We've started a new blog for Masinja, and now that he's home, this chapter of our lives is closed. It's a chapter we will never forget, but one that must be put away, and the focus put on the future. Masinja's new blog can be found here:
i-kfc.blogspot.com
It will be a weekly blog, so tune in every Sunday for updates... We know he has a lot of people cheering for him, so we'll continue as long as people want to hear about his progress.
That's all for the Chronicles.
Peace,
T.M.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Daily Update - 9 June 2007
Yea, I'm 21 weeks old today, and I get to celebrate it by actually coming HOME!
Masinja finished his 140+ day ninternship today. He's finally home with us and it feels awesome and weird all at the same time. We've gotten so used to visiting him at the hospital that we can't really believe he's home.
This will be the last daily update. I will go to weekly updates on his progress. Spending time on the computer will play second fiddle to my boy. I didn't get much sleep with him in the hospital, and I feel like I'll probably get even less now that he's home.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Masinja finished his 140+ day ninternship today. He's finally home with us and it feels awesome and weird all at the same time. We've gotten so used to visiting him at the hospital that we can't really believe he's home.
This will be the last daily update. I will go to weekly updates on his progress. Spending time on the computer will play second fiddle to my boy. I didn't get much sleep with him in the hospital, and I feel like I'll probably get even less now that he's home.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Daily Update - 8 June 2007
Day 14 Post-Op.
Masinja is supposed to come home tomorrow! He's having a sleep study done, and if everything looks good, he should be on his way home. Nothing is ever concrete, so we're still waiting with anticipation, but it's happy anticipation versus scared anticipation. It's nice to feel good stress for the first time in a long time.
We'll definitely let everyone know if he comes home tomorrow.
That's pretty much all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Masinja is supposed to come home tomorrow! He's having a sleep study done, and if everything looks good, he should be on his way home. Nothing is ever concrete, so we're still waiting with anticipation, but it's happy anticipation versus scared anticipation. It's nice to feel good stress for the first time in a long time.
We'll definitely let everyone know if he comes home tomorrow.
That's pretty much all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Daily Update - 7 June 2007
Day 13 Post-Op.
Masinja had his CAT scan today, and everything looked good. There weren't any changes from his last ultrasound, so he's doing well in that department. It looks like he's even closer to coming home now.
We'll let you know as soon as we get a "date", but it won't be concrete until he's actually leaving, so we have to contain the excitement.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Masinja had his CAT scan today, and everything looked good. There weren't any changes from his last ultrasound, so he's doing well in that department. It looks like he's even closer to coming home now.
We'll let you know as soon as we get a "date", but it won't be concrete until he's actually leaving, so we have to contain the excitement.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Daily Update - 6 June 2007
Day 12 Post-Op.
Masinja didn't have his CAT scan again today. His doc has a family emergency, so we're not sure when she'll be back to do the scan, and hopefully do his discharge paperwork shortly thereafter. We'll circle the wagons until then and wait. Patience is a virtue, and I'll keep telling myself that, and maybe I might believe it one of these days.
Otherwise, everything is still normal and boring.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Masinja didn't have his CAT scan again today. His doc has a family emergency, so we're not sure when she'll be back to do the scan, and hopefully do his discharge paperwork shortly thereafter. We'll circle the wagons until then and wait. Patience is a virtue, and I'll keep telling myself that, and maybe I might believe it one of these days.
Otherwise, everything is still normal and boring.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Daily Update - 5 June 2007
Day 11 Post-Op.
Masinja didn't have his CAT scan today. His doc went home over the weekend, and hasn't returned yet. Maybe tomorrow.
Other than that, it was pretty boring. He's still eating well, and his G.I. tract seems to be in good working order, so we wait in the holding pattern, again.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Masinja didn't have his CAT scan today. His doc went home over the weekend, and hasn't returned yet. Maybe tomorrow.
Other than that, it was pretty boring. He's still eating well, and his G.I. tract seems to be in good working order, so we wait in the holding pattern, again.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Daily Update - 4 June 2007
Day 10 Post-Op.
We had our NICU discharge class today. It's getting really close to Masinja coming home. We won't be able to take him out very much, as his immune system will be a little weaker than a normal baby's, so it'll probably be a couple of weeks before we can take him to church and such.
We'll let you know when he's discharged and home. We still don't know an exact date, so we'll keep playing it by ear. He still requires his CAT scan, which should be tomorrow, so we'll see.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
We had our NICU discharge class today. It's getting really close to Masinja coming home. We won't be able to take him out very much, as his immune system will be a little weaker than a normal baby's, so it'll probably be a couple of weeks before we can take him to church and such.
We'll let you know when he's discharged and home. We still don't know an exact date, so we'll keep playing it by ear. He still requires his CAT scan, which should be tomorrow, so we'll see.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Daily Update - 3 Jun 2007
Day 9 Post-Op.
Nothing exciting today. Masinja continues to get stronger and eat more. He's getting pretty upset when he doesn't eat on time. He's also starting to want to be held more. He's been hanging around T.M.M. too much lately.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Nothing exciting today. Masinja continues to get stronger and eat more. He's getting pretty upset when he doesn't eat on time. He's also starting to want to be held more. He's been hanging around T.M.M. too much lately.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Daily Update - 2 June 2007
Day 8 Post-Op.
Yea, I'm 20 weeks old today!
Masinja had a pretty boring day. He ate, slept, then ate and slept some more. He's getting really grumpy when you don't hold him enough, so we're holding him as much as possible.
T.M.M. and I gave him a bath tonight, and he's way too big for the bathtub they have. They need to get bigger ones for the larger babies that are in the unit.
Masinja's supposed to move to a different room for babies that are ready to be discharged. We think he'll go over tomorrow. We can't wait for him to come home!
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Yea, I'm 20 weeks old today!
Masinja had a pretty boring day. He ate, slept, then ate and slept some more. He's getting really grumpy when you don't hold him enough, so we're holding him as much as possible.
T.M.M. and I gave him a bath tonight, and he's way too big for the bathtub they have. They need to get bigger ones for the larger babies that are in the unit.
Masinja's supposed to move to a different room for babies that are ready to be discharged. We think he'll go over tomorrow. We can't wait for him to come home!
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Daily Update - 1 June 2007
Day 7 Post-Op.
Masinja's CAT scan is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 Jun. After that, the doc has no reason to keep him in the NICU anymore. He's already back up to 30z (90cc) at each feeding and thriving. It's almost surreal to us that he's actually ready to come home.
We have his discharge class on Monday, so we get to learn the baby CPR and good things like that. I think the reality of him coming home will hit us even more after that class. It's been so hard to walk by that sign-up sheet and watch other babies go home week after week, but it's also been nice, because they don't have to stay in the NICU anymore, either.
I guess I'm going to have to start a new blog when he comes home. Don't know what I'll call it yet, but we'll see.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
Masinja's CAT scan is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 Jun. After that, the doc has no reason to keep him in the NICU anymore. He's already back up to 30z (90cc) at each feeding and thriving. It's almost surreal to us that he's actually ready to come home.
We have his discharge class on Monday, so we get to learn the baby CPR and good things like that. I think the reality of him coming home will hit us even more after that class. It's been so hard to walk by that sign-up sheet and watch other babies go home week after week, but it's also been nice, because they don't have to stay in the NICU anymore, either.
I guess I'm going to have to start a new blog when he comes home. Don't know what I'll call it yet, but we'll see.
That's all for today.
Peace,
T.M.
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