Logan is beginning to draw shapes now--his favorite happens to be a football. Here's a good one (Daddy's is on the left; Logan's on the right).
Logan and Lyric
Saturday, January 31, 2009
30 Jan, 2009 Sample squeaks
I recorded Lyric squeaking a little in her sleep. She squeaks with more pizazz when she's nursing, but, well, you know.
Jan 29, 2009 Lyric takes a bath at home
Lyric took her first bath at home this past week. Logan helped out, too. He's still getting used to her. He likes her as an object--as something to touch and poke and hold and smooch--but he is also acting out more than usual. Rach and I plan on letting him get more involved with her--maybe he can pick out her clothes, etc. We'll see how that goes.
Jan 29, 2009 Tent trippin'
Despite his sister being the new kid in town, Logan is certainly still up for a little playtime.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Update on Lyric: she's just a squeaker
Our pediatrician saw Lyric yesterday. His examination was non-descript, really. He checked her reflexes, weighed and measured her, etc—all in all, she’s healthy; she even gained back her birth weight. He of course heard the strider in her throat—that which we were told was tracheomalacia. He referred us to a pediatric pulmonologist for further investigation.
However, upon speaking with an old friend of mine, who happens to be a pediatric ENT doctor, we discovered that tracheomalacia is rare in newborns. What is more common is larynomalacia, essentially a “floppy” windpipe due to immature cartilage. But, he said, that may not even be what she has—you need to get a camera into her throat to see what’s going on. There could be a cyst, scar tissue, anything.
The soonest we could get into the pulmonologist was March. As fortune would have it, we got an appointment in the city with a recommended ENT doctor for today at 5pm. Someone had canceled and we slipped in. We didn’t even have to pull strings.
It turns out she has no kind of malacia whatsoever. Her right vocal chord is stretched a little, making it weak. Moreover, the condition is aggravated by acid reflux (the doctor saw the bits of milk in her throat—yuck). So the sounds she is making have nothing to do with a breathing problem, which is great news. The condition should resolve itself within a month, the doctor said.
Until then, she’ll just squeak :)
However, upon speaking with an old friend of mine, who happens to be a pediatric ENT doctor, we discovered that tracheomalacia is rare in newborns. What is more common is larynomalacia, essentially a “floppy” windpipe due to immature cartilage. But, he said, that may not even be what she has—you need to get a camera into her throat to see what’s going on. There could be a cyst, scar tissue, anything.
The soonest we could get into the pulmonologist was March. As fortune would have it, we got an appointment in the city with a recommended ENT doctor for today at 5pm. Someone had canceled and we slipped in. We didn’t even have to pull strings.
It turns out she has no kind of malacia whatsoever. Her right vocal chord is stretched a little, making it weak. Moreover, the condition is aggravated by acid reflux (the doctor saw the bits of milk in her throat—yuck). So the sounds she is making have nothing to do with a breathing problem, which is great news. The condition should resolve itself within a month, the doctor said.
Until then, she’ll just squeak :)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Jan 24, 2009 Lyric and Rach come home
Lyric and Rach came home this morning. They were originally going to be discharged yesterday, but the nurse practitioners wanted to keep Lyric another day for observation. Plus, they didn't have the results of the pneumonia test,which eventually came back negative. Good stuff.
She's a real squeaker--mostly because of the problem with her windpipe. The medical term for her condition is tracheomalacia. Lyric's tracheal cartilage will mature in a couple of months. We will see our pediatrican on Monday to get his evaluation.
Meanwhile...
She's a real squeaker--mostly because of the problem with her windpipe. The medical term for her condition is tracheomalacia. Lyric's tracheal cartilage will mature in a couple of months. We will see our pediatrican on Monday to get his evaluation.
Meanwhile...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
January 22, 2009: The Birth of Lyric
Hey everyone, here are some pics and videos from our daughter Lyric's birth. Lyric Alexis O'Connor was born on January 22, 2009, at 1:31 am. 7 pounds, 3.8 ounces. 19" inches long. We're all wicked exhausted. The labor wasn't as long as Logan's, but no less intense. It lasted "only " 5 hours. Rach was initially allowed to use the water tub, but later had to forfeit the option of a water birth because of a meconium issue. The only drug she used for pain was a little Nubain (though we were scheduled for an interthecal; Lyric descended before it could be issued). Much kudos to Rach for her bravery.
Lyric is generally healthy. There are one or two outstanding issues that have us worried. She has trouble breathing (some of this is due to the meconium. She came out so fast that the normal process of being squeezed through the birth canal didn't have much effect on clearing the bronchial and nasal passages). After an X-ray and several blood tests, the initial diagnosis was a possible hole in her lung. But further X-rays were inconclusive. Her blood oxygen and gas levels got better, which further obscured the cause of the problem (as it seemed she was getting enough O2). She did not cry after birth; she did not cry when prodded by nurses; she did not cry when poked by needles; she did not cry after a bath. Finally, this evening, when she did cry, it sounded as though she couldn't get enough breath; in fact, it sounded like her throat was collapsing. The pediatrician in the unit examined her and determined that her windpipe is "soft." Basically, we were right in our interpretation of the noise--her windpipe partially collapses when she breathes in too heavily, as with crying. He believes the problem will resolve itself in a few months. We will follow up with our normal doctor this week.
Rach is scheduled to go home tomorrow. Thanks to all the family--Nancy and Kasey, Adam, Jody, and baby Kyle, Gramma Pretzel, and Lucy--for all your help. We will try to give you the latest on Lyric soon!
Lyric is generally healthy. There are one or two outstanding issues that have us worried. She has trouble breathing (some of this is due to the meconium. She came out so fast that the normal process of being squeezed through the birth canal didn't have much effect on clearing the bronchial and nasal passages). After an X-ray and several blood tests, the initial diagnosis was a possible hole in her lung. But further X-rays were inconclusive. Her blood oxygen and gas levels got better, which further obscured the cause of the problem (as it seemed she was getting enough O2). She did not cry after birth; she did not cry when prodded by nurses; she did not cry when poked by needles; she did not cry after a bath. Finally, this evening, when she did cry, it sounded as though she couldn't get enough breath; in fact, it sounded like her throat was collapsing. The pediatrician in the unit examined her and determined that her windpipe is "soft." Basically, we were right in our interpretation of the noise--her windpipe partially collapses when she breathes in too heavily, as with crying. He believes the problem will resolve itself in a few months. We will follow up with our normal doctor this week.
Rach is scheduled to go home tomorrow. Thanks to all the family--Nancy and Kasey, Adam, Jody, and baby Kyle, Gramma Pretzel, and Lucy--for all your help. We will try to give you the latest on Lyric soon!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Jan 16, Jan 17, 2009
Hey, daddy, think you can carry these for me?
ICE CREAM, MMMMMM (and Daddy almost didn't let me have it--that's why I made him carry all those balls for me up above).
Jan 8, 2009
Only audio here folks! Logan sings himself to sleep reciting, eh, his "ABD's." Isn't that the label you get when you've almost finished your Ph.D.?
Jan 3, 2009
Logan really enjoyed blowing out the candles at his birthday party, which was the Saturday before his actual birthday. Lots of his friends showed up, too. Mama made a football carrot cake with cream cheese and sugar frosting. A big hit with the Loganator.
Dec 30, 2008
We might have a budding doc here--though Logan isn't quite into the whole listening to your own heartbeat thing yet.
Dec 25, 2008
He celebrated Chanumas--Logan of course loved his new car set from Nana and Pop-pop. He also got lots of puzzles and other cool toys from Gramma "Pretzel" (aka Rach's mom), his Uncle Adam, Aunt Jody, and Baby Kyle (a soccer ball and net), and others. We haven't caught up with Aunt Nawnie and Cousin Kasey yet. Thanks everyone!
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