Sigh of relief

So the surgery went well on Friday. Zack has been recovering quite nicely. Friday he was obviously out of it completely, then Saturday he was OK as long as he had his Lortab on hand, and then Sunday and Monday were just continuing to move up hill. So yeah for him!
On the other hand, our experience with the whole situation was less than ideal! It all started on Thursday last week when we were supposed to get a call from Primary's letting us know what time to come in the next day. I never got that call, and when I tried calling, their offices were already closed. So we were going to call first thing in the morning (Since Zack couldn't have anything to eat for 6 hours prior, this was going to be interesting!). At 8:30AM, I got a call asking if I was going to keep our appointment for the surgery. I proceeded to tell them that I never received the call and didn't know what time we were supposed to be there. To which they replied saying they showed that we needed to check in the night prior. So they said to just come in by 10:00. OK!
So, we get there and no paperwork can be found, and once they look closer, Zack's surgery was showing that it was to be canceled! Not happening!! So after all the paperwork, we get taken into a room where a nurse comes in asking why we were staying in the hospital, but went home last night?! WHAT?? (Where did they get all this information?) We let her know that we were not staying in the hospital...
After a 2 1/2 hour wait, Zack finally gets taken into surgery. But wait, we're not done yet! The dr. told us that we were going to be staying overnight so they could monitor him because of his size and past history. Fine. So we get settled in our room and not long after we were in there, Zack's IV monitor's were going off. After several different nurses came in and silenced the monitor, one came in and looked closer at the IV and realized it had gone bad and his leg and foot were swollen! (To that they said it would be fine, but would probably just bruise...). Then, around 2:00AM, his other monitor's kept going off, so they just turned them off completely!! To this I have to say, "Why were we there then?!"
So, Saturday morning we had to wait for the dr. to get there and release us. He showed up almost an hour later than they said, and looked at us and said, "Did everything go OK in the night?" We said it had and he said we could leave when we were ready. OK, I am no expert here, but he didn't even look at Zack, didn't give us any instructions, and what was the point for us to stay overnight if they weren't doing anything???
WHOOSH! We're glad that's over!! (Sorry, such a long post. But it was just one thing after another!)

Last one ever!

I just wanted to get a quick post out there to send a few little prayers our way again! Zack goes in for surgery (hopefully the last EVER in his life!). It's a minor surgery though, so that is comforting. He has hernia's (he's had them since he was probably 2 weeks old. Very common in preemies.), so we have to have them taken care of. We will be at Primary Children's for the procedure and we have to stay overnight so they can monitor his progress with all the sedation/medication/etc.
So this should just be a walk in the park... but really, if we're being honest here, I am a mess! There is something to be said about the bond with your baby, and the fact that when he was in the NICU, I loved him so much but didn't actually have a strong bond to him since I could barely hold him. Now, we have a whole new ballgame here! I hold him everyday, he smiles at me because he knows me, and well, it's just not easy to hand him over to be put out!!!
So anyway, keep him (and me!) in your prayers yet again. Zack will be fine, it's me I'm worried about!! :>

He's getting big!

So the 6 month check up went great (other than the not so fun part after the shots!). Zack weighed in at 8 pounds 14 ounces!! That seems huge to me! His length has grown too. He is 21 inches long now. That means he is almost 10 inches longer than when he was born!! Can you believe that?!
The dr. also said that everything looks like he is on track growing and developing. So that is great news for us also. We got the go ahead from the doctor to start feeding Zack oatmeal now so he can learn how to eat that way. Let's just say that is an adventure everyday!! Here's a picture from his face the first time trying it out!!

6 months old and counting

I am a little late on this one, but we're close enough still! Happy 6 months old to Zack, and happy 3 months home too!! As of this month, Zack has been home as long as he was in the NICU. That goes to show me that time is going by me so fast! It also means that I am halfway through RSV season and in about 3 more months, I can leave the house with Zack (don't worry, I know I still will be overly cautious!).
Zack has been really progressing lately. He smiles all the time (And if you're wondering why he's not smiling in any pictures, that's because the second he see's the camera, his attention focuses on that and not me anymore!!), he is "talking" a lot now, he's actually becoming a little more content to lay down without freaking out that I'm not holding him, he is officially out of preemie clothes (in the newborn size, but no where near 0-3 month size yet!), he LOVES to eat his hands, and we're still working on this one every day, but he's starting to reach for a toy if I hand it to him (OK, so it's only happened about 3 times, but that's a start!).
Anyway, we can't be happier for much more. He brings such a wonderful feel in our home and we are so blessed to have him!!