Keiser had a very eventful first month. He got to hang out in the hospital again after 5 days of being home. The day before my birthday I woke up with chest pain and was having a hard time breathing. I thought it could be allergies so I didn't think much about it. Later that evening, I was not feeling any better and Kelcey decided we should go to the emergency room. Thankfully my mother was here to watch Keiser for us. Since Keiser was breastfed he couldn't be too far from me, so Keiser and my mother waited in the car for us, hoping this would be a fast trip.
When we got there they checked my heart and everything was ok. They were afraid that I had a blood clot in my lungs from delivery. I needed a ct scan with iodine to rule the possibility out. Since I had an allergic reaction once to iodine, they needed me to do a radioactive test. I was devastated because with the radioactive dye, I would be unable to breastfed Keiser for 30 hours. He was only 5 days old and I was nervous about him having nipple confusion. I absolutely loved breastfeeding Keiser, he latched on perfectly after birth and I didn't want to do anything to mess that bond up. After talking to Kelcey and the nurse, I decided it was the best thing for me. If I did have a clot, it could of been a lot worse. I pumped all that I could and sent that to my mom. My cousin came to pick up my Mom and Keiser and he started formula for the next 30 hrs:(
During the test the radiologist told me I should be glad I did the scan, she saw something on my lungs. For the last 10 mins of the test, I was thinking I was about to die. I was really scared and didn't know what to think. They wheeled me back to my room and I told Kelcey what the radiologist saw. We sat there and prayed for a miracle. After a couple of hours of waiting, the Dr. came in and told me my scan was clear. We believe that God worked a miracle for us that night!
WEIGHT/HEIGHT
Keiser is a growing boy. He was 7lbs 12 oz and 20.25 inches long at his 1 month check up.
SLEEPING
Ever since Keiser came home, he would only sleep at an incline. His pack n play that we were hoping to use was to big for him, so we bought a bassinet with an incline. The first week we had to wake him up every 3 hrs to nurse. Now he wakes up every 1.5 -2 hrs to nurse. He loves the sound of running water and will fall asleep to it :)
EATING
He is nursing about every 1.5 hrs. Since he was such an efficient eater he would nurse for about 6-7 mins on one side and be done. He was gaining the right amount of weight so we didn't worry about trying to get him to eat on both sides.
DIAPER/CLOTHES
Size newborn diapers.
He was wearing preemie clothes for the first couple of weeks and is just now fitting in his newborn clothes. We just love this little guy!
LOVES
Keiser really enjoys taking a bath. He loves the water and is as happy as he can be! We started giving him a bath every other day, but he enjoys it so much we will move it to every night before bed.
He also enjoys being up on our shoulders and walking around the house. He has always been very alert ever since he was 1 day old.
MEMORIES
One day I was changing his diaper and I didn't get the other one fast enough. He started to pee and it went straight into his mouth and he started choking:( Poor little guy, sure scared mommy. This will be a funny story to share to his bride.
Keiser is what they call a happy grunting baby. He is always grunting!!
MILESTONES
He is not a big fan of tummy time, but will lift his head a little for us. He loves to look at books and play on his activity mat.
His Daddy is teaching him to stand, assisted of course:)
ACTIVITIES
Newborn pictures
I am looking forward to watching him grow and learn. We are so blessed with such a sweet little boy.
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