nicu baby Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/nicu-baby/ Sat, 14 Jan 2017 08:59:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Bringing Our Preemie Home From the NICU https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/14/bringing-our-preemie-home/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/14/bringing-our-preemie-home/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2017 08:00:58 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71581 Exactly one year ago today, we brought our sweet preemie babe home from the NICU.  We had made it. An unexpected and traumatic birth, a 10 day hospital stay {plus an eventual ruptured appendix / giant cyst diagnosis} for me, countless heel pokes and tests for our sweet baby, and months of shuttling back and… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/14/bringing-our-preemie-home/feed/ 7 71581 6 Months of Sam https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/05/05/6-months-of-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/05/05/6-months-of-sam/#comments Fri, 06 May 2016 06:32:08 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70367 Our baby boy is 6 months old.  Our baby boy is 6 months old!  Goodness, I have to let that sink in just a little.  It’s hard to believe that he’s already been here with us for half of a year.  It doesn’t seem like that long.  Time can be cruel, can’t it?  Ugh. I’m… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/05/05/6-months-of-sam/feed/ 5 70367 Five Months of Sam https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/05/five-months-of-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/05/five-months-of-sam/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2016 23:19:12 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70126 I feel like we’ve had such a big month this month.  First off, we seem to have hit a huge turning point as far as Sam’s overall comfort and happiness is concerned, which has been a total game changer.   I guess I didn’t come right out an say it, but the first two months… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/05/five-months-of-sam/feed/ 5 70126 Our Sweet Little Sam https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/25/our-sweet-little-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/25/our-sweet-little-sam/#respond Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:57:34 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69859 If you would have told me a few months ago that we’d soon be at home with a sweet little man like this and our trickiest issues would be sleepless nights, awful tummy bubbles, and an uncomfortable hernia, I don’t think I would have believed it. But here we are and I’m so thankful.  … Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/25/our-sweet-little-sam/feed/ 0 69859 Baby Bubba is 3 Months Old! https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/05/baby-bubba-is-3-months-old/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/05/baby-bubba-is-3-months-old/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 19:54:35 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69663 Today our sweet little Sam is 3 months old {and 5 days corrected}!  He’s currently 7 pounds 6 ounces and wearing newborn sized clothes and diapers.  He loves nothing more than being held and snuggled and is a big fan of having his bum patted and his head gently stroked.  He currently sleeps most of… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/05/baby-bubba-is-3-months-old/feed/ 3 69663 We’re Moving! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/22/were-moving/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/22/were-moving/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 07:30:05 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69601 …to a different NICU that is!   This little man has just passed the 5 pound mark and the doctors think he’s doing well enough to be transferred to a level 2 NICU {a NICU for less needy babies}, so off we go.  Truthfully, I’m not thrilled about having to leave the hospital, nurses, doctors,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/22/were-moving/feed/ 1 69601 ‘Baby Salmon’ Finally Has a Name! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/20/baby-salmon-finally-has-a-name/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/20/baby-salmon-finally-has-a-name/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:34:33 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69588 It’s been a long time coming, but finally… Meet our sweet baby Sam! Goodness gracious…  It took us long enough, didn’t it?  The truth is, Sam was the one and only name Brad and I had talked about on the night our baby boy made his surprise arrival.  I forget which one of us mentioned… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/20/baby-salmon-finally-has-a-name/feed/ 5 69588 My Babies https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/19/my-babies-2/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/19/my-babies-2/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 05:29:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69552 I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to have them both with me under one roof, if only for half an hour.  Gosh, I love them so. Are you following us on social media?  Find us on: Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Twitter   We’d love to have you!

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/19/my-babies-2/feed/ 1 69552 Bath Time for Bubba https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:59:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69465 Another day, another first for our little NICU babe.  Tonight, at 38 days old, Bubba had his very first bath. He wasn’t sure about it at first, but as soon as he adjusted to being in the warm water, it was like this sense peace came over him, leaving him perfectly calm and content while… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/feed/ 2 69465 Happy One Month, Baby Bubba! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/05/happy-one-month-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/05/happy-one-month-sam/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 06:28:38 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69450 Baby Bubba is 1 MONTH OLD today! He’s now 31 weeks 6 days corrected and 3 pounds 12 ounces – a full pound more than when he was born. Right now he’s off his CPAP and high flow air, he’s eating like crazy, and growing and gaining exactly like we want him to be. He… Read More

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