Re: birth announcement (Mikki)

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Hello!

Sorry that I am a little late in my congratulations wishes!!!!

Way to go, Mikki!!!!! I hope that all is well with your baby boys

and the rest of the family.

Thanks for the update!

Jen

BU

1 dd Emma 12/29/02

> Welcome to the world,

>

> Daweson Behnke, 10/19/04 12:21pm, 6 lbs 6 oz, 19.5 inches

> Behnke, 10/19/04, 12:23pm, 6 lbs 6 oz, 19.5 inches

>

> born at exactly 36 weeks

>

> had a little trouble with jaundice and lost too much weight (jaundice

> makes them sleep all the time), so we had to leave him at the hospital one

> extra night and supplement with formula. We think we can bring him home

> today though

>

> 's lungs are still immature and he has been in the NICU since birth

> receiving oxygen (through a cpap- those little nose prongs). Thursday he

> got a treatment of surfactant to help his lungs mature, and as of yesterday

> he was breathing room air just slightly pressurized Because of the cpap

> he can't suck, so he is eating through a feeding tube (I am trying to

> express milk to take in now that it's come in). Once he can breathe

> properly (soon I hope!) they have teach him how to suck, then he can come

> home too, hopefully some time next week.

>

> I've had a bit of a time recovering, the surgery went fine but they had to

> give me some weird drugs (I hallucinated while they were delivering the

> babes, that's a story in itself LOL!) and LOTS of fluids to keep my BP up so

> I'm swollen like a balloon, plus I have bronchitis, luckily not constant

> coughing but any is bad with that incision! But I came home last night and

> feel pretty good as long as I've got my pain meds

>

> I will try to post pics on the website!

>

> hugs

> Mikki