What a Wonderful Easter

This Easter was one of the best days that I've had in a long while. As you know my baby boy was born 12 weeks early and had been in the NICU since February. Well, my little guy was discharged Easter afternoon and spent the day at home with the family.

The week leading up to Easter was huge as he started hitting milestones in several areas very quickly. I think 37 weeks gestation clicked for him. He went from bottle feeding 15 cc's and tubing feeding 37 to bottlle feeding the entire amount the Sunday before Easter. This was such a shock to me as I didn't know the doctor had an order for bottle feeding. The last thing he needed to do was maintain his temperature so he could go into an open crib and that didn't come until Thursday before Easter. You can imagine my shock when I called to check on him Friday morning and was told he would be discharged as long as he didn't have any spells and passed his car seat challenge.

Finally, after not sleeping and calling the NICU several times a day, I was told I could come and pick my little one up around 1pm. I was so excited, but scared as I've never cared for a baby on my own. I was also sad to leave his nurses who had grown to be like family after 9 weeks. After reviewing last minute paperwork, my little one and I bolted out the door around 2pm and headed home to our family.

This journey had been a trying one, but I'm happy he's finally home and can't wait to see what motherhood brings. I'll continue to post updates along the way and get back to my regular format as well.

Love and hugs,
Momma Jae

Precious Baby Byrd

I'll be back soon, I even have a makeup look to post! My precious Baby Boy came a little early-12 weeks to be exact so I'm spending most of my time with him in the NICU. I started a post with my delivery story and will finish that soon as well.

Love and hugs,
Jae (Momma Byrd!)

Baby Update!

so...things have definitely been better the past 7-8 weeks and i'm back to liking life again. i was a little discouraged the first 2.5 months due to being so sick, but i'm happy that it was short lived. i'm able to eat again and eating i've been doing...i LOVE food and its showing a little! i haven't had any major cravings or weird food issues. i'm still able to sleep pretty well, but i'm still struggling with sleeping on my stomach. my bump is showing a little now and its definitely getting hard...i don't think i'm showing anywhere else like my face, but i'm sure its coming. the biggest issue i'm having is "baby brain", i would forgot my baby if it wasn't in my belly! my train of thought is the worse and i've been hearing it doesn't get better for year. overall, things are going really well and i can't complain. i'll update again after my sonogram next week!

News to Share!

I recently posted that I have some good news to share and a new series as a result of the news. Well its here and time to share with the world or my followers/readers anyway that I'm expecting my first little bundle of joy next spring! I'm so super excited and can't wait to experience all that this journey has to offer. I will say  this journey hasn't been all peaches and cream so far, but I know its for a good reason so I try not to complain much. I will definitely be posting more later as I'm a little rushed for time right now. Please stay tuned for "sweet pea" postings!

Please be sure to send any advice this way...I need all I can get!

Happy reading,
Jae