Monday, September 26, 2011
Just like his brother before him...
Well, it's been a while...
Long enough that apparently our oldest son has turned into a punk rocker right before our very eyes. Ah, how quickly they grow up. This is what happens when Daddy takes Kiernan to get a haircut without Momma supervision. :)
Friday, March 4, 2011
Technical Difficulties
It would appear that the power cord for Billy's computer has, well ... caught fire. So the super cute videos of Kiernan meeting his little brother for the first time will not be made available until a new cord is procured. Lucky for all those looking for more pictures of Kier and Cade, Mimi and Dad have been a little picture/video crazy. Enjoy!
Kincade brought Kiernan some cool dinosaurs to thank his big brother for welcoming him home.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Never a dull moment...
Well, you've heard it before, but this time we may actually be getting out the hospital. The past few days have been a bit trying but we're all hoping that the worst is behind us.
Kincade has rallied and is completely weaned off of his glucose IV. His blood sugar has held steady, save for one dip down, and he even reached his highest number yet on Monday. We had a bit of a scare when Kincade did not pass his first hearing screen but he has since passed his second test and we've been assured that everything is fine. He's a bit jaundiced and his billirubin was slightly elevated so he's spent the past day under the billi lights. He's looking much better and his billirubin is already going down.
Now, I know some of you may be a bit confused as to why we're still at the hospital when we were all but assured that we would be homeward bound as of yesterday. Well, just to change things up a bit, I decided that life was a bit too predictable with just Kincade having medical troubles. When Billy and I woke up yesterday for Kincade's 6:00 feeding I started off feeling bad and quickly went to much worse. Although I've been warned by several women (yes, random woman in Kroger, I'm talking to you) that the contraction pains after birth can be awful I was literally doubled over in pain. Billy wheeled me down to the NICU and, within 10 minutes, I had tears streaming down my face and was just in incredible pain. To put it in perspective, on a scale from one to ten, I was putting this pain at a seven and labor was an eight. The lovely NICU nurses convinced me that this kind of pain wasn't normal (it honestly didn't take that much convincing) and they took Billy and I down to the ER. Long story short, some of the placenta had been retained after Kincade was born so I had to have surgery. Ah, the hits just keep coming. :)
The take home message is that we are both doing well now and are very much looking forward to going home today. Kiernan still hasn't met Kincade so we'll be sure to keep you posted on how all that goes down. The newest pics are downloaded at home so the next update should have pics of us going home and some of Kiernan and his new baby brother home at last.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers and support. :)
Kincade has rallied and is completely weaned off of his glucose IV. His blood sugar has held steady, save for one dip down, and he even reached his highest number yet on Monday. We had a bit of a scare when Kincade did not pass his first hearing screen but he has since passed his second test and we've been assured that everything is fine. He's a bit jaundiced and his billirubin was slightly elevated so he's spent the past day under the billi lights. He's looking much better and his billirubin is already going down.
Now, I know some of you may be a bit confused as to why we're still at the hospital when we were all but assured that we would be homeward bound as of yesterday. Well, just to change things up a bit, I decided that life was a bit too predictable with just Kincade having medical troubles. When Billy and I woke up yesterday for Kincade's 6:00 feeding I started off feeling bad and quickly went to much worse. Although I've been warned by several women (yes, random woman in Kroger, I'm talking to you) that the contraction pains after birth can be awful I was literally doubled over in pain. Billy wheeled me down to the NICU and, within 10 minutes, I had tears streaming down my face and was just in incredible pain. To put it in perspective, on a scale from one to ten, I was putting this pain at a seven and labor was an eight. The lovely NICU nurses convinced me that this kind of pain wasn't normal (it honestly didn't take that much convincing) and they took Billy and I down to the ER. Long story short, some of the placenta had been retained after Kincade was born so I had to have surgery. Ah, the hits just keep coming. :)
The take home message is that we are both doing well now and are very much looking forward to going home today. Kiernan still hasn't met Kincade so we'll be sure to keep you posted on how all that goes down. The newest pics are downloaded at home so the next update should have pics of us going home and some of Kiernan and his new baby brother home at last.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers and support. :)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
An update on sweet Kincade
Here's a quick update on how our family is doing...
Billy and I are still in the hospital although I was technically discharged yesterday afternoon. With Kincade still in NICU (and most likely there until Monday if everything continues to go well) we aren't in that big of a hurry to add "commute time" to our visits down to see our sweet boy. Kincade is doing well and has started weaning off of his glucose IV drip as he gets better at regulating his own blood sugar. He's only missed one blood sugar goal so far and, if he continues his awesome progress, he should be off the IV by midnight tonight. Then it will be another 24 to 48 hours to be sure he's stable before he would be able to finally meet his big brother and head home.
Both Billy and I have talked about how much more relaxed we are this time through NICU. It's a bit sad that this is becoming standard operating procedure for us whenever we add to our family. :) I'm not sure if it's because it's our second round through NICU or just because we have a couple years of parenting under our belts, but it's nice to not be as stressed as I remember feeling when Kiernan was in NICU. Billy's mom, Pam, and my mom, Val, are both in town to help with Kiernan and running our crazy household. They have been a godsend! My mom even made the comment this morning that I may be a bit disappointed by how well Kiernan has done without his momma. Apparently, with both Grandma and Mimi in town, he's having a blast. He doesn't even seem to think it's a bit odd that he hasn't met his alleged little brother or that Momma and Daddy are living at the hospital.
Okay, it's time to head down for Kincade's noon feeding. We're going to celebrate our birthdays tonight by leaving the hospital (gasp!) and feasting on delicious prime rib that Billy's dad, Bill, is preparing at our house. Especially after all these days of hospital food, it will be incredible!
Please keep all of us in your prayers, especially Kincade. We'll try to get some new pics at this next feeding and get them posted soon.
Billy and I are still in the hospital although I was technically discharged yesterday afternoon. With Kincade still in NICU (and most likely there until Monday if everything continues to go well) we aren't in that big of a hurry to add "commute time" to our visits down to see our sweet boy. Kincade is doing well and has started weaning off of his glucose IV drip as he gets better at regulating his own blood sugar. He's only missed one blood sugar goal so far and, if he continues his awesome progress, he should be off the IV by midnight tonight. Then it will be another 24 to 48 hours to be sure he's stable before he would be able to finally meet his big brother and head home.
Both Billy and I have talked about how much more relaxed we are this time through NICU. It's a bit sad that this is becoming standard operating procedure for us whenever we add to our family. :) I'm not sure if it's because it's our second round through NICU or just because we have a couple years of parenting under our belts, but it's nice to not be as stressed as I remember feeling when Kiernan was in NICU. Billy's mom, Pam, and my mom, Val, are both in town to help with Kiernan and running our crazy household. They have been a godsend! My mom even made the comment this morning that I may be a bit disappointed by how well Kiernan has done without his momma. Apparently, with both Grandma and Mimi in town, he's having a blast. He doesn't even seem to think it's a bit odd that he hasn't met his alleged little brother or that Momma and Daddy are living at the hospital.
Okay, it's time to head down for Kincade's noon feeding. We're going to celebrate our birthdays tonight by leaving the hospital (gasp!) and feasting on delicious prime rib that Billy's dad, Bill, is preparing at our house. Especially after all these days of hospital food, it will be incredible!
Please keep all of us in your prayers, especially Kincade. We'll try to get some new pics at this next feeding and get them posted soon.
Friday, February 25, 2011
We are proud to present . . .
Kincade William Declan Boettcher-Burke!
Kincade was born at 3:24 pm on February 23, 2011 exactly 31 years, 5 hours and 39 minutes after the birth of his father. He weighed in at a whopping 11.3 lbs and was just short of 22 inches long. Due to his size he has had some trouble keeping his blood sugar up. This means that once again Tyfany and I have the largest baby in the NICU. Kincade is doing well and will likely be discharged in a few days.
Tyfany is an unbelievable champ!
She is also too stubborn and tough for her own good. I mean, who else would go into labor while on her way to tour a prospective pre-school for Kiernan, have her water break in the parking lot, and FINISH THE TOUR! Let's not forget that she drove herself to the hospital while her husband frantically broke many traffic laws to get to the hospital from his office in Addison.
But all turned out well. Time to go feed the Tank again, but I will post with more photos soon. Oh, and if Mack Brown is looking, Kincade will be ready for the 2029-30 season.
Hook'em!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Yes, yes we're well past Thanksgiving
There just doesn't seem to be enough time lately. This post will be no different. We are all doing well. Kiernan is now 2 years old. We had a great weekend in Austin to celebrate Kier's birthday. Cupcake decorations and marshmallows. Unfortunately Picasa only allows 1 gig of memory so I was only able to upload one video of Kier's birthday to the page. I will have to review our Album setup to accommodate continued photo updates. New baby-boy and Mom are doing very well.
Maybe I'll have a chance to do a more thorough update this weekend. "Yeah, and maybe I'm a Chinese jet-pilot." (gold star to anyone who can name the movie that quote is from)
I'll do what I can. Much Love.
-Billy
Maybe I'll have a chance to do a more thorough update this weekend. "Yeah, and maybe I'm a Chinese jet-pilot." (gold star to anyone who can name the movie that quote is from)
I'll do what I can. Much Love.
-Billy
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