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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

31 December 2008

2210GRMS and growing, Gracyn is now consuming 61ml of EBM every four hours and has settled into the routine at Hutt Hospital SCBU well.Angela has to breast feed her twice a day now, Gracyn seems to be taking to this very well.This exhausts Angela, and makes her fall behind in her housework, but its all part of the process that will get our Gracyn home.It is a lot easier now that we are closer to her being only 5 mins away is great. I went up for a visit last nite nad spent a good 2 hrs having a cuddle and feeding her.She was a wake for part of the time and has obviously got use to Angela, boobie as she was looking for it as we cuddled.I explained to her even though i do have boobies they are just not the same as mummies so you will have to be tube fed this time.
My older brother Alan lives in Vancouver,Canada he sent Gracyn a lovley teddy bear all the way from a town called Hope, a few hours drive from his home town . THis was awsome and take place in the front of Gracyn,s Teddy bear collection.Tegan also got some cool cars and keyrings Thanks for this Alan its Appreciated.
So Have a great New Years Eve everyone and All the best for 2009, Thanks again to you all for your support, Roll on 2009 and bringing my Gracyn home.
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Saturday, December 27, 2008

27 December 2008

Hi everyone i hope you all had a great Xmas day with your friends and family and santa was good to you all.
We had a awsome day with a early start seeing what santa had dopped off for Me oh!! i mean Tegan&Gracyn. i already know what i was getting the standard pair of socks hehehe!.Then it was off to the hospital for some Xmas Cuddles for our wee Gracyn.She was all dressed up in her Xmas outfit by the time we arrived and looked soo cute.its hard to leave her on this special day but next year will be different and more special.Then it was off to the Heissy,s house for some serious present opening and eating.Its a kid thing and they had a ball,Tegan &Mathew handed out the presents this year and done a great job.Gracyn got spoilt rotten and was not forgotten with lost of goodies for her. My brother Craig put together a DVD of Gracyn so far to a great sound track, this just blew me away i cried like a baby but they were tears of joy and happyness, it was just like she was there. I was not the only one to have a cry as several others shed a few tears of joy as well. Gracyn got some special visits on Xmas day as just about everyone went into see her at some stage during the day. So a great day was had by all, Thankyou to The Heissy,s for there hospitality is was awsome.
i have posted some new photos of our xmas day cuddles also scroll down and there is some more of a spoilt wee Gracyn getting some cuddle,s from some cool people.
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

24 December 2008

Gracyn is 2090 grms this morning and seems to have settled into her new room at the Hutt Hospital well. She is still on low flow and tollerating 50ml of ebm and the ocassional session on Angela,s boobie.
The Reid Clan wishes everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, and all the best for 2009. Thankyou all for the support,the friendship and offers of help over the past 10 weeks we apreciate every bit. Roll on 2009 and getting our wee Gracyn home to start a new chapter in our family.
i will post some new photos over the break of Gracyn,s new Room at the Hutt and keep you all updated on her progress.
Take care over the holidays and enjoy.

Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Monday, December 22, 2008

22 December 2008

Gracyn is now a Hutt Girl again, we have been transfered to the Hutt Hospital SCBU DEPARTMENT (Special care babies unit)This is where it all began just on 10 weeks ago.
She was transfered in her own travel incubator called "Lorraine"(just for you auntie) and arrived at the Hutt at approx 5.30pm this afternoon. All went well and she did,nt seem to be bothered by the move at all.She is still on the low flow system but may resort back to the wgtn c-pap if she gets to tired. This will mean a lot less travel for us and be a great benifit over the xmas period.
We are sad to leave Wellington Neo-Natal unit as we have met so many good people while we have been there. The staff are second to none and only have the best interest of your child at heart and deserve a medal for what they do,The dedication, the support and the honesty has rekindled my faith in the human race. We have bonded with some of the parents while being in the unit making our stay somewhat more pleasent and wish them all the very best for the future, a very Merry Xmas and may your children grow up to be as great as you are.We will make sure that we keep in contact with our fellow exroommates from the NICU so my people will talk to your people.(Ang has all you details thats what i mean.)
So a good and sad day, sad to leave Wellington but Happy to be in the Hutt and one step closer to getting our wee girl Gracyn Home.
More tomorrow.

Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Sunday, December 21, 2008

21 December

I mite have to have a sicky tomorrow 2010grms today as i am on my first Appletons Yee Haaaa!!!! What a wee giant she has become.We all went in for a visit and there was one very excited little man in the car on the way in as it was his turn for a cuddle.Tegan just could,nt wait to get there. i have posted some photos of todays visit. All is going well and Gracyn is still on room air with very little assistance at all.
Angela has been trying to breast feed her, so far so good with a small amount of time on the breast everyday this can only improve. This is making Angela very tired so the chances are that Gracyn mite go to Formula sooner than we expected.Also all going well we will be in the Hutt Hospital by Tuesday. i,m off for a re fill so i,ll fill you all in tomorrow.

Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

17 December 2008

1912 grms today so it looks like the big 2kg milestone will come quicker than i expected and before Xmas.So please forgive me if i do not post anything for a few days as i am probably endulging in some Appeltons Rum and too drunk to type.
The way i type you probably think i,m drunk anyway. Gracyn will not be moved out to the hutt before Monday as they have to perform her final eye test, and wait for a bed to become available. What a hectic time to move but we will see what happens.
We have just got back from a visit to nite, we all went in and took some of Angela,s Xmas baking for the awsome staff that have been nursing Gracyn over the past 9 weeks. Yep 9 weeks its hard to believe.She is on room air that means no Oxygen at all so she is going at it by herself and doing well, so another step forward.
Horsey and Bobby made the trip into town today and Horsey got a bit of a bonus Her first Cuddle. What a xmas pressie.i have posted a photo.

more later (hic hic hic burp )

Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Monday, December 15, 2008

15th December 2008

"10 more sleeps to go until the big fat fella comes down your chiminey and drinks your beer" hope u have all been good. Gracyn has, now weighing in at 1806grm. She also had her inoculation injections in the weekend with no adverse reactions so far.She is still tollerating 36ml of Ebm over a half hour period.i have posted some new photos of my two girls, THE PINK LADIES!! Its best i don,t do the washing any more, you can imagine the colour these pink outfits would come out after a session in the washing machine with my work gear.
We both had some good long cuddles in the weekend as did Nana and Auntie Ginny did last week. Gracyn certainly knows who you are these days as she wakes for a while when she heres your voice.She is so settled during her cuddles and hardly ever sets off the machines at all.
We are getting closer to moving to the Hutt Hospital now that she is settled on the Wellington c-Pap system, maybe by the end of this week. We will just have to wait and see what happens.

Steve, Ang, Tegan,Gracyn

Thursday, December 11, 2008

11 December 2008

Well not much to tell you all today only that Gracyn is still on the Wgtn c-pap and on 26% oxygen.She is managing well so this is a great step forward. Ang, Nana, Auntie Ginny and Tegs went in for a visit today and of cource she done a big JOBBIE FOR MUM.HAHAHA!! A visit yesturday from Horsey and Bobby, i,ll try and pop in tomorrow at some stage for a quik visit, then again in the weekend. Next week Gracyn gets her first lot of injections, it will be interesting to see how she copes with this. We are third on the list to get transfered to the Hutt Hospital so you never know Gracyn mite be there before Xmas. 1726 grams today.
more later

Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

9 December 2008

I have just got got back from a visit with Gracyn who is now on the Wellington c-pap again.Which is a good step forward.The nurses will keep an eye on her over nite to make sure she copes with this system. 1710GRM and it looks like she mite hit the big 2kg mark by xmas day if not sooner.Bring on the "APPELTONS RUM"

Lots of cuddles for Angela today and apparently lots of POOOZ Too.I,m glad Gracyn is keeping her side of the bargin and only doing the big jobbies for mummy, long may it last. No sign of he coming out to the Hutt Hospital as yet but thats ok with us. Gracyn has been suffering from a bit of reflux causing her to set the machines off in a BING BONG DESTAT FRENZY, so they have added some thickener and put her bed on a downwards angle to help.This seems to have worked and she is much more comfortable.
I hav,nt seen her hair for a while and it has sure grown, a little blondie just like Angela and i were when we were little.

more soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn

Monday, December 8, 2008

8 December 2008

Angela and i had huge cuddles on Sunday and spent a good few hours in at the Hospital with Gracyn.She is doing so well and is getting to know who we are as her mood changes when she hears our voices. She gets really settled when she is having her cuddles with no alarms and all her stats staying stable. She is tolerating her food and working it like a factory,
"in one end and out the other."
Gracyn had her follow up eye check today and the doctors were happy with her progress in this area.So no trouble with her eyes, another step forward for wee Gracyn. She is a strong wee thing as she can lift her head off your chest with ease ,even with the c-pap base ball cap on, thats my girl.

till tomorrw

Steve,Ange Tegan,Gracyn

Sunday, December 7, 2008

6 December 2008

What a great day in Wellington probably one of the best we have had for a while, its hard to spend time inside the Hospital when the weather is so good outside. We made the journey into the hospital to catch up with Gracyn. She was behaving herslf and rather boring, not even a POOO for Ange to change, but she is 1667grsm and now on 36ml of EBM over a 45min period and seems to be managing this with very little de-stats.
Tegan went to a xmas party at Auntie Heather,s work, bouncy castle, huge slide,ride on jeeps were all suppiled, he had a ball.Santa came and handed out prezzies to all the kids, ALL 65 of them poor Teggy was second to last but waited patiently for his turn to collect his present.
Another beautiful day today please, we wll head into the hospital this afternoon as soon as i,ve knocked a couple of jobs off my list, will it ever end??!!

Steve Ange, Tegan,Gracyn

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

3 December 20008

If she keeps on putting on the weight the way she is i,ll have to join her up with weight watchers!! 1540GRMS Today still on mainline c-pap. They have increased her feeding to 35ml every three hours and so far so good.The pressure is definatly on Ange now to produce the good stuff as i,m sure Gracyn will chew through the frozen EBM (BOOBI JUICE)that we have stored in no time.
Angela went in today to do a infants CPR cource which is a must do in this situation that we are in, i,m going to do one as soon as i get the chance possibly a Saturday morning. Horsey and Bobby traveled down from Paraparaumu to visit and immediatly noticed the differance in Gracyn as they have not seen her for at least 10days.
By now you must be wondering why my Mum(Margo) is refered to as Horsey, it goes like this.When Tegan was little she used to sing a song to him and it goes like this.

HORSEY HORSEY DON,T YOU STOP.
TAKE ME TO THE LOCAL SHOP
THE WHIP GOES CRACK AND THE WHEELS GO ROUND
GIDDY UP WE,RE HOMEWARD BOUND.
I know there is a few more verses, but Tegan really liked this song when he was little and Margo (Mum,Horsey) was the only one to sing it to him.She sung it to him all the time so Tegan thought that this would be a good nickname for Margo as Nana has already been taken. So "Horsey" has stuck even my little neice Amber calls her Horsey, "Bobby" is "Bobby" and they both like it that way i can say that this will be the same for Gracyn.Thankyou Horsey& Bobby, Nana&Grandad for being the best Grandparents out there.Your support is great.
Ange got a cuddle today for a few hours so that was good, i,ll go in tomorrow nite after work to do her cares and change the smallest nappy in the land.

Steve Ange Tegan Gracyn

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

2nd December 2008

1530grms Today, still on mainline c-pap and tolerating 21mls of ebm. i have just been in for a wee cuddle with Gracyn this evening and got a little suprise as she has Graduated from ROOM B intensive care unit to room 6 a step closer to the way out. It is gives you a funny feeling visiting her in a new enviroment with new neighbours and nurses arround. This is another first and a big step down that road to home.
Auntie Chris went home to Dunedin yesturday, poor Tegan was heart broke and did,nt want her to leave sobbing at the airport as she went through security. That was short lived ,Sorry Chris but Teg,s had apparently forgotten all about your departure after a chuba chub and a couple of turns up and down the escalator.We all know he had a great time with you and his biggest news at school was that he kicked his Auntie,S but at 10pin bowling.(he,s pretty good at 10 pin for a 5 year old).

Ange is heading in tomorrow for a visit and a cuddle, so s horsey&bobby and no doubt Gracyn would have put on more weight. i have saved the bottle of Appletons Rum until the 2kg mark only because of Angela being unwell at the time of reaching 1kg, how inconsiderate of her i say!!

till tomorrow
Steve, Ange,Tegan,Gracyn