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I got the kids pictures taken last night...here is a
.: Sneak Peak for Erin!#links

One Month

Hank turned one month old yesterday. It feels like this past month has been a lot longer then that, but things are good. It is nice to be home and try to get back into the normal things of life.
*Cleaning
*Laundry
*Cooking
*Nursing
*Changing Diapers (I really need to get Meg potty trained) I wish there was an easy way.
And then doing them all over and over again.
Hank is doing good. He is eating really well. He isn't sleeping so well, but what baby does. The girls love having him around and telling me what I need to do for him.

Meggie was singing Twinkle Little Star to him

Happy 4th

We went to my moms house on the 4th night for fireworks. The girls sort of liked the fireworks. They would like one and then the next one they didn't.

Meggie and her famous face on the shoulder pose.

Home

I have never craved my home or family as much as I have the past 2 1/2 weeks. Hank finally was able to come home yesterday. It was such a great feeling to come home and have my whole family together. I know life at home is going to now get crazy, but I am glad to be home.

We are still in the hospital, but I feel like I am beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel. He is really starting to improve in his eating. We have shifted around some of his feedings and so lets hope it works. He is still cuter than ever and I can't wait to bring him home. The drive to Provo 3 times a day is getting really old, but this to shall pass.

Thank you to everyone for all of the prayers and help. We truly have the best family and friends you could have. We love you all!

Hank Update

Hank is still in the NICU. He is off all monitors, IV's and breathing machine. He is just unable to eat on his own so is being feed with a feeding tube. I am able to try and nurse him 3 times a day and until he can get most of the feeding from me they wont increase the amount of times I can feed him. The Dr. mentioned yesterday that he might come home the middle of this next week, but I mentioned that to his nurse today and she said she thought at least another week. So who knows when he will come home??? All I know is I want my baby home...of course healthy. But I want my baby home.

The Dr. said he looked like a jail bird and is stuck in the NICU.

His little leg...it is so funny it looks like a wrinkly little grandpa skin.

Rods parents came down today and Grandma got to hold Hank for the first time.

My dad also came and got to hold him

He is here

Baby Hank was born on Sunday June 14, 2009. It was/has been a little more eventful then we had hoped but are grateful he is here. We went to the hospital at 8:30am to be induced, but after being checked found out Hank was breech. The Dr. did an inversion which means he flipped the baby by pushing on my stomach to turn him...Rod said a new meaning to deep massage. He finally flipped and away we went with delivery. He came at 3:33 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and was 19 inches. He was struggling to breath and was sent away to the nursery. After further checking him out the Dr felt he needed to be transferred to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center to the NICU and put on a ventilator. He is still in the NICU, but has been taking off the breathing machine. He is still being feed with a feeding tube and we are trying to get him to feed on his own. His coloring was pretty yellow today so they put him on the belli lights. We are hoping that
maybe this weekend he could come home.

I the AF Hospital Nursery

He was struggling to breath so they put on the Cpap machine, but it wasn't enough so this is when they decided to transfer him.

His transport cart

The next day trying to see how he does off the machine. Shortly after this they put him back on the breathing machine again.

I finally got to hold him for the first time on Tuesday

Proud daddy

I am awake

Kate and Meg were allowed to come in yesterday. They could come in onetime and only stay for 5 minutes. Kate was so excited and wanted to stay longer. Then today when I was going back she wanted to go in and see him again. And was so sad she couldn't.

She wasn't as excited as Kate.

His belli mask to protect his eyes from the belli lights.

Thank you to everyones thought and prayers.

And thank you to everyone who has helped watch my girls so Rod and I are able to be at the hospital as much as we can.