Coburn Kids

Well, Caden turns 2 months old tomorrow.  He’s doing quite well, gaining a bit of weight each day. He was at 1860 grams so 4 lb. 1 oz. He’s really starting to fill out!  Big news is he’s stepped down  and is with all the feeders and growers in a new part of the NICU. He’s with 2 other babies as well so a 1:3 ratio.

Caden got his immunizations yesterday as well. He only cried for a little bit. I found it surprising that the nurses kept asking me if I wanted to leave while they gave them. With all the IV’s and other procedures we’ve seen done to him, as well as having 2 other children who all went through their own immunizations, I can’t figure out why they think it would bother me at this point!

I met with one of Caden’s Occupational Therapists (OT’s hereafter) and she let me know how they are introducing him to the bottle. They are using a syringe and putting a few drops of milk on a pacifier to just help him overcome his oral aversion. This can be a common thing for a preemie who was intubated for so long. They just don’t want anything in their mouths, understandably. He goes to town on his pacifier though, loves the thing. It’s a good tool to teach him how to breathe and suck at the same time. Hey, maybe one of my children will actually accept a pacifier!  Gena and Adessa would never take one, and it wasn’t for lack of trying on Gena with as much as she cried.

Other important notes about Caden’s personality. All of the nurses have commented that Caden “doesn’t get mad, he gets pissed.”  Their words, not mine. He is also determined and stubborn, if he doesn’t want to be on his left side he will fight and fight until you get him changed to his right side. His personality terrifies his Mommy, but is so excellent for a preemie who will be going through more surgeries and hospital stays!! Caden actually means “Fighter”, so it’s appropriate.