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.

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!

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