Month: December 2007

Good news about Jaxon

We got a great call from the NICU today. They said that they had started feeding Jaxon and that he had already eaten all the milk Emily had pumped there at the hospital. So they wanted us to bring some more milk and we could be there for the feeding. So Emily and I went…
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More on Jaxon: staying a little longer

We got some not so good news today from the neonatologist. Jaxon is doing really well, but he sometimes forgets to breath (I know… sleep apnea already). Apparently that is quite common among “early arrivals.” Their policy is to not release the baby from the NICU until the child hasn’t done that for 7 days…
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When lying is good

As a youth, I was taught to never lie and at some point in my life (probably on my mission), I read an account of an individual who’s sole goal in life was to be known as an honest and trustworthy man. He wanted it on his tombstone. And of course he wanted to live…
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Mommy holds Jaxon

Mommy finally got to hold little Jaxon tonight! And here’s another picture. He’s cleaned up and looking much better. I’m still planning on posting some more pictures once I get some decent ones. The camera died after just a few shots in our last visit. Click for full size!

Update on Jaxon

We just found out that they have taken Jaxon off the CPAP and he is actually breathing better without it. We are excited that he is doing so well. The respiratory therapist actually said that with the great progress his lungs have made and the blood work he saw he would be surprised if Jaxon…
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It’s a boy – Jaxon Spencer Wilson

At 9:09 PM last night (Dec 3, 2007), Jaxon Spencer Wilson was born! He tipped the scales at 6 lbs even and 18 inches. He was almost a full month early and so his lungs were a little under-developed. He has spent some time in the NICU (and is currently still in there), but they…
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