Ericksons

Hello all :) Just thought I would let you know how things are going now that Tyler is home! He has been home for a week as of yesterday. Things are very busy so far, but going great. Having one child is easy, having two is a lil harder but when you have three children...OH MY! I hardly have any spare time. I feel like I am constantly changing a diaper, breaking up a fight between Jake and Brayden, getting the boys something to drink, feeding Tyler, picking up toys, doing dishes, folding laundry, etc. Thank goodness for DVR or I would never get to watch my shows. Jake & Brayden are doing great with Tyler. They love to hold him, kiss him, or just plain love on him :) They are going to be very protective of him.

Tyler had an appointment with his pediatrician last Tuesday. He weighed 5 lbs 13 oz and was 18 inches long. Dr. Reyes will see him quite regularly to keep an eye on his weight gain. He has to have neosure added to the breast milk for the extra calories and simply thick to make it extra thick so he can handle taking a bottle. Otherwise it comes out to fast and he chokes and turns that awful color. It is a HUGE pain to not be able to nurse him. It takes a lot of my time to pump so he can have the milk to drink out of a bottle mixed with the neosure and simply thick, but I will continue to do it b/c it is what is best for him. Hopefully in a month or so he will be able to nurse. That would really help free up some of my time. He had an appt with Dr. Francis last Wednesday. Dr. Francis is the doctor who did his hernia surgery. it was just a quick appointment to make sure everything looks good. It does, so he will not have to see Dr. Francis for 6 more weeks. He will go back to the NICU in a couple of weeks to hopefully get weaned off of the oxygen! That will help a bunch. It stinks having to wheel his oxygen around the house just to move him to another room. But I do it without complaining. Least I can do. This lil guy is a figher. It is truly a miracle he is here with us today! :)

I am soooo glad to have him home with us. It feels so good to have all of my boys under the same roof. I am not used to being home all the time. As you know I went back to work after both Jake and Brayden were born. I had planned before Tyler was born that I would not go back to work. After paying daycare for three children, I wouldn't be making any money. So, it has been quite an adjustment for all of us. It is really nice to have this extra time with Jake and Brayden also. They have been through a lot the last 11 weeks and they definitely needed this time at home with me.

Thanks for readings. Hope you enjoy the new pics!!