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CAITLIN'S LIFE
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WHOOPS.... WHY DO GRANDMAS ALWAYS KNOW??
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Jun 30, 2009 01:26pm (EST)
Caitlin is really starting to shine. She is getting more active every day. About a week ago my mom told me that I had better quit laying Caitlin on the couch because she was going to roll off. I told her no not yet, she isn't showing any signs of rolling. Well 2 days ago I laid her on the couch and ran to grab a diaper and her clothes for the day. Before I could get back I heard her crying her head off, and sure enough she had rolled off from the couch. Luckly she was ok just a little scared. She's also really starting to play with toys and even her big sister. It's all so cute.
We stopped by the NICU yesterday and seen one of her doctors a couple of NNPs and a couple of her nurses, they are all so impressed by her. They can't even believe that she is the same baby. I fell so blessed to see my baby blossoming.
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Posted by Neely1206 | Comments: (3) | Permalink
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NERVE RACKING
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Jun 01, 2009 08:14am (EST)
This weekend was the first time that I have taken Caitlin to the grocery store with me, I actually jumped in head first and took both girls with me. It made me really nervous to have Caitlin in such a public place and people coming up to see her. And shopping baskets are some of the germiest things ever. I always use anitbacterial wipes and hand sanatizer, but it just didn't feel like enough.
Caitlin doesn't like the snugglie carrier, I don't know if she's uncomfortable or that she can't see out. But using that is the only way I feel comfortable taking her to the store. So she was upset the whole time we were in the store. By the time I got finished I was feeling like I was crazy......
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Posted by Neely1206 | Comments: (3) | Permalink
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ALMOST 6 MONTHS....
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May 26, 2009 09:46pm (EST)
It's just hit me today that my Caitlin will be 6 months old in 2 weeks. I also just realized that we had her party exactly 3 months from the date that she came home. I didn't do it on purpose and it wasn't even mentioned at the party but now to think back it was a great milestone. I just feel so blessed. I've counted my blessings ever since she was doing so good in the NICU, but today I was reading posts about parents losing their babies on SHARE and it just made me feel so lucky. Eventhough any parent/family thrust into the NICU isn't lucky because it's just not a great situation. Back to my point, I just can't believe that she has been here for 6 moonths. Time sure has flown by.
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Posted by Neely1206 | Comments: (3) | Permalink
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NERVES/WORRIES
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May 22, 2009 09:09am (EST)
We're having a party for Caitling on Sunday and I'm a little nervous about how I'm going to react to all of my family and friends wanting to hold and touch her. I want them to get to know her, but at the same time I feel like I want to put her in a bubble and protect her. I'm also excited to have family and friends meet her for the first time, because she is so sweet and I know they will love her as much as I do (most of them already do, even without having ever seen her.) It's just that we have worked so hard to keep her healthy, I don't want anything to happen now. I know that these are mostly irrational fears, but I just can't seem to shake them.
Another fear is just out of not knowing. We live on the Western Slope of Colorado, and my husbands work is sending him over the moutains to work in Denver for at least a month. I would love to be able to go over and spend some time as a family, but I don't know if Caitlin is able to travel over the moutains due to oxygen. She's only been off from it about a month. I guess my worrie is if the Doctor says she can go and something happens or she has problems going over the pass.
I hate this inner conflict that I have now. I feel like we should just halt our lives for Caitlins well being but then we have Hannah to worrie about and we can't just halt her life, it's not fair to her...
I wish that I could listen to my own advice and take things one at a time....
Caitlin seems to be on track with her development for the most part so far. She is batting at her toys and such a smiley baby, she is cooing and really trying to use her hands, she holds her head up well when propped up. The one thing that she doesn't do is try to hold her head up when she is on her tummy. I'm not sure what else I can do to help her with that, I try putting her on her tummy with an interesting object in front of her but it doesn't seem to phase her. Gennerally she falls asleep if you put her on her tummy or else she cries because she can't see what is going on.
Boy I just seem to dwell on the worries, because that last paragraph was suposed to be a positive one and then I fell into what she isn't doing instead of what she is doing.
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Posted by Neely1206 | Comments: (3) | Permalink
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BEEN HOME FOR 2 MONTHS AND 1 WEEK
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May 07, 2009 04:10pm (EST)
Caitlin is changing in leaps and bounds. Sometimes it's hard to believe that she is that same baby born 5 months ago. Today she weighs 10 pounds and is no longer on oxygen. To me she is the most amazing thing ever. She is sleeping through the night and then is the happiest baby. She is always all smiles. I feel so blessed because of her.
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It's hard to believe that this is the same baby as the one that I went to visit in the NICU. IT's like looking at two different babies.
