Alex James Mowery joined us on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. He was 9 lbs 11 oz and 21 1/2 inches long!!! He was delivered by c-section because of his size and everything went well with the delivery. Once we got into recovery he started breathing too fast which the nurses and doctors said was common in c-section babies. A few hours later he regulated it and we started being able to feed him. The next morning, the pediatrician came in and said he was doing great. About an hour later the nurse checked him and he was breathing fast again. A doctor from the NICU came in and checked him and had him sent to the NICU on Wednesday morning. Once he was in there, he was hooked up to an iv of fluids and started on antibiotics in case of an infection. He couldnt eat because of how fast he was breathing. Thursday morning, they put in a feeding tube and started him out at 1/2 oz and increased him up to 2 oz by 6:30 pm. He also became jaundice so he was put under the lights on Thursday. Friday, he was taken off the lights and took his first bottle at his 6:30 p.m. feeding. The nurses said he did great. They want his respirations to stay under 60 and it was 59 at the latest reading. It is 7:30 p.m. now and we can go back to see him at 8. I am ready to get up there since he will have his feeding tube out and out from under the lamps so I can hold my sweet baby!!! As long as he keeps his respirations under 60 tonight, the dr said they will do his circumcision tomorrow and hopefully send us all home together on Sunday. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. We want to all go home together.
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