the arrival of august
at the beginning of 2009, we thought differently about August.
it seemed so far away. and i envisioned being the worried father-to-be, bag packed and placed strategically by the door. responding to my wife’s every twinge with great anticipation.
well, it didn’t turn out exactly that way. while most of the past twelve weeks has been about worrying, it’s now being replaced by anticipation – we are in a countdown until Justin can come home.
Carrie has been staying up at Dartmouth for the past two weeks, working all day, every day, on getting him to be able to nurse. he’s also gotten consistently better with Oxygen – they only give him any if he needs it while eating.
and as of this writing, his weight is up to 2,915 grams, or six pounds, seven ounces (almost 1/2 stone, to our friends in England). all this of course is rambling, the pictures speak for his progress far better than i could.
are you ready
“we’re within a month of Justin’s original due date. while everyone else would have been preparing the nursery, assembling the crib, buying cute outfits, stocking up on diapers… we’ve been driving.” a bit of perspective on our journey so far.
meet the new mikeyboy
so on top of everything else going on in my life, i got the itch to redesign my blog. it’s been a while. the new design is something i’ve had rattling around in my brain for a while, and i finally took a bit of time to bring it all together. this is the eighth [...]
justin today
we realized the only public photo we’ve shared is justin on a ventilator, the day he was born. he’s come a long, long way since then. here he is now: 3lbs, 8.8oz. happily sleeping with mom holding him.
halfway
in the past several months, our basis or ‘normal’ has changed a lot. carrie was put on strict 24/7 bedrest, and i thought, okay. she’s home. i can take care of her. we can do this. and we did. guess what? “normal,” is different. then we found out that strict bedrest at home wasn’t enough, [...]
day off
so our days hauling up to DHMC to see Justin end up being almost entirely non-productive. we take two days off per week and try to pile all the chores and projects into those two days. here’s today’s To-Do list: check P.O. box go shopping @ walmart vacuum bedroom clean bathroom(s) clean out fridge keg [...]
status update, overdue
yes, it’s overdue, but hey – we’ve been busy. justin is doing well, breathing almost entirely on his own, and gaining weight. they are very pleased with his progress. mom & dad are tired but happy. we’ve decided basically to spend most of the week in lebanon, taking two days off each week to stay [...]
meet Justin
at 11:14am today, Saturday May 9th, we welcomed Justin into the world. he was born naturally at 26 weeks and 1 day, and weighs 1 pound 14 ounces. he is now in the care of the Intensive Care Nursery at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. mom is doing well also, and we rolled her in on [...]
standing on your head
imagine your bed was tilted backwards by 7 or 8 degrees, and you shouldn’t get out of it, or even sit up, for a week. or two weeks. or eight. or twelve. these are the measures that my courageous wife is undergoing in order to stay pregnant. after two weeks of strict at-home bedrest, we [...]
naming the printer
this is how the conversation went. mike: i also need to order ink carrie: ink? for crazy printer? mike: crazy printer, yes. mike: perhaps it needs a name. carrie: Let’s name it Yar. carrie: As in Lt. Tasha Yar. mike: which one was that again? the psychic one? carrie: No, that was Troy. carrie: Yar [...]
blarney!
yes, it’s st. patrick’s day. not that it affects my work or home life, but i’m part irish so i feel compelled to recognize. since i don’t post nearly often enough, this is simply a catch-up with what’s going on. i’ll try to keep it lively. “edgar” is progressing nicely. we’re due in mid-August. carrie [...]
O HAI!
O HAI! arriving in August.