Three Lees in a Pod plus the Little Sprout: A New Era . . . for the Nebulizer, Anyway

On June 25, 2008, at 30 weeks gestation, we welcomed our three Lees in a pod to our family. Piper was born at 12:36 p.m. weighing 3 pounds 2 ounces, Henry followed at 12:37 p.m. weighing 3 pounds 15 ounces, and Rosemary showed up last at 12:37 p.m. weighing 1 pound 14 ounces. On August 2, 2008, Piper came home from the NICU at what would have been 35 weeks and 3 days of gestation weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces. On August 7, 2008, Henry followed and came home at what would have been 36 weeks and 1 day of gestation weighing 6 pounds. Finally, on August 16, 2008, at what would have been 37 weeks and 3 days gestation, Rosemary came home weighing 4 pounds 4 ounces. On August 10, 2010, at 39 weeks and 4 days gestation, we welcomed Penelope to our family. She was born at 12:35 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 14.8 ounces. On August 13, 2010, she and her mama came home from the hospital on the same day, with Penelope weighing in at 7 pounds 4 ounces.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

A New Era . . . for the Nebulizer, Anyway

Giving Rosemary a nebulizer treatment used to be quite the job. We would sing, play pat-a-cake, and generally do whatever we could to keep her occupied. Yet we’d still spend a good part of the treatment pretty much forcing her to take it. Now we just turn on some Dora and leave her alone to handle it herself. Times have changed. DSC_3125 W

Did you notice our guest in the chair? Isn’t our friend the bear cute? Gary’s sister, Cindy, and her family gave the bear to the kids for their birthday. We call him “Bear” (because we’re creative and all). That is his chair. He goes to sleep at night and wears a sombrero over his eyes. Rosemary initially was not very fond of Bear, so we had to make him go to sleep for her to get a little more comfortable with him. Now she’ll even touch him when he’s awake. Progress all around.

1 comment:

JoLynn said...: Makes sense that bear has to sit in the chair where you can't see the TV...can't give up a prime spot when someone else would need it!

I think I would be afraid of a stuffed animal twice my size, too!; July 31, 2011 at 2:39 PM