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Baby Rusty February 14th. Sleeping peacefully after his dinner.

Baby Rusty giving you a half smile......or maybe it is gas?

Sleeping in my arms earlier today February 14th. What a snuggler, just like his big brother Ace.

My two boys! Ace & Rusty

Ace loves Rusty. He always wants to help feed him and hold him and help "change his bum" He is a good big brother. The first day we brought Rusty home Ace asked if Rusty could take a bath with him I said no he can't he is too little, then he said "Oh, can he play in my room with me?" I said no Ace he can't walk around yet. Ace was really disappointed. He can't wait to play with him.

Ace and Rusty watching TV on my bed.

How Nice it is to Be Home!

Rusty loves his glider, he sits in here and just falls asleep, wish it was me! He is such a good baby, we are still getting our routine worked out but he is very happy most of the time and he loves just sitting with us watching everything.

Rusty is home!

We had a hard time picking out his outfit, this is the one we ended up choosing. All the nurses thought he looked so cute. Rusty was able to come home Thursday night February 12th at 8:00pm. We went up to the hospital and they had us watch a CPR for infants video, I think this is a great idea, all parents should watch this. Then we were able to dress him for the first time and take him home! It was very exciting.

This is the car seat we used for Ace when he was a baby. He came home from Ogden Regional in this one too. Rusty looks so small in here, we had to tighten the straps a lot! Isn't he so cute?

Baby Rusty 2*8*09

Today I went up to the hospital about 1 and was able to feed and hold Rusty again! He gets cuter every day and he looks so good today. The doctor said his infection is cleared and the inflammation in his lungs is going down. He is off his antibiotics now and they are slowly taking him off the oxygen. Hopefully he just needs a few more day to regulate his breathing and he can come home! We are expecting Tuesday but that is not set in stone. They might need to send him home on oxygen, and that is okay I am sure we can handle it, but we hope he gets everything worked out up there at NICU just so we know he is okay. Can't wait for everyone to see him.

Baby Rusty 2*7*09

Today Sat 2*7*09 Matt and I went up around 1 to see Rusty, Matt was so excited to see him today and as soon as he went in the nurse let him feed and change Rusty! Matt did a wonderful job! Rusty is eating well and he had his eyes opened a lot today. I went back up about 6 and fed him again and changed him, boy can he eat! He can also fart and burp loud too! Before we left he wanted to eat again and needed another diaper change....at least we know all the plumbing is working well! haha. The doctors took an xray last night at midnight and said that they were concerned that his hard breathing was indicating pneumonia. But he is okay, he juist needs a little more time to recover from his infection. He is eating well and his oxygen is still going, so are his antibiotics but his IV fluids are still off and he seems to improve each day! They have not given an expected go home date, but we will keep you posted we want him all better before we bring our cute little guy home.

Baby Rusty 2*6*09

Rusty is doing really well today 2*6*09. He has graduated to a crib ( I call it a large tupperware container) He is off his IV fluids, still on a little oxygen and antibiotics. They said he is doing better, not yet were they can take him off the antibiotics. He is breathing well and I was able to feed him today and hold him again. He is soooo cute!