Bridger Jon Harris-It's a boy!!!
We are glad to announce the birth of our son Bridger Jon Harris born 27 Jul 2009. He weighed just slightly under 8 lbs. The nurses said we would just call it 8 lbs since it was 7 lbs 15.6 oz.
He struggled right after birth with breathing and was quickly whisked away for increased care.
After a few hours of showing little improvement, the Doctor & Nurses decided it would be a good idea to get him increased care at the University of Utah Medical Center Newborn Intensive Care(NBICU) Unit. It was hard to see him with all the tubes being attached to him and being flown away. I chased him in the truck and Ashlee spent the night at the Jordan Valley Hospital. Luckily the doctors let her out the next morning because she is doing awesome.
Sorry I look Drunk. It was a long day. Here he is in the NBICU at the U of U hospital. They put a CPAP on him which I don't exactly know what that is, it helped him breathe and by the next day his breathing had improved, his lungs had cleared out a bit, and his CO2 levels had dropped. They told us those are all good things. He is still in NBICU, but is still improving. We have hopes to have him out of the hospital by the end of the week.
12 comments:
He is so cute. I am glad that he is here. I am sorry that it has been so stressful. We will keep him in our prayers. I hope for your family he get to come home at the end of the week too. (Jon I am proud of you, I love your first post!)
We had a couple that were stubborn breathers and needed extra help at first too. I am sure all will be good! Congrats on boy #2
Petricks
Oh congrats on getting him here! Sad that he has to be in there but he looks like a fighter! He is adorable! Congrats!
~Jenessa
He's beautiful! Can't wait to meet him.
Yeah, it's a boy! Finally I don't have to call your baby "it" anymore. What a cute name, I love Bridger@ Keep us updated on his conditions and everything. We'll be praying for him and your cute little family. Love you guys!
Congrats you guys!! He is so cute! That's gotta be tough, being separated from him on your first night, Ashley. Hope you have a quick recovery and little Bridger does well, too! Hope to see you soon~
The Whites
Congratulations you guys! I love the name you chose. I can't believe you have 3 kids! Wow! You're growing family is so cute. I can't wait to meet him in person. I'm glad that he's doing better and will be going home soon.
Congratulations! You will all be in our prayers that you can bring Bridger home quickly. Good luck!!!!
Congratulations, guys! I hope everything goes well, and he's able to come home soon! He is very cute.
Congratulations! We can't wait until you bring him out to visit! :)
We are keeping you and him all in our prayers. Love you all.
Congrats on the new little one! He is so cute!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! Bridger is one handsome dude. Welcome him into the "B" club. Those Intensive Care Units SUCK. We are all praying hard for your family. We are excited that you had a boy and love the name Bridger (what happened to Fisher?)
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