ANDREW WAYNE : NEWBORN ICU PICTURES & STORIES

 

    ANDREW WAS BORN RIGHT AFTER AMELIA. THEY BOTH WERE BORN IN THE SAME MINUTE. HE WEIGHED 2 LBS 9 OZ. HE HAD A VERY DISTINCT WIDOWS PEAK ON HIS HEAD AND BIG BLUE EYES. ANDREW ALSO WAS OFF THE VENTILATOR TWELVE HOURS AFTER BEING BORN. HE WAS THE FIRST OF THE BABIES TO COME OFF OXYGEN. HE HAD A TYPE OF STREP WHERE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HOLD HIM. HE HAD THAT TWO TIMES. EACH TIME HE WAS IN ISOLATION FOR ABOUT 2-3 DAYS. HE ALSO HAD JAUNDICE AND WAS PUT UNDER A LAMP TO HELP WITH THAT. HE ALSO HAD A FEEDING TUBE. HE LOVED BEING IN A BED WITH TIMOTHY. BOTH BOYS JUST CUDDLED RIGHT UP TO ONE ANOTHER. HE WAS ABLE TO COME HOME ON JUNE 16, 1999. HE CAME HOME WITHOUT OXYGEN BUT A SAT MONITOR TO KEEP TRACK OF HIS BREATHING. IT IS SO AMAZING TO LOOK AT PICTURES OF THIS TIME. NOW HE IS EVERYWHERE. HE IS OUR CLIMBER & GIVES SO MANY LOVES!

FIRST BATH (STILL IN NICU)

HOMECOMING - FIRST BIRTHDAY

APRIL 2000 - DECEMBER 2000