Warren Lucas is here!

Warren has finally arrived! He was born on 8 Jan 2009 at 2:20pm. He weighed 8lbs 1oz and was 19 inches long. He came into the world screaming, the doctors weren't able to hear each other due to his very loud crying! Seems he has some fluid in his lungs so he was taken to NICU shortly after birth where he still is right now. I've been back to see him twice, all I want to do is hold him in my arms! It's so hard having to kiss him goodbye when we leave him. If I was feeling better I would spend the entire night there, but the NICU nurses would rather us make short visits so that he doesn't get too stimulated.

The reason he was sent to NICU was because he was having trouble regulating his oxygen levels. When he first arrived at NICU they put the oxygen hood on him at 100% oxygen, as of 10:30 last night he was on 26% oxygen. Once he hits 21% they will take the hood off him to see how he is doing. Provided he can regulate those oxygen levels and his breathing we will be allowed to hold him! Which is what we're hoping for.

It will take a few days for his body to absorb the fluids in his lungs. It really sucks having him in NICU! I can hear other babies crying on this floor and I know that they are in the room with their mommy, but our room is quiet since he's not in it. Yes, I'm not getting up throughout the night to feed him, but it's not like I'm sleeping well eiter. I fell asleep at 12:30am and was awake by 2:00am. I just want to see my son! Shawn and I decided to let him rest overnight, so we said goodnight at 10:45 but plan on seeing him to say good morning at 6:00am.

He's so handsome! He has a head full of short hair, not nearly as long as Dominique's was though. His skin is so soft and a good pinkish color. He looks so small compared to how big Lil DD was at birth, but yet so big compared to other babies in NICU.

The nurses were telling us that he could leave NICU as early as Saturday afternoon if he can regulate his oxygen levels and slow his breathing down, as well as feed on his own and keep his temp normal. I'm hoping he can do all his so that we can go home together! I don't know what I'll do if I have to leave him here for some extra days!

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