We've been home for just over a week now and Ethan has been doing quite well! He has thrown-up a few times, but it seems to be mainly due to him having a crying fit before/during eating or he's taken in a little too much. He also has a diaper rash from hell, his body is still figuring out how to digest after not having eaten for a month, so it's very acidic....finally NORMAL baby problems! We've been alternating between zinc, polysporin, and canesten....if anyone has a miracle cure for diaper rash I'd love to hear it!! Poor little guy :-(
His belly is still bigger than a baby's without intestinal issues, but it's almost always nice and soft, which is what the doctor's want to see. He also still has some pretty loud gurgles, but it will take a while for his intestines to return to a normal size because they were dilated.
We've had appointments with the dietician, surgeon and pediatrician and everyone is happy with Ethan's progress. He is also gaining weight like a champ! He was 8lbs 12oz on Thursday, May 5 and yesterday he was 9lbs 2oz. So hopefully that will continue and he'll just get bigger and stronger each and every day! We have follow-up appointments in 2 weeks to check the progress.
This time being home feels different. We are still a bit nervous - maybe cautiously optimistic is a better way to say it - but the more time that passes at home I'm sure those feelings will diminish or even go away completely.
Below are the last few pics from the hospital and one at home....
Going for a walk in the pram!
Finally wireless!
Ready to go HOME!
Happy Mother's Day to me and Happy 4th month to Ethan!
Oh that is so great to hear, I'm so happy for you all! Now hopefully you can get into somewhat of a "normal" routine. If you guys ever need a babysitter don't hesitate to call me up! I would love to watch him if you guys need a break :) And I love the pictures, especially the last one :)
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Thanx for sharing such great news. Keep it up Little Champ!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove to all of you. Happy days ahead. xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteEthan ... you rock! Keep it up. :)
Good stuff!! Sorry no ideas about the diaper rash!! lol I love all the pictures!
ReplyDeleteAwesome news guys! Happy to hear that Ethan is doing well!!! My best diaper rash cure was plane old Vaseline...plaster it on nice and thick and when he pees etc. it rebounds the urine off of the body instead of soaking into the body!!! Good luck and yes....great pictures!! Thanks
ReplyDeletehmmm - somebody at my work said the same thing - vaseline ... maybe there's something to be said about it :)
ReplyDeletealso want to say - I love this first picture most of all - he looks like he's got his fist in the air and he's thinking that he is the champion - which I know for sure that he is! Way to go Ethan - you rock love x's o's
ReplyDeleteJust looking at this again, the pic of him waiting to go home, he looks SOOO tired there. After that battle, he earned his rest!
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