital
6/4 & 6/5-still in a lot of pain and fevering
6/6-Went to doctor for infection in c-section
6/7- c-section tore opened. Went to doctor to pack the hole in my stomach
6/8-wound clinic, repacked my wound and hooked me up to vac pack
6/10-got a clod can't visit my baby. Hope to visit my baby again 6/18
6/13-Finally able to dose down all the drugs
6/15- a week after the vac pack-finally able to move and not hurt a lot
Finally getting over (hopefully) everything. My wound opening seems to me a very slow healing process. I go to the wound clinic 3 times a week to get the foam filter torn out of the hole then repacked. Needless to say it kills and is not so much fun.
6/22-Wound getting smaller-it doesn't kill anymore to get the foam out or inserted. Just hurts a little.
The hole in my tummy after 2 weeks of the Wound Vac. It actually looks really good. Only the size of a thumb now, but still deep. Originally it was 1.5 inches-I don't have a picture of the original tear because it was pretty gross.
6/27-AFter packing my Vac around for 3 weeks I finally got the Wound Vac removed. YEA!! Strangely I feel like I am missing something as I keep looking around for my little purse/bag to carry before I move or hold my tube so it won't get caught on anything. (Habit after 3 weeks of carrying it around, I guess.)
6/29-hole seems to have a very thin layer of skin over it. Yea it has finally come together.
6/27-7/6 tummy bandaged up.
7/11- Woubd clinic -pronounced me healed!-Whole tummy area still tender but feels wonderful.
