No More Cannula!

Robinson had a fantastic day- he's off the nasal cannula! No one told us and we walked in tonight and I said to Rian "something is different" and then I was like "OH MY! He's off the cannula!!!" The nurse said he had been off since 2 am and was doing really well. We are so proud of him. He's feedings also went up to 23 ml every 3 hours.

Here is some snuggle time with Mommy.



Fast asleep in his isolette.

3 Pounds!

Another big milestone for Robinson tonight- he hit 3 pounds!! We are so very thrilled for him. Mom looks REALLY tired and you can definitely still see those pregnancy pounds on me- but oh well. He just looked so sweet asleep that we had to take a picture, so just ignore me! :)

His ROP exam came back good...no major changes, so we'll take it and he is still taking 21 ml of formula every 3 hours. So far, we haven't had much of reflux issue, so let's hope it stays that way.

The Fat Farm

Robinson hit a big milestone on his 2 month birthday- he moved to the Progressive Care unit which is affectionately called the "fat farm" by the NICU nurses. This is a huge step towards coming home, however we were so sad that Robinson won't be assigned his favorite nurses anymore. I actually cried Saturday night when his primary night nurse, Kelly, walked us down. Of course, they are right down the hall, so we will still see them, but we have become so close to all of them that it is emotional.


So we go to visit him in the Fat Farm last night and who is at Robinson's place- Kelly and Katie! They came down to assess him, weigh him and take pictures. It really did make my night. We have so much fun with them and they always lift our spirits. Robinson wasn't exactly in the picture taking mood-
he was in a let me snuggle with Mom and get my food, but the pictures are adorable as usual.

Once he got his food, he was fast to sleep...oh, and BTW- the little man weight 2 pounds 15.8 ounces last night. :)

Why a Blog?

When you tell people that you've started a blog, most of them look at you and ask "why?" My answer is simple- my family.

We were very blessed with a son who was born 14 weeks premature. My husband and I both come from very large, loving, and supportive families that are located in multiple locations in the US. During our son's time in the NICU, a carepage was started so that we could keep family and friends up to date on his progress and our well being. Now that he is healthier and more stable, I thought it would be a great idea to start a blog so that when he comes home we can still be able to update family and friends on his growth and anything exciting (or not so much) going on in our lives.

Why "Turner Table"? A table is where most families gather to share their thoughts, ideas and happenings from day to day, AND it was a fun play on words- Rian and I are both music lovers so it is like having our own "turntable"...these are the lyrics of our song.