Sunday Update

James is so great at getting Teagan to eat! Teagan loves his Daddy!

James and I swaddle Teagan up nice and tight, however, he always seems to get his hands free!

Aunt Jane (Auntie Gram) with Teagan. She just loves him and is so excited to be a part of his life!

Cute little hands.

Ohhh, Big Yawn!

So let's see here. We had a nice visit with my Aunt Jane and Sheryl yesterday, they drove up here to Portland from Astoria (a two hour drive, one way) to visit us. They have been so excited about Teagan's arrival. They were both here with us when he was born and just could stand to be away from us. Three days was too long for them to not see him. Love you guys!

Teagan also had the second hearing test done yesterday. The other day the lady only was able to do the left ear and then Teagan decided to wake up and eat, so she was going to have to come back to complete the right ear another day. So yesterday a different gal came and finished the test. Good news, both ears work just fine!

Teagan has continued to do really well. While my Aunt Jane and Sheryl were up here, Teagan decided he had enough of his feeding tube and pulled it out! Yikes! It is okay though, because the doctor wanted to see anyway how he would do on his own. The last few days he has been meeting his eating minimum, and hasn't needed the tube, so we had to wait and see how he would do through the night time feedings without it. James and I slept in a bit this morning (in between the 2am breast feeding) to get some rest. While we were at my mom's house I received a phone call from the doctor. He reported in that Teagan did quite well through the night, and that he left the feeding tube out. He said the soonest he might be able to go home is Tuesday! So keep your fingers crossed. (kinda scary) He might be getting circumcised tomorrow (Monday) if the other doctor is available. (poor little guy). The doctor also discussed with us about giving him his first set of vaccines, Hep B vaccine is what they'll give him.

Today Teagan is having his car seat challenge. He has to be put into his car seat, and stay in there for an hour and a half without his oxygen level dropping. He is so small in it, and I will post up pictures of him in it soon. Because we have more then an hour and a half drive back to the coast they want to make sure he'll do okay in it.

Tomorrow, I have a lactation appt, to see if I can get any more tips on breast feeding. James and I are also going to go to an Infant CPR class. I, as most of you know am certified in infant, child and adult CPR for my job. But James wants me to go with him, plus it will be a nice refresher, and I can always learn something new.

James and I are both hanging in there, although it is tough being away from home. I have my moments of tears for whatever reason, and it will be nice to get home and start our own routine. James is a terrific husband and father. He loves Teagan and me so much, that I fall more in love with him each day.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Babies R Us!

This our big adventure to the Mecca for babies. Babies R Us! James and I arrived early to register. Starbucks in hand! We arrived at 10 am and did not leave until 2pm! Yes, that's right 4 hours! It was very overwhelming! They gave us a booklet of pages of lists of what a baby "needs." So we, or I really should say, James went at it with the scanner.
Scanner in hand, ready for use!
James was so funny to watch. Here he is concentrating on "breast items." Breast pumps, pads, gel, special bottles for the pump, along with all the other "accessories". He was asking me which pump I liked, or thought would be the best, comparing the different pumps like they are going on his boobs!
James was very determined on which car seat we are going to have. We have friends who have this particular kind. If you can notice the handle of the car seat, which is currently shown here attached to the stroller/jogger, is not just a half domed shape. It makes a triangle in the center. It gives you more then one option on how to hold the car seat. We wanted a car seat that would fit directly into/onto a stroller, and with this particular kind we have to get this three wheeler jogger. I wasn't sure that I liked the jogger style but after some convincing and with some knowledge from the helpful staff we are going with this kind. It is supposed to be great on the beach, and easy to maneuver since the front wheel can lock into place.
This is a picture of the bed set that we are going with in Teagan's room. We are also going to be painting the room pretty much the same way the picture shows. Blue on the top, with a cream chair rail and a greenish/tan color on the bottom. The crib we've chosen is that same color as the one shown here in the picture. I was wanting to be inspired with a room theme, so I was waiting to see what Babies R Us had. I didn't really care for anything, but James saw this one and loves planes and so we are going with it. I don't mind it, I think it is nice.

So at the end of the 4 hours, we had done mostly everything we are supposed to have. There are many pages to look through! Also, for those people who are on a budget, there are many price ranges. We are having two baby showers, one in California and one in Oregon. So there is lots to choose from! We are only registered at Babies R Us, online or you can go to the store and print out our registry. ~Happy Shopping!