Baby Jace has arrived

He arrived April 13th at 9:24 pm weighing in at 7lbs 2.7oz and is 17" long.....He is in the NICU for breathing issues but for him being delivered at 34wks 5days he is doing great.......that makes him 5 wks early........He honestly looks so tiny.......I got to see his eyes today when I got to go down to the NICU.......He is on the vent as he is having troubles with his breathing.......Not exactly sure what troubles he is having (daddy knows, LOL) He went down to see him this morning when I was still stuck in bed because of the spinal.....The setting on the vent is at 25% and room air (the air that you and I breathe) is 21% so he is almost ready to come off of it........They did start feeding him but only 5 ccs at a time.......Which I am aggravated with the post partum floor about.......I requested a pump last night and got one brought in.......I am boung and determined to breastfeed this baby.........I pumped got about 15 ccs which at first I was discouraged about but now I have found out that it is normal for that amount.....but that is 3 feedings for him at this time.......UGH........Nicu didn't know that I was pumping so they went ahead and gave him his first feed........

Right now I am watching him on the tv in my room.........They have closed circuit tv here for moms with babies in the nicu, you can call down and have him placed on the camera and you can see it.......It really helped in the middle of the night when I couldn't get up and see him........

The big news is that I might get to hold him tomorrow........neither Kent nor I have gotten to hold him yet I am really looking forward to it........But for now here are some pics of the newest member of our family........Enjoy!!!!

The other news is that he was born on his great grandmother's 86th b-day........she is absolutely tickled pink........