Day 83
What a whirlwind of a day!! During rounds, Dr. Anschutz said Maks has been doing so well he is ready to go home! What?! Can you believe it? I totally wasn't expecting that news today, or even this...
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Day 84
I had to work today, which I think was completely unfair. Luckily I got to do it while in the transition room in the NICU with Maks! It was just hard because I wanted to hold him and snuggle him all...
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Day 85
Well, we survived the transition room. It was a long and sleepless night that was very eye-opening for what we have ahead of us, but Maks did great. He ate well and did pretty well at maintaining his...
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Day 86 - Welcome Home, Maksim!!!
Happy Easter Sunday! Eighty six days later, at 5 lbs 7 oz and 17 inches long, we finally brought our Maksim home! Milyn was so excited to meet her little brother for the first time, and we finally got...
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3 months old!
Maks was officially 3 months old on Friday! He weighs 5 lbs 11.5 oz and is 17 inches long. He is our little micro baby. Here is his 3 month comparison picture. He is getting so big!He is doing pretty...
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April 15, 2013
What a tragic day today in Boston as two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon in an act of terror. I cant even imagine all the horror at that scene. Prayers to all of those affected by this tragedy....
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May 16, 2013
A lot has happened in the month since I last posted. I hardly have time to take myself to the bathroom these days, let alone blog, but I had today off from work and decided it was time for an update....
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June 1, 2013
I seriously can't believe it is already June! Time is just flying lately, and summer will be over before we know it. To follow up with my last post, Maksim's echocardiogram results were great! It...
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So Many Questions
My son is a micro preemie. According to the latest statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics, 0.1% of total babies born weigh 500 grams or less at birth, and babies weighing between 500...
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Update - and a new accessory
It has been a while since I last updated, and I feel like a lot has happened since the last time I wrote. Maks passed the 6 month mark, which was truly amazing! I can honestly say that when he was born...
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Three-peat
Maksim has had quite the eventful and scary week full of ups and downs, and I figured I should probably hurry and blog about it before I forget it all. It all started a couple of Fridays ago when...
View ArticleA better day!
Today has been a much better day for Maksim! The intense chest percussion therapy and suctioning last night really helped. He ended up going through most of last night on vapotherm settings of 4L at...
View ArticleRoller coaster
I guess my heart and mind have forgotten what a roller coaster ride it is to have a baby in the hospital, especially a fragile baby such as Maksim. This morning started out great, so great that the...
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Friday
Maks continues today on the vapotherm. He is on 4L and 40% right now, but he has been up to 4.5L and 65% today. The day started out okay. The doctor determined that he did, in fact, aspirate, and his...
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Happy Birthday, Milyn!
Well, despite all efforts, we ended up spending Milyn's birthday at the hospital. However, Milyn has no idea that today is December 8th and her birthday! Ha! We plan to celebrate the first day home...
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I honestly can't believe a year has passed since Maksim was born! It has been very hard for me today to not relive all the events and fear surrounding Maksim's birth, but looking at these pictures...
View ArticleCaught off-guard
We have had an interesting couple of days. On Tuesday, Maksim started acting cranky, spiked a fever in the evening, and then vomited while eating. It isn't totally unusual for him to throw up every...
View ArticleAppointments
Maksim has had a couple of appointments lately, and I figured I should probably hurry and blog about how they went before I forget. The first was a pulmonology appointment in Boise with Dr. Tippets. We...
View ArticleTwo Scary Words with Scary Possibilities
I was put under general anesthesia when I had Maksim, and the first thing I remember when I woke up, was my obstetrician and the neonatologist telling Logan and me a bunch of numbers and statistics...
View ArticleMaksim Update
Maksim has had a great couple of weeks full of progress. He has gone from not sitting on his own to pulling to stand and sitting independently for around 20-30 seconds. His balance and stability also...
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March 9, 2014
We have enjoyed a few days of nice weather the past couple of weeks. We took advantage of this by getting the swings out so Maksim could try them for the first time. He struggled with his balance and...
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More Appointments
This week Maksim has had a few appointments to check some things prior to seeing the neurologist this week. The first one was a repeat hearing test yesterday. At Maksim's last appointment, the...
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That Scary Diagnosis
Maksim had his first neurology appointment yesterday. It was at Utah Neuro Rehabilitation in Murray, UT. Let me preface this by saying that we are the one who initiated the neuro consult due to...
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MRI
Maksim had his brain and cervical MRI along with his hip x-ray this last Saturday. We made an early day trip of it by leaving at 3am and getting home around 2:30 in the afternoon. It was a long day for...
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Update from Las Vegas
It has been a long time since I have updated the blog, and a lot has happened since Maksim's MRI. Maksim got a bad respiratory virus in April, but he handled it without needing supplemental oxygen or...
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