Notes from the Big House (otherwise known as the NICU)

Hi!
This is Jack. I figured that with all the hubbub about me, I'd add a little something along to this. I type really well for my age, Mommy says, except that it takes me so long because my hands aren't very long yet. She also says i have to clean up my own drool on the keyboard.

I'm doing pretty well, I guess. I have a nice comfy bed in a quiet room. My roommates are Cole and Amelia, they're pretty groovy. We all make our monitors go off around the same time. Mommy calls this "Symphony of Dings." I call it fun.:)

They've still got me on all sorts of medicines-- i've got my vitamins, my potassium and sodium, some caffeine (Mommy says Daddy needs that!), this stuff called Lasix (they give me that and I end up getting a new diaper, heheh), MCT oil to make me get bigger (Daddy calls it my fried chicken), Reglan and Zantac for when my tummy gets grumbly, and some other stuff that I don't remember right now. I also get breathing stuff to make me all nice and clear, which is important for when Mommy tries to feed me.

I wanted mostly to thank everyone for all the stuff they've been doing for Mommy, Daddy, and me. I love my snuggly warm hats, and everyone says I'm the best dressed baby in the nicu! I have my Halloween hat, my white snazz-o-rama hat, and my comfy blue hat that Aunt Betsy says makes me look like a snork. (Amelia says it's all sorts of hot though, so whatever a snork is, I guess I don't mind)

My Grammas got to hold me last weekend, that was kind of neat. I wasn't sure how to act, though, so I ended up pulling my feeding tube out when Gramma Kerry was holding me, and then I just forgot to breathe when Gramma Terry was holding me. I was just so excited, usually only Mom and Dad hold me, and now all of a sudden I get all sorts of new snuggles!

Today Mommy introduced me to Ms. Aime, she was really nice. Mommy says that she has a little girl who was in here, just like me, only awhile back. She says that if Ryleigh can do it, I can break outta here too. When Mommy came back from having lunch with them, she was in a really good mood, and I got extra happy snuggles. I love snuggles!!!

Daddy spent sooo much time holding me tonight!! I was a little squirmy, but that's only because I had to get comfy. I was enjoying it, Daddy knows exactly how to hold me so that I don't get a tummy ache during my feeding, and so that I can look around and see everything, too. After awhile, he let me sprawl out on his lap. I was loving life!

Ok, I've gotta go. Mommy's gotta sneak me back to my crib before the Ms. Nurse Stephanie notices I'm gone. Bye!!