As Jeremy has told you in the previous posting, Jude was born at 6:31 a.m. so this posting will cover from about that time to around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. I am going to try and keep everything straight and give out as much detail as I can remember. So, Jude was taken to the NICU right after being born. Jeremy was able to go with him there and watch them get his vitals. Right when the nurse went to weigh him he said Jude peed all over everything! The nurse was trying to stop it but it was still going everywhere. That's my little man. ;) Then, Jeremy had to leave while they did the rest of his workup. They intubated him and started him on his first dose of Survanta which is a synthetic surfactant since he was having some difficulty breathing. They also started him on IV fluids and antibiotics prophylatically until his labs came back. He was also hooked up to an ECG to monitor his heart rate and his respiratory rate and oxygen saturation was obviously being monitored. He was put on a heated bed (I am sure there is a medical term for that but I am at a loss) and kept there for his first day.
A nurse practitioner from the NICU came and spoke with Jeremy and I while we were still in Labor and Delivery about an hour after the birth. She came in looking like she had bad news so Jeremy and I were a little nervous at first. But, she said he was doing fine and that they had to intubate him. So, it wasn't a bad report although it was upsetting for me to know that my son was intubated.
Jeremy and I were able to see him about 3 hours later. As soon as I saw him I just started crying and the tears wouldn't stop. It was so hard to see him intubated even though I knew he was doing fine. Also, he wasn't responding well to our touching him so that was really hard as well. We couldn't hold him and he wasn't able to be swaddled so it was obvious that he was not comfortable.
Six hours later he was given his second dose of Survanta through the tube. He seemed to be responding well to these treatments and they made the decision to give him the third and final dose 6 hours after the second. After that, he was extubated at 9:00 p.m. on Monday night. At that point, we were finally able to hold our baby. That was the most amazing feeling ever. He was so tiny and precious. Jeremy was a little nervous at first to hold such a little guy but as soon as he did, he didn't want to give him up. It is obvious that he absolutely adores him. Jude is so content in his arms. By the way, at this point Jude was still Baby Boy Wolter...we didn't actually name him until Tuesday afternoon. While we held him, we tried to determine who he inherited what from. We came to the conclusion that he has my nose and eyes,round face, and chin and Jeremy's lips, fingers, toes, and ears, and possibly my hair. So, he is a great mix. ;) The first day was rough not having him with us but we received nothing but good reports from the nurses and doctors and therefore we were encouraged.
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