We were invited by Logan's birthmom, Jenni, to be at the hospital when he was born. Paul and I stood outside the delivery room and as soon as he was born they brought him out in the hall in the hospital bed and put a hospital band on me. The nurse took Logan and I to the nursery and I watched them take his vitals, bath him, dress him, and then I got to feed him his first bottle! Wow, what an experience! Since Logan was born a month early, the hospital required that he had to stay for 48 hours (Stay until Thurs). He was born early on a Tuesday morning and Jenni was released from the hospital Wednesday morning. They put me in a room and called it boarding. The nurse that helped with everything was awesome! I loved her! So when you are boarding, they give you a room but they can not bring you meals or drinks. (I guess the boarding people work the nurses more than the actual patients) My nurse came into the room and said that she had an extra tray and it was going to go to waste if I didn't take it! (I think she really ordered it for me) She also gave me one of those cool mugs from the hospital with water! I know it is silly but I always wanted one! It was so amazing to have the full experience!
Thursday morning, Logan was struggling a little. The Dr. said that he was eating enough to stay hydrated but not enough to grow. When Jenni was pregnant she was having problems with her kidneys and had to take medication. The Dr. said that Logan might also be having withdrawls from the medication. They transferred him to the NICU and I had to leave my boarding room. We received a phone call from a different Dr. later that evening and he said that Logan was having withdrawls and that he would be in the NICU for a week. That was a hard phone call to receive. We went to the hospital later that night and the nurse informed us that Logan was improving and that they had not done any treatments for him yet. The next morning (Fri) we received a phone call from another Dr. stating that Logan was going great and that he was not having withdrawls. His problem was that when he was in the normal nursery that were using normal nipples and when he was transferred to the NICU that started using preemie nipples and he was eating much more. The Dr. wanted him to stay until the next morning just to make sure that everything was good. So finally on Saturday morning, we were able to bring Logan home from the hospital. He was born at the Timpanogas Hospital in Orem.
Logan 1 day old
Logan after he was born
Logan's first feeding
Chambray is a PROUD BIG SISTER!!
Getting ready to leave the NICU
