So, Jack has been at day care for a little over a month now. Or 3 colds, and 1 case of pinkeye.
I have decided that picking Jack up is way easier than dropping him off. I normally drop him off and my husband picks him up. Its been over a month and while Jack often smiles and laughs when I drop him off (he is very social) I often feel like crying. Especially when he doesn't seem to mind me leaving. However, this week I am in the step down unit instead of ICU and I am working shorter days (10 hours compared to 13hrs+). So I have been picking up Jack and I love how when I wake him up to get him at daycare he gets so excited. He is laughing and cooing and always wants to snuggle in close to me. So even though I am working more days this week, it is nice to have more awake time with him. One other good note is that my milk seems to have come in more thanks to fenugreek and more milk plus supplements. I really want to make it to 6 months of breastmilk. I have so much more respect for all the NICU moms who pump for so long.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
More about Me
I am a neonatal nurse practitioner. I love my job. I love the ups the downs, the dramas and getting to know amazing families. I grow as a person every day that I work and help families through such a precious but difficult time.
I have always dreamed of having a family of my own. I was blessed with an amazing husband who is truly my best friend. I was also blessed to be a part of his son's life and T always makes me smile and strive to be a better step parent. St. Patrick's day of 2012 we were blessed with an amazing little boy named Jackson Cooper. Thus my family was getting a little fuller and a lot more crazy.
The pregnancy wasn't easy. It seemed like if there was a complication I found it. Cholestasis of pregnancy (i looked like I was attacked by a werewolf!), gestational diabetes (so much for all you can eat ice cream while pregnant), several preterm labor scares and final premature rupture of membranes at 35 weeks. I should have known that the delivery would be anything but a piece of cake. So an induction was started, and then well Jackson changed his mind (after over 4 hours of pushing) and because of my history of back surgery ended up undergoing a general anesthesia c-section. John tells the story best he was going back and forth from the NICU to the recovery room and he says I asked at least a dozen times how the baby was. Finally, after 3 hours I was awake enough from the general to go to the NICU to see my little Lucky Charm.
He to did things his own way (his dad and my coworkers blame me) and ripped out his iv and started eating all within 12 hours. He did remarkably well and was home within 48 hours. Little did I know that the rollar coaster had just begun. As a Neonatal nurse practitioner, I am well aware of babies and reflux. I never doubted families when they said it was painful for their children. However, apparently it was one of many lessons that apparently Jack was sent to teach me. Five months later we still have good and bad days with the reflux.
So why a blog? In part because I have found so much comfort in reading others blogs, in part because I've always wondered about it.
So there you have it here is the start of my journey to becoming a better wife, stepmother, and mother.
I have always dreamed of having a family of my own. I was blessed with an amazing husband who is truly my best friend. I was also blessed to be a part of his son's life and T always makes me smile and strive to be a better step parent. St. Patrick's day of 2012 we were blessed with an amazing little boy named Jackson Cooper. Thus my family was getting a little fuller and a lot more crazy.
The pregnancy wasn't easy. It seemed like if there was a complication I found it. Cholestasis of pregnancy (i looked like I was attacked by a werewolf!), gestational diabetes (so much for all you can eat ice cream while pregnant), several preterm labor scares and final premature rupture of membranes at 35 weeks. I should have known that the delivery would be anything but a piece of cake. So an induction was started, and then well Jackson changed his mind (after over 4 hours of pushing) and because of my history of back surgery ended up undergoing a general anesthesia c-section. John tells the story best he was going back and forth from the NICU to the recovery room and he says I asked at least a dozen times how the baby was. Finally, after 3 hours I was awake enough from the general to go to the NICU to see my little Lucky Charm.
He to did things his own way (his dad and my coworkers blame me) and ripped out his iv and started eating all within 12 hours. He did remarkably well and was home within 48 hours. Little did I know that the rollar coaster had just begun. As a Neonatal nurse practitioner, I am well aware of babies and reflux. I never doubted families when they said it was painful for their children. However, apparently it was one of many lessons that apparently Jack was sent to teach me. Five months later we still have good and bad days with the reflux.
So why a blog? In part because I have found so much comfort in reading others blogs, in part because I've always wondered about it.
So there you have it here is the start of my journey to becoming a better wife, stepmother, and mother.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Resources for Moms who Pump
As a first time mom and a NICU nurse I wanted to exclusively breastfeed. However, Jack was born 5 weeks early, and had horrible reflux. He absolutely refused to nurse. So I have been pumping since. Jack will be five months in 2 days and I wish I had found this website earlier.
Exclusive Pumping (Resources)
Exclusive Pumping (Resources)
A Beginning
So have become addicted to pinterest, and in following quite a few blogs realized I wanted to try my hand at it. Goodness knows I have lots to say and very few to listen.
I am Courtney, a 30 year old married mom of two (one of mine and one by marriage). I work as a neonatal nurse practitioner. I love my job but it has its moments.
I love to cook, bake, sew, try new things. I am always on the lookout for new things to try with my stepson to make learning fun. I was introduced to pinterest by some coworkers and I have become addicted.
My goal in this blog is to get some of the random thoughts out of my head and hopefully share some fun stuff.
I am Courtney, a 30 year old married mom of two (one of mine and one by marriage). I work as a neonatal nurse practitioner. I love my job but it has its moments.
I love to cook, bake, sew, try new things. I am always on the lookout for new things to try with my stepson to make learning fun. I was introduced to pinterest by some coworkers and I have become addicted.
My goal in this blog is to get some of the random thoughts out of my head and hopefully share some fun stuff.
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