Monday, December 27, 2010

Late Christmas

 We had Christmas Morning on the evening of December 27.  I stayed in the hospital since Hudson was still in the hospital, but then was released to go home two days after Christmas.  Once I was released, we hurried home to celebrate Christmas before going back for a feeding.

This was Corbin's second Christmas Morning.  Corbin was lucky to spend Christmas with Jeremy's parents and with Jeremy's sister Kristin and her family.  Santa came to Kristin's house and our house.(Thanks Kris!!!)

Corbin had looked at this track that has little cars to race.  He was so excited to see that Santa did bring him the track.
Everyone got slippers this year. Corbin got Lightning McQueen slippers and wore them constantly for the next two weeks.  He even had to wear them to bed. 
He was very excited to see that he got a basketball hoop.  He practices indoors for now...

We had to include a picture of Hudson on the day we celebrated Christmas.  Here is Hudson just before we left the hospital to open presents.  This was also the first day that Corbin got to see Hudson.  We were able to bring Hudson to the door of the NICU and show Corbin through the glass.  Corbin had a cold, so he couldn't actually go into the NICU.

I had been so excited as Christmas drew near.  I'll admit I was very disappointed when I realized that I would be spending Christmas in the hospital, but thanks to all of the family that helped us out, we all had a great Christmas (even late) and had a special present in Hudson.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Hudson Chase Pratt

 On December 23, I woke up to a bit of a surprise.  My water broke just after Jeremy left for work.  I tried to call him, but didn't reach him until he got to his office and had to come all the way back.  I was surprised to be going into labor.  I was still 3 1/2 weeks away from when the doctor had said that I was due.

Jeremy came home and took me to the hospital.  I had already contacted Jeremy's mom and she met us at the hospital to watch Corbin.  We went in and were greeted by the on-call doctor who stated that I would need to have another C-section.  I had an amneo earlier that week to see if the baby's lungs were developed enough and had been told they weren't so we were a little concerned.

It wasn't long before Hudson Chase was born.  He was 9 pounds 3 ounces and 21 1/2 inches long.  He was a huge baby, especially considering how early he was.

 We quickly found out that Hudson's lungs were under-developed and that he was going to need some help and time to develop his lungs. Once I was out and in my room, the NICU doctor came in and told us that Hudson needed to be transferred to the Downtown hospital that was better suited for his lung issue and that I would also be transferred.
 Hudson and I ended up staying at the hospital for a while.  He had some initial hurdles in terms of lung development, which prevented us from being able to hold him until Christmas Day.  We were so excited to be able to hold him at last. We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present.  The nurses kept telling us how good he was and that he was such a cuddler.
 While in the NICU, Hudson had to have some light treatment for jaundice, and got to wear these great glasses.
 He looked so cute in his pjs and hat.  It made it difficult that he was always connected to monitors to make sure that his breathing and heart beat were okay.

My mom came up the day after Christmas to help us with everything.  She was an amazing help.  Once I was out of the hospital, we had to come back about every three hours and do feedings.  Having Mom here helped so much with watching Corbin, going with me, and just helping things stay in order while we were constantly going back and forth.


After I had been out of the hospital a while, they transferred Hudson back to the hospital where he was born, which was much closer to our house.  It made it much easier to go in and do the feedings.
Jeremy's mom and sister came on New Year's Eve and got to help feed him in his room.

The last benchmark that Hudson had to reach was eating.  He had gone through so much trauma and had lost weight and needed to have a consistent period of eating enough that the doctor wouldn't be worried about him going home.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Let it Snow...

We were happy to come home from Utah to a little snow.  When we were driving to Utah and just got out of the "blizzard" that was heading south, Corbin started to cry because it wasn't snowing any more.  Well not long after getting home, it really snowed.

The night after all of the snow, Jeremy and Corbin went outside to play.  By play I mean that Corbin was playing and Jeremy was shoveling the driveway and sidewalks.  Here are just a few pictures of Corbin at play outside. 
Corbin loves the snow.  He loved to climb up and sit on the "snow mountain" that Jeremy created from shoveling.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

1st Trip to the Dentist

We took Corbin to the dentist for the first time in December.  We had talked about it for a while, so he was excited to go.  After a short introduction, the dentist got to work and quickly told Corbin that he didn't have any cavities at all and all that was left was a cleaning.

Corbin knew that I have my camera with me all the time, and asked me to take a picture for his dad that was at work.  He had to show off the sun glasses that the dentist gave him to use while he had his teeth cleaned.  He loved that he could wear sun glasses and watch TV, all while the cleaning took place.  What a trooper...

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Kylee & Sage Visit

Kylee and Sage rode back with us from our Utah Thanksgiving trip.  The pictures below are the only times that we broke out the camera...

 When Corbin came in and heard the bath running, he wanted to be a part of it.  I'll be able to give him a hard time in 20 years when he is getting ready to marry Sage and we can tell him that he already saw her naked...
Corbin was hamming it up with Sage.  It took a little while, but we got her to crack a smile.  We had such a good time with Kylee and Sage shopping, and just hanging out. 

Zack came up the Friday after we got here and they all headed home that Sunday.  We had a great time and can't wait to hang out again...

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Seeing Santa

 Corbin got to see Santa twice this year.  We had a ward party earlier in December and Jeremy got to wait in line for a good 45 minutes so that Corbin could tell Santa that he wanted a car.  Santa helped him a little and it ended up being a remote control car.

Later that month, we went to the mall and Corbin was able to see Santa again.  This time he told Santa that he wanted a remote controlled car...


Previous visits with Santa resulted in a little fear on Corbin's part, but I think it is safe to say that he is well beyond the shy phase of life.
Corbin was so excited to see Santa two times before Christmas and couldn't wait to until Santa brought his remote controlled car...