I had my precious baby boy on January 31, 2013. It is the night of February 4, 2013 and we still have no idea when we will be able to leave the hospital.
Once I gave birth to my son, he was whisked off to the NICU. I didn't even get to see him until five hours after he was born. We were given deadlines of when we would be able to go home, but none of them have panned out and now they wont give us any specific time because we have been so frustrated with them getting our hopes up only to have them dashed. It seems like him being in the NICU will never end.
Although there are no answers as to when we can finally go home and get back to normalcy, there is still hope. He can't be here forever, for one, but he is also showing signs of getting better. His levels are getting better and he is more active and aware of his surroundings. Oh, and the fact that he is eating like crazy!
I don't want to put a date on when we will be leaving the hospital because that just sets me up for disappointment, I am hopeful that we are moving in the right direction.
My prayers are with those that have their babies in the NICU with more health issues than our little man.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Happy New Year!
With a new year upon us, I can't help but look forward to what I have in store for my family.
I'm expecting a bouncing baby boy in February to add to our family of three! Pregnancy has shown to be not as easy as it was with my daughter, so I find myself loving being pregnant, but looking forward to, not only seeing the little man, but getting my body back. I'm also concerned how I will handle TWO kids. One is pretty easy. She's like my little buddy that I take everywhere. Doubling that, could be challenging. Sometimes I feel prepared, and sometimes I feel myself blindly walking along this path with no concept of what awaits at the end.
We are going to need to move out of our rental property this year which means, moving... I don't think I know anyone who enjoys moving, and I have never had to move with kids. An extra complication. The positive side is that we are looking into being first time home owners! I am so excited to own my home, and just pray that God will lead us to the correct choice.
There are many positive things I have to look forward to in 2013, but I also am thinking about how I want to make this year better. Being pregnant has not made me the most productive person in the world, so I'm hoping that once I have this baby, I can change that (and hopefully a little before too!)
My house, for one, is never as clean as I would like it to be. I'm sure this is something many other women deal with, but their homes seem to be still cleaner than mine. I would like to get more organized, and more focused on cleaning this year. Sometimes I wonder if my expectations are too high because I know other people that I compare myself to have maids, but there is definite room for improvement.
I stay at home with my little girl and love that I have that option. However, the poor girl is in the house most of the day with few days even venturing outside. That is something that needs to change as well. I seem to be so preoccupied with other things that I forget this little girl needs a change of scenery. We have a pool, so being outside means I need to be there with her, which is probably why it rarely happens. I would like to change that drastically this year. I want to take her outside, to parks, to the mall play structure, even just for walks. I'm sure there are other moms out there who can relate.
Those are my thoughts for the new year and hope everyone has a great 2013!
I'm expecting a bouncing baby boy in February to add to our family of three! Pregnancy has shown to be not as easy as it was with my daughter, so I find myself loving being pregnant, but looking forward to, not only seeing the little man, but getting my body back. I'm also concerned how I will handle TWO kids. One is pretty easy. She's like my little buddy that I take everywhere. Doubling that, could be challenging. Sometimes I feel prepared, and sometimes I feel myself blindly walking along this path with no concept of what awaits at the end.
We are going to need to move out of our rental property this year which means, moving... I don't think I know anyone who enjoys moving, and I have never had to move with kids. An extra complication. The positive side is that we are looking into being first time home owners! I am so excited to own my home, and just pray that God will lead us to the correct choice.
There are many positive things I have to look forward to in 2013, but I also am thinking about how I want to make this year better. Being pregnant has not made me the most productive person in the world, so I'm hoping that once I have this baby, I can change that (and hopefully a little before too!)
My house, for one, is never as clean as I would like it to be. I'm sure this is something many other women deal with, but their homes seem to be still cleaner than mine. I would like to get more organized, and more focused on cleaning this year. Sometimes I wonder if my expectations are too high because I know other people that I compare myself to have maids, but there is definite room for improvement.
I stay at home with my little girl and love that I have that option. However, the poor girl is in the house most of the day with few days even venturing outside. That is something that needs to change as well. I seem to be so preoccupied with other things that I forget this little girl needs a change of scenery. We have a pool, so being outside means I need to be there with her, which is probably why it rarely happens. I would like to change that drastically this year. I want to take her outside, to parks, to the mall play structure, even just for walks. I'm sure there are other moms out there who can relate.
Those are my thoughts for the new year and hope everyone has a great 2013!
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