On the Charts

Quinn is doing well. He is off oxygen and medication. His appetite continues to keep mom and day up at night, but we are grateful he's thriving. His color is better and his eyes don't look sunken. He's developed a chest cold and has three teeth coming in on top, so that hasn't helped him to relax, but luckily his good nature didn't change with more energy. We love seeing his cheeks filling in too. We got him back on the charts. He's 27.25 inches long (in the 25%) and is 14.25 lbs. (2%, but on the chart!).


He loves playing with Lauren. We've tried solids, but he's rejecting them. He gags when we try, but he seems interested in what we're eating, so I don't get it. Oh well. My friend Kristy always sums up developmental delays in babies with "if a bum on the street can...then he will eventually." So since a bum on the street can eat solids, he will eat them eventually.

And good luck to Kristy who will have her baby tomorrow. Lauren won't know why we have to stop blessing Kristy's baby in her belly. Good luck!

Doing Well

This week has gone well. Quinn still wants to be up half the night, which is challenging, but he is keeping a happy disposition so we know he's feeling better. He is getting a new tooth on top so that's adding to his discomfort. We took the bandage off this morning and the war wound is looking good and scabbed over. I'm back to work tomorrow and will miss being home with my cuties (all three of them), but need an excuse to get out of the sweatpants.

Day Five and Six - Home

We left the hospital at about 1 p.m. yesterday after a bath, removing all the leads, except for his oxygen, and taking out the last IV (which Quinn actually pulled off his foot on his own). We got set up with the home health people on the oxygen equipment, which he will probably have for a couple more weeks. He loved seeing sister and his favorite toys. We said goodbye to Grandpa Barnum and appreciate him staying with Lauren the whole week!

We have 50 ft of hose, so we had them put the machine in a central location so we could move from the living room to the bedroom to our bedroom. He is off Loritab and just being medicated with Motrin and Tylenol, so he's a little fussy and having a hard time sleeping. We know this will get better soon, but are in for a few sleepless nights until then.

Waiting to leave at the hospital:


His chest x-ray: You can see the wires in his ribs where they closed them shut. The circular mass behind the ribs is all heart since it was enlarged due to the VSD (a common side-effect). This will evenually go down to a normal size.


Looking at Lauren when we got home and holding a favorite toy:


The beast in our hallway:


Set up in the pack n' play in the living room, so we brought the "floor" and his playmat to an elevated surface:

Videos Day 5: