Baby Timmy

Poor baby Timmy has had a bad cough for the past few days. We took him to the doctor on Wednesday and found out he has bronchialitis. That means the bronchial tubes in his lungs are irritated and filled with fluid. He coughs to try to loosen things up. He was tested for RSV and the flu but both tests came back negative (we were very relieved). There is nothing the doctor could give him since this is a viral infection not a bacterial infection. The doctor gave him a saline nebulizer treatment while we where there and his oxygen level rose so she suggested we put him in a steamy room as often as we can. Other than that, we have elevated his bed and have a humidifier on in the room he is sleeping in now. After of Easter, Benny gets moved into the spare room and Timmy gets the nursery. Brad is looking forward to possibly getting more sleep because Timmy is currently sleeping in a bassinet in our room. Please pray that Timmy gets over this quickly.

Grandma and Grandpa come to visit

Grandma and Grandpa Anderson came from Illinois to meet their new grandson. They had a lot of fun playing with Benny. Benny loved all the attention. We took a day to go to the Museum of Flight. Benny liked looking at all the airplanes with Grandpa.

Future fighter pilot?

Don't you like the matching shirts? Benny's shirt says "Future Massey-Harris Driver".

Benny really liked it when Grandma read stories to him.

Lisa's parents came out 2 days after Timmy was born. Brad and Benny picked them up at the airport, dropped them off at the house and then came to the hospital to bring Timmy and Lisa home. They were a big help during the time they were here. I know Benny really enjoyed having them here. He still asks for Papa to play trains with him.

More Pictures

Here are some of the latest pictures of Timmy and Benny. Enjoy!

I think Timmy is having second thoughts about joining our family. Brotherly Love!

What a cutie!

Mommy, I am hungry!

Sleepy Boy

Things have been getting somewhat back to normal around here. My parents were in town for the last 2 weeks. They left a few days ago. So far so good, but I have to say I am getting tired of breastfeeding a lot sooner than I expected. Between my low supply of milk and Timmy's issues with latching, I don't know how much longer I am willing to do it. I had met with a lactation consultant last Wednesday and was given some helpful tips on getting my supply up. I had some concerns about Timmy's tongue. It doesn't look to be tongue tied, but it is short and that is part of the latching problem. I have another appointment with the lactation consultant this Wednesday, so we will wait and see. So for now, I am still breastfeeding, but also supplementing with formula (just like I did with Benny).

He is Here!!!

Benny is happy about being a big brother. He likes giving baby Timmy kisses.

It all started Sunday night. Contractions started around 7:30pm. Brad and I went to bed around 9:30pm. At about 3am I decided I could take no more, so we got up (including Benny) and headed off to the hospital. We arrived there by 4am. I was dilated about 3cm but was soon up to 4 or 5 cm in an hour. I was admitted and we actually were put into the same room that we had when was born. Once my epidural was in, the contractions starting slowing down so they gave me some meds and things got going again. Unfortunately, my ob/gyn was off that day, but his assistant was on call. She was great. It was a whole different delivery with Benny. I think Brad may have felt out numbered with all the women in the room. I actually pushed for about 2 hours. At 4:37pm on Monday (2/22/10) Timothy Edward Heilenman was born. We stayed in the hospital until Wednesday (2/24/10). We are all safe and sound at home.

Baby Update

Well, I had another doctor's appointment today. I was hoping to be told I had started dilating, but no such thing. He said that even if he wanted to induce me, it wouldn't be a good idea. So now we wait. If baby Timmy doesn't make an appearance over the weekend, then we are scheduled to go in Tuesday night (9pm) and the doctor will hopefully deliver Timmy on Wednesday morning (7am). He is squeezing me in because he has a c-section to perform later that day. Not to mention my parents fly in around noon that day as well, so both the doctor and Brad have somewhat of a deadline. Even though I don't really want to wait that long (due to aches, pains and acid reflux) it is nice to know there is an end in sight. I also hope Timmy waits, because my doctor is not on call this weekend. He didn't get a chance to deliver Benny and he is hoping to deliver Timmy. We are not sure what we are going to do with Benny. Either he will come with us to the hospital or he will have to stay over at someones house. We will play it by ear though and just wait on God. Thanks for all who have graciously volunteered to watch Benny for us. Keep us in your prayers.

Update

Well, it is official. Our house is up for sale. Yep, the realtor came by on Saturday with the paperwork and to take pictures. She really liked what we had done (in regards to staging the house). We can now focus mainly on prepping for baby (less than 20 days away) and trying to keep the house clean. Kind of a challenge with a 2 1/2 year old. Benny has been going though a "I help" stage. We have been trying to take advantage of it as much as we can. Things don't get done very fast, but they do get done.

Baby Update

Well, I am now in my 9th month of pregnancy. At our last ultrasound (which was at the beginning of Jan.), everything looked good. They took measurements and at that time the baby weighed 5 lbs 13 oz. This of course is just a guesstimate. I have a feeling this baby will be closer to 8 lbs when he is born. They did not find the bright spot on the heart anymore and my doctor's response was "I told you you had nothing to worry about!". Everything is going well except I have been having acid reflux real bad and I am feeling a lot more aches and pains. I know I am due on Feb 20th, but I wouldn't be surprised if he comes early (but not too early according to Brad).

On another note, we met with a realtor a few weeks ago and she recommended putting our house up for sale as early as February. We had wanted to wait until after Benny's brother arrived, but our plans have changed. If we want people to take advantage of the tax credit, the earlier the better. So as you can imagine, we are very busy getting the house ready to sell and ready for another baby. Please keep us in your prayers.