More and more FUN!

Trigger is getting more and more fun everyday! and more and more chunky!!! It is actually an arm work out to hold him. We will go to Dr. Slusher on Wednesday and I can't wait to see how much he weighs. Maybe this time it will actually be a WELL baby check-up and we won't find out anything new. We are hoping that Dr. Slusher gives us the thumbs up to start taking Trigger out in public. I do know that we will still have to be very careful since he hasn't been approved for the RSV vaccine which is another aggravating story!
Trigger is smiling more and more! We are trying to get him on somewhat of a schedule now, and he is doing alot better at night! I have attached some pictures..The last picture has a story. It was a weekend and I had been working on school stuff all day and taking care of Trigger. I had not had a shower and it was 3ish that afternoon. I put Trigger in his bouncer and got in the shower. As soon as the water hit me, he started screaming. I thought...Let him cry. He'll be fine for a few minutes until I get out. When I got out of the shower, I was greeted with these pitiful tears!!!! Oh...I was soo sad! I picked him up and (after taking a picture) wiped away those tears and loved on my baby!!! Poor thing!!!

Fall is in the air!

Fall is definitely one of my favorite times of the year! For starters it means that the temperature is dropping. It also means the start of decorating the house...first with fall decorations and then...the MOST exciting...decortating for CHRISTMAS!!!! Those of you who know me and Matt, know that we LOVE decorating for Christmas. We even start decorating way before most people do. Anyway, back to fall. I love watching the leaves turn colors. And, this year we have a baby that will have lots of firsts: First Halloween, First Thanksgiving, etc.
Below I have a slide show of Trigger's most recent pictures. The "Prince" onsie came from Anna Kate (she was one of my precious children in my last year class). Then, I bought that Halloween pumpkin outfit the other day. So...we had to have a photo session with it! He is really starting to smile more. Izzy (Liz) got several smiles out of him too.

The Good News

I got so caught up in the negative news that I forgot to tell you that Trigger weighs 10lbs. 2oz. Dr. Slusher was very pleased. His weight is now in the 25th percentile. His length and head circumference are still in the 5th percentile. He is a growing boy that loves his rice cereal bottles!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr.'s Appointment and Prayer Request

Trigger went for his 2 month "Well Baby Check-up". I put that in quotes because it didn't seem like a well check-up. The first thing Dr. Slusher always does is listen to Trigger's heartbeat. Well...she listened and heard a heart murmur. I know what your thinking...my child had one of those...no big deal. They sent us for an EKG and a chest xray just to make sure there isn't any structural problems with his heart. We went and had the xray and EKG done. Trigger was so wonderful during the tests. He actually slept through most of the EKG and Matt took a picture of him with his electrodes all over his body.

Anyway, we heard back from the tests yesterday. The radiologists said the xray showed that Trigger's heart was a little enlarged. And, Dr. King (who is suppose to be THE best pediatric cardiologist around) read the EKG and said it was "suspect". From my understanding, that means there were some abnormalities in the test results but he didn't know what was wrong. Dr. Slusher said that we would have to go see Dr. King for an appointment. They base their appointments on the seriousness of the patients problems. We didn't get an appointment until November 12th because Trigger doesn't have any symptoms of heart problems right now. I'm hoping that waiting this long to see him is a good sign that everything is going to be okay!
That's not all....Trigger also has a hernia in his belly button. They warned us in the NICU that he might develop one because he's a preemie. Well...of course he did! We will just watch it for now and hope it doesn't get any bigger. Then, he had a few other things that she mentioned to us. After this whole traumatic ordeal, Trigger had to get his shots!!!! Two in his right leg and one in his left and one orally! He was NOT a happy camper...in fact, HE HAD TEARS!!! He has never had tears. It was very sad. So...needless to say, we were all exhausted when we left Green Clinic.
Prayer Request: Please just pray for Trigger. He is a very strong boy and I know that he is going to be okay! Please pray for us. Matt and I, along with many other family members, are worried and are wanting our appointment in November to come quickly.

Matt's Birthday and other updates!

Matt's birthday was Sept. 13th. Because of the little one, he didn't have much of a celebration. Trigger (with the bow on his head) was one of Matt's presents. I worked really hard to get that present here!!!!!
Trigger is doing good. He sleeps almost four hours at a time at night, but he still eats every two hours during the day! We are dealing with acid reflux now. He's on zantac and had to start rice cereal in his bottle. Trigger now LOVES his bottles and usually gets very upset when you take it away to burp him. The cereal is definitely helping him add some fat to his body. In fact, we have had to "retire" alot of his newborn clothes. AND, he has moved to size 1 diapers. This probably sounds stupid, but everytime he moves up a size, I get very upset. He is growing TOO fast. In fact, he is now TWO months old. I can hardly believe it.
Liz and Mrs. Marcia (Matt's mom) keep Trigger during the day while I go to school. Right now they are coming to my house which is really nice!!!! School is going good. This time of the year at school is always very exhausting. Add a new baby to the mix and it makes for one tired mama!!!
I ALMOST FORGOT!!! Trigger had his first smile for me...I believe it was about two weeks ago! There is a picture on the slide show below of his second smile!
Okay...I've got to go get busy!!! Trigger's asleep and Matt's gone to his flag football game...time to get a few things accomplished!!! haha...

It's been too long!

Trigger has kept us busy lately! Check out the pictures below.

Trigger's Pictures!

Trigger is getting so big! In fact, we had to go back to the doctor this past week on Wednesday to have his bilirubin checked again and he weighs...are you ready for this...7lbs 9oz...My baby is getting so big!!! And, his bilirubin has gone down a point! He is still pretty yellow especially his eyes.
Trigger is eating great...obviously. He has been working on his head control! The NICU and Dr. Slusher were very impressed with his head control. I have attached pictures of his tummy time so you can see him holding his head up!
He usually sleeps pretty good at night especially when his Grammy spends the night! :) We are still feeding him every three hours around the clock. I am going back to work full-time tomorrow...and I have very mixed feelings about it! I absolutely LOVE teaching, but it's really hard to leave my baby! I hope you enjoy the pictures.