The Journey of James Weston

Thursday, November 17th, 2022 World Prematurity Day! ❤️❤️❤️ James Day 687 (Today!) 20lbs 29inches James Day 1 1lb 11inches Video of his first night in the NICU. Mom was on the other side of the hospital on a magnesium drip recovering from surgery and was not allowed to visit. ***** Today, James had physical therapy in the morning. We focused on standing and walking. We raised up his crib rails to the very top and the therapist actually stood on a small ladder to hold James up while Mom maneuvered his feet to walk. He likes to stand but only in certain places or areas where he feels comfortable or safe to fall. Once out of the crib we had James standing at the nugget cushions. However as soon as James realized he was out of the crib and off the ventilator his immediate reaction is to lie on the ground and start scooting to freedom. Since he is now strong when he throws a toddler tantrum it is impossible to control him. The most important thing is protecting his head from slamming on the...

I'm going to start off this post by saying this may be TMI for some. So whether you want to call this a trigger warning or sensitive post, there ya go... The last two weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions from being on cloud nine and feeling so blessed to being heartbroken and angry. I think Mike put it best when he said, "When are we going to get a break?!". There have been a lot of tears over the last few days. We had positive pregnancy tests and confirmed blood test results from the clinic. The embryo had implanted in my uterus and was growing! We were so excited to share the news! 😁 They typically have you come in every few days for blood work. After my second blood test I received a voicemail from the nurse just telling me to call her back. 😢 I already knew my HCG had dropped because she wouldn't leave a voicemail. The doctor said he didn't want to throw in the towel, so he had me continue injections and retest a few days later. Not only do these inje...