Parker Burton Jones- 6.1 lbs 20 inches born 1/22/11 @ 9:19am
Normally, pre-me babies at Parker's age have respiratory problems because their lungs are not fully developed. So right when he was born they checked his vitals and then took him to the nursery for the next 6 hours to monitor his breathing, temperature, heart rate, and I'm sure other things too. But our precious pre-me had impressive health, thank the Lord! He was born at 35 weeks and if he would have been a day earlier he would have been taken to ICU right away (protocol for babies under 35 weeks). God has been so faithful through this whole process and has provided amazing strength and peace for us!!
The only health issue they discharged him with is Jaundice, which is a pretty common diagnosis with newborns. So the solution to this problem is this Bilirubin Bed. Sweet boy has had to be on this day & night since Monday. We went to the doctor today and his levels are finally going down! Hallelujah!!! This means that tonight is his last night on the bed and then I will FINALLY be able to hold him, snuggle him, and swaddle him whenever I want (instead of having to keep him on the dang light!) So that's just a lil update. I will share his arrival story and all that good stuff a lil later.
Thanks friends and family for loving us so well!!!
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