Baby update 3

Baby Carson is Home!

Both Jill and Carson were able to come home together on Tuesday afternoon. Jill is continuing to feel better and better each day. She is, of course, still sore and in some pain from the C-Section. But she is very strong and doing great.

Carson is eating, pooin', peein', and sleepin' really good! He's filling up his diapers too. The small amount of fluid, and the few air bubbles, in his lungs are all gone. He is breathing just fine. His jaundice is still a little bit of a issue. The good thing is that he doesn't have to be in the 'photo therapy' beds anymore. He has a Doctor's appointment on Wednesday to meet his pediatrician.

McKay and Bryce are very excited that their baby brother is home with them now. All they want to do is hold him or try to play with him all the time. McKay is very interested in helping out as much as possible. He's always asking, "Mommy-Daddy, What is Baby Carson is doing?" And Bryce says, "Baby. Baby! Nice. Nice."




Thank You to everyone who has called or e-mailed us this past week. Your love and support is very much appreciated by Jill and I both. Please continue to pray that Carson will continue to improve. Also that Jill will have a speedy recovery. God is Good!

My Little Peanut, Baby Update 2

**guest blog post from my wife**

Carson has been doing very well and has moved from the NICU to the Special Care Nursery. I was there when the doctor did rounds this morning and she said that Carson, or Peanut, (that it what we have been calling him), is doing great!!! His spots of air and water in his lungs have gotten smaller and will resolve on their own. He is still struggling with jaundice. He has been eating very well, and the doctors have let me start breastfeeding him. The doctor told me that he would have to be monitored one more night and that she would see him first thing in the morning and see if he could spend the day with me in my room, I was so excited!!!



He makes the same little noises that McKay and Bryce did when they were full and comfortable. McKay got to see him for the first time tonight, he said that Carson was so cute and calls him "Baby Carson." Bryce is to young to see him in the nursery. We just lift him up to see Carson though the window. Bryce yells, "Baby!" whenever he see him.

Thanks for all your prayers and support! Please continue to pray that Carson continues to get better everyday and that he gets to come home with us on Tuesday!

baby update

"It always looks worst than it really is."




Carson just has a few things going on with his breathing right now. They said he was 'grunting' every so often. So they put him in the Transition Nursery for 6 hours after his birth, so he could be monitored. His breathing did get much better, but not great.

So at 3:00am they put him in the Special Care Nursery. In here he got a IV, and many more of those leads to monitor him even more. Also had some x-rays of his lungs taken. They saw some fluid and a few air bubbles in there. Over the last 12 hours in Special Care Nursery he has gotten a lot better. The fluid in his lungs has gone down, as well as the air bubbles too.

His bilirubin (jaundice) count is a little high though. So that's why they have him under the "Lights" with these cool shades on. He has been poo-pooin' and pee-peein' just fine from his IV food. He just hasn't had a full meal yet of formula or breast milk. Jill gets to try and feed him this evening. Hopefully he eats well. This will help with the jaundice too.

my third son

CARSON RANDALL PARKER
August 29th at 2:59pm
8lbs 9oz
20" 1/2" long



Carson is the smallest of our three boys in birth weigh and length. It's fitting since he is the baby brother. The hospital staff were all saying, "WOW! This kids is huge!" Jill and I were thinking he looked tiny. Since McKay was 9.0lbs and Bryce was 9.6oz at birth.

my three sons.

Jill and I are having another boy! That will make 3 boys, 3 years of age and younger! My three sons. Wow! We're gonna have our hands full. The baby is due in early September.