Landon FINALLY comes home!!!!

Landon was finally discharged from the NICU late Monday night. We're SO excited that he's finally home! He's doing great. He's eating a lot. He's up to 55 cc's! (He left the hospital needing to eat a minimum of 40 cc's) It was rough the first few days home, but it's gotten better. I think he's finally getting used to his new surroundings. As for Mom & Dad, we're exhausted!!!! We knew we were going to be tired when he came home, but it's all worth it! Here are some updated photos of my little small fry!

Landon & Grandpa


Here we are leaving the NICU


Landon in another one of his outfits that Auntie Katie made him


Landon & Uncle Cody



Landon & "Mawmo"

Look how long his fingers are!







Landon & Daddy (this really puts in perspective of how small Landon is!)

Great News!

Today Landon inhaled his ENTIRE bottle of 40cc's (and sometimes a little more) at his 2:30pm, 5:30pm and 8:30pm feedings today!!! We're so proud of him and we're praying that this if finally a sign that this is his turning point so he can come home soon. Either way, this is a huge improvement! We've both seen a big improvement over the past 3 days in his feedings. He's been able to take a minimum of 20cc's at every feeding for the last 24+ hours. And today, the feedings that he finished his whole bottle, he's waken up on his own, before his feeding time, ready to eat-and that's a big improvement on its own. He's also gained 1 oz. a day for the last 2 days straight, which is great! He hasn't been gaining weight, and the nurses were starting to get concerned. He is also very anemic and very close to getting a blood transfusion. We're hoping that it doesn't come to that, but we will know more on Monday when they check his levels again.
Here are some photos I took of him today. I can already see how much his face has changed and he's only 16 days old! All the nurses comment on his little "faux hawk", so I was so excited to finally put him in one of his super cool outfits that his Aunt Katie made for him. It's perfect because it says: "Lil' PUNK". SO FREAKIN' CUTE!!!! Check out all his little expressions!

He ADORES his binky!

Workin' the camera already!



We love it when he does this!


He want's to take his feeding tube out so bad!!



His favorite thing to do after he eats: fall asleep on Mom!

Aunt Sumer finally got to hold him today!

Update

Good news! On Tuesday, he inhaled a full bottle of 40 cc's (what he needs to do to come home) in only 20 minutes at one feeding and he did it again this morning for Dad! Unfortunately, he needs to do this at every feeding for a minimum of 24 hours with out any help from his feeding tube. So we know he can do it, it's just a matter of time. We've defiantly seen a difference in him over the past few days and have seen improvement. Also, an Occupational Therapist met with me today when I was feeding him to observe and help with his feedings and she said that we're doing everything correctly and that he's doing great and has the whole suck/swallow thing down. The only thing he needs to learn is how to take a whole 40 cc's in one feed consistently. She thinks it will only be a matter of days, but I'm not holding my breath. Landon will decide on when he's ready. I have a talk with him every day to remind him of how cool his room is here at home and that he needs to come see it! Keep checking back here; I'll be posting some more photos soon!

Test Results

I forgot to mention in my last post that his MRI he had done on Thursday came back normal. So we're very relieved! He now has thrush from the antibiotics he was on earlier this week, but it's already starting to go away. I'm hoping that after it clears, he'll start doing good on his feedings again so he can come home!

Baby Landon Arrives!

Our son, Landon Thomas McEachran, was born Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at noon. He was 4 lbs, 14 oz. and 17 inches. It was an easy labor-thank goodness!! I went from 2cm to 10cm in 1 hour and he was born in 7 minutes with only 3 pushes!! Thank goodness I had an epidural, so I didn't feel any pain. But poor little Landon has had a rough start though. He's only 9 days old and is still in the NICU. Most of you know the emotional roller coaster we've been on lately, so I'll only give the most current update. He's no longer in an incubator and his IV FINALLY came out today! I'm so glad the poor little guy doesn't have to be poked anymore. He has had his IV moved in at least 7 different places-including his head!! He's bruised all over his body, but it's such a relief that his IV is out! He only has his feeding tube in him. His only hurdle left is to be able to nipple feed 40cc's without any help from his feeding tube. Today, he did finish 37cc's from the bottle once, but the other feedings he's had to rely on the feeding tube to get the rest. So we just take it day by day. So hopefully he'll be able to come home soon. We'll keep you posted. Here are some photos of him and believe me, there will be many more to come!

Just born:




Landon & Grandma!







Auntie Katie & Landon! (note: the lame beanie he's wearing was not mom's choice! the hospital put it on him!)


Check out his faux hawk!!

Welcome to The McEachran Family Blog!

Hi everyone! I have created this blog to update everyone on Landon's progress. I was already planning on starting a blog just to post recent photos of him, since you all know Landon will be the most photographed baby ever! But this way, all of our family and friends can just check this blog out whenever they want to know what the latest buzz is with Landon (and hopefully Kyle and I can cut down some of our phone calls to everyone too!) So check back often, as I'll always have new photos of him!

Love,
The McEachran's (Kyle, Melissa & Landon)