Landon is free of all support. He still has his monitors when unattended, however, we had him completly unplugged! “Landon seems bored at the NICU” Â Â Â “Landon free of wires in the Nursing Room” Â Â Â “Landon smiling” Â Â Â Â … Continue reading
Today Landon is 1395 grams = 3lbs 1 oz. He remains at .2 flow for air (mainly because the doctors are too busy with the other babies) but were not pushing him this time. As of 5pm today Lando LakesTM … Continue reading
Well Landon was stinking up the joint so we decided to give him a bath. This was the first bath we gave him (well Sarah gave him to be exact). We’re saving the video of it for his wedding! “Landon’s … Continue reading
Landon gained 35 grams today (total of 1280 or 2 lbs 13 oz). He needs another 80 grams to get to 3lbs. Landon gets fed by us twice a day and tonight he might get to try a new feeding … Continue reading
After much anticipation, Landon got his first bottle today!!! We have been waiting quite awhile for this great moment. To show his daddy what a big appetite he has, he finished the WHOLE BOTTLE. For those of you who don’t … Continue reading
That’s right, the cool (or cruel depending on your perspective) preemie parents that we are, we dressed “The Don” for St. Patrick’s Day. He was such a hit, that some of the nurses want to take him out for a … Continue reading
  “Landon Laughing (okay not really but it looks like it!)”     “Landon and his blue hat”   … Continue reading
Just one tonight: Â Â “Landon holding finger” Â Â … Continue reading
Not much changed today except his weight went up again (1130 Grams, +30 from yesterday: 2lbs 8oz). All breathing apparatus is still at the same settings so far. He hasn’t had much in the way of apnea/desats. So he’s had … Continue reading
Landon is doing great today. He hit the 1100 gram mark (exactly) 2lbs 7oz. He’s hanging at a flow of 1.5 on the high flow cannula, but he hasn’t had any apnea for the past couple days. One of Landon’s … Continue reading
Today we had another first, Comment Spam. Basically “robots” look for blogs and then post in the blogs comment section with links to their own sites. This basically helps to raise their site’s ranking in Google and other search engines. … Continue reading
So I got to swaddle Landon today for the first time (mom got to yesterday). He really seems to like it, and he doesn’t end up all covered in my hair after either! “Landon Swaddled” “Landon and his Pacifier\” “Landon … Continue reading
Here’s Landon’s sophisticated temperature control system. His condo’s air temperature is usually kept around 31-32 degrees C or 88-89 degrees F. Kind of like being in Hawaii in July!! “Isolette HVAC” … Continue reading
Here’s a couple pictures by request from Emma. Landon did okay tonight. He had a couple little desats and one pretty big desat with apnea when he had dinner. As his hermatocrit (amount of red blood cells) has droppped a … Continue reading
Lan the Man is doing great. His flow is still at 1 and he is maintaining good saturation levels (blood oxygen). Landy has been having very few desats or a’s and b’s these past few days. Our Lil’ Pounder put … Continue reading
Landon moved into his new condo. It’s not as spacious as his last place, but it has a great view. He can look right off his balcony right into baby Jessica’s window! She’s a cutie, 1 foot 2 inches tall … Continue reading
Here’s a link that explains some of the NICU Terminology. Of course desat is not in there so let me explain a few common ones. “Desat” refers to desaturates of blood oxygen levels. Landon always has an Sp02 sensor on … Continue reading
“Closeup of Landon – Whatcha lookin at!” “Landon and his bearskin rug wearing Aunt Kelly’s smurfy hat” “Landon with Mom” … Continue reading
Well Landon has been hearing all about the Winter Olympics and has decided to join the Austrian Team. Apparently their athletes have good access to the transfusion equipment he needs! He really was doing great today. Very few apnea spells … Continue reading
Well Landon is 910 grams today, thats 3 grams over 2 pounds!!!! What a moose he’s turning out to be! He has been having a few more apnea spells the past few days so we sort of pushed the doctors … Continue reading
L.J. gained some more weight today (30 grams to be exact). Today when I looked at I felt like he looked bigger. Nothing much else to report. The higher setting on the nose cannula seems to be helping him have … Continue reading
Landon the Pirate! “Arghhh Matie!!!” “Dad with Landon” “Close up of Landon” … Continue reading
Today Landon weighed in at 775 grams (1lb 11oz) gaining 25 grams from yesterday. The docs also upped his caloric intake by 2 calories (total of 26 calories per ounce of milk). They add a yummy fatty oil to the … Continue reading
Are you curious what happens to the left over equipment after babies are done with them? Well the nurses put Landon’s nose cpap to good use: Â “A hippo on a CPAP” Â Here is what Landon’s bedroom looks like: … Continue reading
Landon seems to really enjoy his new nose cannula and we enjoy it too. We can see his face, move him around without it popping out, and basically have a more enjoyable time with him. Here are some pics to … Continue reading
Today Landon demonstrated for us his hiccups (this was the first we’d seen or heard of this). He sounded much like a mouse – breathe..squeak – breathe..squeak – breathe..squeak. His feeding tube was back in (it’s very easy to put … Continue reading
That little bugger decided to pull out his feeding tube today. Good news is he’s showing excellent coordination and motor skills. Bad news is needs that darn tube to eat! Oh well, we keep telling the nurses he likes to … Continue reading
“Landon Loungin’” “Landon Curled” … Continue reading
Sorry, had some computer problems last night so I didn’t get to posting. Anyway, Landon was weighed in at a whopping 730 grams. The nurse didn’t think that was quite accurate, and most likely will be less today. Everything else … Continue reading
Besides a little hernia (which preemies often get) Landon’s doing good. He actually had the hernia the other day and we just found out today. It was so minor that they didn’t want to worry us (they just push it … Continue reading
Here’s a picture with Landon’s new hat from Aunt Kelly. It’s a little big, but he’ll grow into it!!! Â Â “Mom kisses Landon” Â Â … Continue reading
Landon’s brain scan came back with no change from last week. They keep increasing his feeding and he seems to be tolerating it, although he lost 10 grams today (690 grams). It’s normal for it to go up and down … Continue reading
For his weekly birthday the nurse took out his last IV so now he only has a feeding tube, the nose cpap, and a few sensors. He also reached his original birthweight today (700 grams) which for his size usually … Continue reading
They plugged up the last IV, although they kept it in for now, so he’s getting all his nourishment from mom’s milk. The last IV is a special one so they’ll keep it in for a day or so just … Continue reading
Wanted to give you all a quick update so that no one has to wait for too long. Today we visited around 11:00 and Landon was holding up. His oxygen levels were increased slightly for short periods of time because … Continue reading
Landon has been doing so well with eating that the doctors said he probably won’t need the IV anymore. This is great news as I’m sure he’d love to be IV free. He’s still doing well with his breathing on … Continue reading
Some have asked if there is a charity to donate to in Alissa’s name. We have set up a fund through the March of Dimes Banding Together Program. The money donated will go to the fight against premature birth. Alissa’s … Continue reading
As difficult as it has been to say good bye to Alissa, we are still being strong for Landon. Last night we went back to see him and deal with our emotions of seeing him without his sister. This morning … Continue reading
It is with great sorrow we mourn the loss of Alissa Jean. She was brave and fought hard, but this morning she passed away. I wrote her this short letter to say goodbye. A Letter to Lissy Dear Alissa, Although … Continue reading
Today was another good day for both babies. Alissa was feeling much better after her surgery Friday (to insert the permanent IV) and she was moving around to show her progress. Her vitals all looked good and she looks like … Continue reading
Here’s the pic. By the way mom wanted me to tell everyone that both Lissy and Landon are opening their eyes (of course Lissy was first to do this too)!! “Mom holding Landon” … Continue reading
That’s right, not to be shown up by her big brothers fantastic progress, Alissa has decided to take the first dump! I can not emphasize how proud we are of our little pooper (that’s right daddy’s little girl). On a … Continue reading
Word out on the street is that all you bloggers are anxiously awaiting your daily update. Normally I’m not one for much suspense, however, just for fun I think I will drag this blog out a bit before getting to … Continue reading
Landon is still doing great on the nose cpap. The doctors are impressed that they haven’t had to reintubate him (which would be pretty typical if they had to). He’s still getting small amounts of milk, although he hasn’t pooped … Continue reading
Landon continues to excel. He has been enjoying milk overnight and will continue to get a little bit every few hours for now. He’s been doing great on the nose ventilator. His weight has been going up and down (currently … Continue reading
Lissy’s breathing and blood pressure seem to be stable today. She is having some additional complications which we won’t know the implications of until tests on Friday. Landon is doing remarkable. They have removed his breathing tube and have him … Continue reading
First off I just wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming support. We really appreciate it and it gives us strength and encouragement. I also wanted to let everyone know about something I was thinking about. Sarah has been part … Continue reading
Sarah was discharged this afternoon from the hospital. She was healing so well they let her go home a day early. It is very tough for us to leave the twins, but we live so close to the hospital that … Continue reading
Due to Sarah’s condition she spent most of the past day and a half in intesive care. This morning she was allowed to go meet them for the twins for the first time. The twins are still doing well. We … Continue reading
Sarah so far is doing fine. She recovering from the preeclampsia and the hellp syndrome. She will hopefully be able to eat this afternoon and they are expecting to move her from the ICU to the maternity ward today. Below … Continue reading