Cute Kyle

One Month Old!

Kyle is one month old today! I can't believe he is growing so fast. He is now out of the newborn clothes and we are stretching it with the newborn diapers. I don't know how much he weighs now, but two weeks ago he was just over 7 lbs. He likes to eat..a lot. Several times he has nursed for close to an hour and still acts hungry. I have given him a few ounces of formula and he does well both digesting the formula and switching back and forth between breast feeding and bottle. He'll need to drink from a bottle at daycare (in a few months) so it's great that he is having no issues. Zack is loving his little brother even if he is a little "boring." Kyle gets hugs an kisses from his big brother and they even play "baby karate" and pirates. This consists of Zack moving Kyles arms and either saying "Hi-ya" (karate) or "Arghhh" (Pirate) while Kyle stares with big eyes. I think they will have fun together.

I am healing up pretty well after the c-section. I have to say this recovery is significantly harder than with Zack. Of course I didn't have my abdomen cut open when he was born... I'm just grateful that I live in place and time where they can get the baby out out 5 minutes after they discover a problem. Since Kyle decided it was a good idea to wrap the umbilical cord around his neck twice, he would not have made it into the world in the traditional way. Stinker!

I hope to update more often as well as get some pictures posted. Between the lack of sleep, holidays and internet problems, I have not been on-line much in the past month. I'm sure that will change. Especially after I go back to work in March...

He is here!

Kyle Erik was born December 11, 2008 at 12:18am. He weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 22 inches long. More to follow.

Almost there...

We went in today for our weekly appointment. He passed the biophysical profile, but his numbers on the non stress test were a little off. The Dr. had me come back this afternoon to re-run the NST and he passed in 20 minutes... So all is well. I will be going back next Monday for another biophysical profile and non stress test. We will then go in on Thursday to repeat as well as get measurements to estimate size. THEN I will be admitted on Sunday December 14th in the evening to get my cytotec to help prepare for the induction which will begin on Monday morning the 15th. Hopefully he will be born sometime on the 15th. She did warn us that since he is head is still pretty high, there is a greater risk that an induction will end up in a c-section. However with my blood pressure and immunological issues, the risk of waiting is higher. Plus I'm now at the point I was with Zack when my placenta stopped working, so I would never risk it.

Update

We had an appointment today. Everything was fine. Blood pressure is still good and baby is now head down! Who knows what he has been up to! Now I'm just hoping he stays put for the next couple of weeks. I am now 60% effaced and a fingertip dilated which means...nothing. I could go into labor at anytime, or not. The labs that I had last week came back great. The liver function number was down to 17 from the high of 44 a few weeks ago. I guess the bed rest is working.

Doing fine

Another appointment today. Baby is doing great. He measured in at 5 lbs. 11 oz. The ultrasound readout said that was +/- 8 oz. My blood pressure was good and he passed his test again with perfect scores. The only bad news is that the little stinker is no longer head down. He is now transverse, basically sideways. I couldn't believe it! Dr. Baker said he still has some time to get back into position. If he doesn't go back to head down before 39 weeks that means he will be born by c-section. That is not my first choice, but if that's the way things go so be it. The only reason I wouldn't want to have the c-section is the recovery time is longer. Anyway I hope he flips back into place in the next 3 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for us!! Next appointment is on next Tuesday due to Thanksgiving. I can't believe the latest he will be here is 3 weeks from Monday!

34 Weeks 4 Day

Another appointment today. Baby passed his biophysical profile and non stress test with flying colors. He has been on the stretch today as well. I keep feeling him pushing into my rib cage and the Nurse said that what I'm feeling is his hiney. Even Erik could feel it from the outside. We spoke to the Dr. about what the expectation are in terms of how long we will go before getting induced. She is still waiting to shoot for 39 week (December 15) but it all depends on how things go. My blood pressure has been good on bed rest and the labs are now back to normal, so there is no reason to have him born any earlier. I want to avoid him a stay in the NICU so I'm happy with waiting, even if the bed rest is getting old at only 3 days in. I'll do whatever it takes.

Next week we will do another growth ultrasound to get an idea about how big he'll be. Of course it's can be off up to a pound (it was with Zack) but it at least gives us a little peace of mind as one of the problems with high blood pressure is growth restriction. I probably won't have any updates until next weeks as I will be laying on my left side watching TV until then.