The worst sight you can wake up to in our house is a baby lying in his crib with his feeding tube dangling from his face instead of in his nose where it belongs.
Like this morning.
When we find that the baby has pulled his tube out of his nose/tummy, if you were a fly on our wall, you’d hear copious amounts of cussing.
Because it means we have to hold him down and thread it back in his nostril, down his throat and into his belly.
The baby does not like this process, which should go without saying. Who would?
It was hard enough when he was a tiny little baby.
Who couldn’t assign blame.
Now he screams his head off during the process. He gags when it threads down the back of his throat. And then he screams some more.
When it’s all done, with tears streaming down his face, gives me that look.
YOU did this, you bitch!
Isn’t it enough that I have to do something that only a freaking medical professional should do?
Must I also have to feel guilty about it?
But there is one up side — we get the chance to snap a few pictures without a freaking ng tube taped to our beautiful baby’s face. Something that mars almost all of our photos from the last 7 months.
Here’s one of those rare non-ng-tube pics.
If that doesn’t make you smile, you are inhuman.
Or maybe I’m just his mama.
And here’s a gratuitous shot of my boys snapped at the same time as the other photo.
Yes, Asher is wearing a Spiderman costume, and no, it isn’t Halloween.
It’s just another day in the life of a 5-year-old superhero.
Which reminds me. Can spiderman, batman and buzz lightyear costumes go into the washing machine? Cuz they need to. They really, really need to.
This week, we finally get a vacation from our long, long bedrest and preemie saga.
And I’m shedding everything from the last 7 months, except the beautiful child we brought home.
Out with the worry.
Out with the stress.
Out with the hospitals and (most of ) the doctor visits.
And in a ritual only a woman can understand, out with 6 inches of hair.
In with fun.
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You look so pretty! And that baby-omg. OMG. We are going to try to come see y’all on Monday- can’t wait to snuggle him!
Thank you! There’s gonna be a LOT of baby-trading-off going on Monday! : )
I empathize and yes he is adorable! My twins were born at 31 weeks and they spent 7 weeks in nicu. The first couple weeks home the girl had so many bradys that I thought I might go insane:/ They are 2 yrs old now and very very healthy! Actually was told by a nutritionist a couple months ago that they were both border line overweight! I laughed, said “whatever” and “Have a nice day!” We will not be returning to see her! They are healthy and beautiful!! I can’t ask for more.
Girl, at one point we were BradiesRus around here. That alarm was going off about 40 times per day and my adrenalin was so high all the time, I thought I might need a heart monitor. Thank God things get better and thank you for sharing what only preemie moms can know!
I nannied for a baby girl who had an OG tube…she had sinus surgery and couldn’t do the NG one. I know how HORRIBLE it was to do the OG, can’t imagine the NG. She yanked hers our every chance she got and her poor skin from the tape…poor baby.
My wife emailed me a couple of your humerous blogs and then I started exploring on my own. I’ve had friends with preemies. For you to have one and on bed rest and still have a sense of humor………….well if folks can’t take a joke f@#^k em’. You keep doing what you’re doing and know that most of us men get it and take for the light heartedness it is.
Sometimes a sense of humor is the only thing getting you through, ya know? Thanks a bunch for writing!
You are a peach for writing me to say this! I agree. Real men get the jokes!