Jackson Blake Etherington made his debut 4 weeks early, today, May 17th at 11:46 am. Weighing in at 6 lbs 4 oz and 18 inches long. Long story which I don't have the energy to write now. But he is doing so well considering his obstruction. He is breathing completely on his own and never needed any help. He's so stable that the only thing he has right now is tube down his little throat to remove any air or liquid that gets in his stomach.
Born via C-section at the University of Utah Hospital. What a wonderful hospital. I have loved each and every person whom I've worked with today.
After being pulled from the womb he was taken straight to this window and passed through to the NICU team who was waiting for him. We didn't even get to hear his first cry. And because of the big drape they had up, I didn't get to see him at all.
Neil was finally allowed to go to the NICU after he was stable and prepped. I had to stay in recovery
Has just a little bit of hair that appears to be blond with maybe a tint of strawberry blond?
Proud Daddy holding him for the first time(and only time so far)
On his way to Primary children's from the U of U they stopped in my recovery room and I got to hold my sweet boy for about 5 minutes. 5 minutes of heaven though. He cuddled right up. I am in love!
First family shot.After I got to see him they wheeled him over to Primarys. If you've never been here, the hospitals are actually connected through an indoor walk way. Takes about 5 minutes. They had to transport him in a life flight incubator, just in case. Looks way scarier than it actually is.
He is currently in surgery now to try and fix the problem. They had to run tests on him for several hours and since he was/is so stable there was no rush to get him into surgery. Dr. is pretty sure the blockage is in his small intestine, which is the easiest to fix. He is pretty sure 1 surgery should do the trick. After that he will need to rest and recover until he can start eating and passing stool. So we wait. Dr. estimates 4 weeks in the nicu and then hopefully home!
He is currently in surgery now to try and fix the problem. They had to run tests on him for several hours and since he was/is so stable there was no rush to get him into surgery. Dr. is pretty sure the blockage is in his small intestine, which is the easiest to fix. He is pretty sure 1 surgery should do the trick. After that he will need to rest and recover until he can start eating and passing stool. So we wait. Dr. estimates 4 weeks in the nicu and then hopefully home!Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes. He has already had a priesthood blessing and we know he will do wonderfully.
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Jackson looks beautiful (even though Cath thinks he looks like Neil). We're so glad you are all doing well. Amanda, you look pretty good, too. Can't wait to see you all in person and hope that we can hold Jackson.
Love you all.
What a CUTE baby...I am so excited for you guys. Congrats. We will continue to pray for him and you and Neil. Can't wait to see him in person
He's adorable. Congrats. I love his name too. We've been praying and thinking about you all day. So glad everything's gone ok! Hopefully the next 4 weeks will go by fast! You look amazing too (as always).
Oh I'm so happy for you guys I am literally crying! Oh he's beautiful and I LOVE love love the name Jackson! Congratuations! I hope and pray all goes well with his surgery and his recovery, and yours too Amanda... Neil take care of her! Lots of love! :)
Jackson is absolutely adorable. He has very light hair- it looks reddish/strawberry to me... I need someone else to have a red head too! :) So glad he is doing so well and can't wait to hear more good news after his surgery. Hope you are getting some rest yourself. Give him a love from us- can't wait to cuddle him myself. And I agree with everyone else- you look way too cute to have just had surgery/a baby. Not fair.
Such a sweet family picture! Looks like you are going to have to rename your blog now!!
Congrats! Jackson is so cute! I got tears in my eyes while reading and seeing pictures, thank you for sharing! Prayers will keep on coming!
He is DARLING and what a great name. So glad to hear that everything went/is going so well... we'll keep your family in our prayers! And I hope that you are recovering well too. Congrats!
CONGRATS! He is adorable. You guys are in our thoughts and prayers.
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