Crying Boys

We have had a few rougher days. Aidan has been running a low grade fever and is cranky. Logan is a purple sweaty baby. Some days are good, some are bad, different times of the day he just starts to scream in pain and turn purple and starts to sweat from the effort of screaming. With two crying boys it has been strenuous. However, Aidan is doing better, he had some fun cooking. The pacifier is the only way to help keep him calm while he feels pooey and then Carrie can tend to Logan and try to figure out what is bothering him. We are hoping to catch on to what's going on with Logan. In the meantime here are some pictures of the nice times in the midst of the frustration.

The Rogers' Boys Around the House

Carrie is doing very well with the boys. This morning however while changing Logan's diaper she heard Aidan cause a commotion. The picture below shows what she found. Here a few pics of Logan snoozing while Mr. Aidan finds trouble.

2 weeks old!!

Today we had Logan's 4th doctors visit since we left the hospital. He has grown to 20 inches in length (25%), 6.1 lbs (5%) and a head circumference of 14 inches (25%). He is growing well and now we can wait a whole two weeks for his one month weight check. Typically our pediatrician's office does a 4 day, two week and two month appointments. Our little tiny one is high maintenance!! Logan is having some Reflux pain and issues. He finds it most comfortable to sleep in a swing. We have one in our bedroom now and borrowed a friends for downstairs. Better to sleep in a swing than scream in pain or puke on yourself!!

First week home..

Here we are ten days after Logan's birth!! It is crazy how time flies! We had a nice Easter and were exhausted when it was all said and done. We have had A LOT of visitors to come meet our newest member. Thank you for everyone who stopped by!! Logan has had a lot of visits with the pediatrician. We came home on Wednesday, thanks to Logan's doctor. Carrie's doctors said she was a prime candidate to head home and that it was up to the pediatrician to let Logan be discharged. He was only down to 5 lbs and his doc said we just needed to come in for a weight check on Thursday. By Thursday he was down to 4 lb 12 oz, he gave us some tips on helping him put on weight and we had to come in on Monday. By Monday he was 5 lb 2 oz and we needed to come back on Wednesday to make sure he was still gaining. We were hoping he would be at least 5lb 3 oz and Carrie's guess was 5lb 5 oz, he was 5 lb 6 oz!! We were so happy!! He still looks super tiny but seems to have grown more in length. We need to take the time to measure him. We have TONS of pictures and will hopefully get them up here shortly. Aidan is doing very well being a big brother. He likes Logan most of the time. :-) We're hoping to get some pictures of the four of us this weekend. Check for an update then!!

Size Comparison

Alright...here are the boys side by side..diapers only...Aidan is GIANT, Logan is Super Skinny and TINY!!

All About Logan...

OK , the Easter pictures we have totally lacked Logan Joseph. Here are pics where Logan is the center. In the one Aidan was not so sure about Carrie putting the baby's cheek so close to his. :-)

Easter

We bypassed church this morning as we are unsure of Logan's schedule. Aidan woke up to find that the Easter Bunny did visit our home. He enjoyed Jelly Beans and M &M's before breakfast. He then spread his Easter Grass over the house and stashed a few necessities in his stroller (borrowed from the neighbors) and walked them around the house. We then headed to Carrie's Grandparents for their traditional Easter meal and Easter Egg Hung (Carrie has recently retired from the Egg Hiding and Cousin Sam has taken over. :-) ) We're missing Egg Hunt pics and must get them from Carrie's Sister. Oh yes...we dyed a few eggs too.

Family of Four

Here are a few pics of us around the house, we're super busy with two young boys!! We're trying to take the time to relax and enjoy the time. (Our first day or two home with the boys.)

Logan Joseph is here!!

Good Early Morning!! Logan Joseph joined us at 1:45am this morning. The labor progressed pretty slow. Carrie stayed at 4-4.5 cm for about 3 or 4 hours. At 1am she was dilated 6 cm and 80% effaced. The nursed rolled her to her left side and in FIVE minutes she was fully effaced and dilated. Logan was crowning on his own. The nurse called all the special care nursery personnel and kept paging the doctor to come. At this point Carrie was extremely uncomfortable and telling her that he was coming out on his own. Sure enough the doctor came in, Carrie's words were, "Thank God" and with one push of maybe 30 seconds Logan popped out. He came out screaming. Andrew again was not allowed to cut the cord because he needed to go straight to the special care people. He scored an 8 and 9 on his 1 and 5 minute APGAR. They weighed him in at 5 lbs 3 oz. Carrie and Andrew then got to hold him and decided it was nice to pee on Mom. Then it was time to take him up to the nursery to do a blood sugar test because he was a small little guy. Andrew got to go up there with him and take a few pictures. We are just now waiting for him to come down and meet us in the post-partum room.

Induction!

Alright, so we are blogging from the hospital!! Our appointment today went OK, it seems the amniotic fluid is definitely measuring low and Mr. Logan is weighing and estimated 5 lbs 7 oz. We'll see how true that is shortly!! They have given Carrie pitocin and are using a foley catheter to help her dilate and thin out. They said this part is going to take the longest but once she gets into active labor it should go quickly! The contractions are increasing in intensity right now but not regular at all. We came in here 1 cm dilated, 40%effaced and logan at a minus two station. They say he may be born after midnight. So, far he is handling the induction well. We're ready to get him out and get him growing out here...check for more updates on when he is born!! Sooner than later!! He'll be here to join us on Easter!!!

Made it through the weekend

Well, here we are on Sunday night. We made it through the weekend. Now we just have to make it to tomorrow afternoon and find out what the doctors think the plan should be. Right now it is go to a specialist tomorrow to check the blood flow in the placenta and cord. Then if all goes well we make it to Thursday for another round of tests at the OB's office. The same as last week and then if those go well we make it through the weekend to 38 weeks. We will do our best to keep this blog updated for those out of towners. Logan is a very active baby and that is the best thing he can do right now. Carrie does not like bed rest and is going nuts. Andrew is taking care of everyone and doing a great job! Aidan is doing was well as expected for a child his age. He doesn't understand why Mommy can't hold him or take care of him and that is a little frustrating to him. Our families have been a big help to us. Today, Aidan went to breakfast with Grandpa and Grandma, then to the Observation Deck at RDU to watch airplanes. He came home snuggled with Grandma and took an AWESOME nap. We are so grateful that they were here to help us out!! We are anxiously awaiting the appointment tomorrow and will do our best to keep this updated.

Logan Joseph Update

Today we are 36 weeks and 4 days into Carrie's pregnancy with Logan. We headed to the OB for a routine check up yesterday and left four hours later very overwhelmed. It all started that Carrie did not gain weight AND her belly showed no signs of growth over the past week. At this point in the pregnancy the baby grows tremendously and there should be differences in the belly size weekly. So they wanted to do an ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid level and his size. The initial US showed borderline low amniotic fluid and that Logan is measuring four weeks small making him in the 9th percentile. So, we waited to talk to the doctors again and the longer it took, the more we realized they were more than likely consulting with someone about their findings. Then they informed us of their concerns about why he is so small, the most concerning is that the placenta is showing signs of deteriorating. The doctors were on the phone consulting with Duke Perinatalogy. Duke asked for the OB to perform a Biophysical Profile and a Non-Stress Test. The biophysical profile is a 30 minute US test, where they montior fluid levels, fetal movement and fetal "practice" breathing. After that they took Carrie to the another room for a 30 minute Non Stress Test. On this test they monitor fetal heart rate, movements and contractions. Since Logan did not show any signs of distress they let us come home, they had informed us earlier that the worst case scenario was that we we be having Logan right then and there. They called and got us an appointment at Duke Peritnatology for Monday to do a level 2 ultrasound to monitor how well the cord and placenta are functioning. Carrie is to be on bed rest from here until 38 weeks and IF she makes it to 38 weeks Logan will be delivered then. They want him to make it to Monday (37 weeks, what they deem "full term"), but the extra week in utero will give him the best chance possible to be a healthy baby. So, for the mean time we are to keep Carrie on bedrest, monitor fetal movement and call if he becomes less active or if Carrie goes into labor. We need to make it to Monday and then hopefully make it to Thursday when we go back to the OB to get the same tests done again to check on Logan (biophysical profile and Non Stress Test). Then we can make it to 38 weeks. We will do our best to keep the blog updated but are trying to tie up loose ends over the next 10 days or less. Mr. Logan will soon be here!!