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.
Family photo. Amon at 2 months. But technically only 2 weeks old. Ya this is the best photo we were able to get.
Amon with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Ron. Amon making a funny face, but I was just glad his eyes were opened. He sleeps alot still - just like a newborn.
Amon with Grandpa great. I love this picture!
Amon & Grandma Marian & Hallee-with all her energy! I Love her facial expression. Amon has chubby little cheeks with one dimple. You definitely notice his cheeks in this picture.
Hallee loves her new little brother so much. How stink'in cute are these two together.
Just enjoying our time together. With my first baby Hallee, it really sucked to be up all night. With baby Amon its different, yea it still sucks not to sleep. But we are so happy he's home, that I am now up all night with a smile.
This is baby Amon's favorite position both hand above his head. Which is quite the feat since the nurses swaddle him so tight; it takes him 5 minutes to wiggle both of his arms out.
Amon got moved to a big boy bed!
Since baby Amon is still in the hospital we headed to the cabin to watch fireworks with the Peck Family.
Ben & Hal fishing
We actually caught something. Look really close and maybe you can see it. Yup it's a tiny little guy, but the kids were thrilled with it.
Family 4 wheelering. I believe that Hallee is afraid of pretty much nothing.
The hut Hal & Ben and Jaden made. I remember when me and my sibling made huge huts. So much fun.
Then the next day Ben and Hal went to 7 peaks while I went to the hospital to fed Amon. They had a blast at 7 peaks and as usual Hallee didn't want to ever leave the place.
Sweet photo of Ben playing with Hallee in the kiddy area.
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.
