Friday, January 11, 2008
Big Jeff
Jeff caught a hospital-borne infection called C. Diff, which causes some nasty vomiting and diarrhea. This delayed his discharge by a couple of days, but he's feeling better now, and we're hoping for tomorrow. I'll be very happy when he comes home...the trips to the hospital with baby in tow are exhausting.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
White Cells
Jeff's counts are on the rise and he feels substantially better today. He has been taken off just about all of his IV fluids and medicines. As long as he is able to eat, drink, take pills orally and doesn't have a fever, he'll be discharged tomorrow. I can't tell you how excited we are about this. We'll be in Hershey for a while for follow-up at Day Hospital, and most transplant patients end up back in the hospital for a fever, but that's all just stuff we'll have to deal with for a while.
JD is doing great...I am just thrilled with being a Mom, and Big Jeff is loving his job as Daddy. (I can't wait till Jeff gets to change some diapers in the middle of the night!) As unorthodox as this whole situation is, we are making the best of it, and I am enjoying every second of my new baby.
JD is doing great...I am just thrilled with being a Mom, and Big Jeff is loving his job as Daddy. (I can't wait till Jeff gets to change some diapers in the middle of the night!) As unorthodox as this whole situation is, we are making the best of it, and I am enjoying every second of my new baby.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Discharged (Jamie this time)
Thanks to Danielle for keeping the world updated! I think she did a great job.
Okay, so here's what happened...
Early Wednesday morning around 2 am, I awoke to my water breaking. This occurred without any other warnings that labor was imminent, so I was quite surprised and wasn't even really sure what was happening. Anyway, I managed to get myself checked into the hospital, and called Jeff in his room to let him know what was up. Luckily, Jeff was feeling okay and managed to make his way down to the delivery room. I pretty much breezed through the first 10 hours of labor and was fully dilated by about noon. Unfortunately, after 2 hours of pushing, Little JD was stuck in my inadequately sized (from front to back anyway) pelvis. The doctors decided that with a little more pushing, they may be able to get him out with the vacuum, but after 2 more hours it was obvious that Little Jeff wasn't going to fit through. So, off we went to the operating room, where Jeff and I heard for the first time, "it's a boy, and he's a big boy!"
Oh, what a feeling! After 3 months of the worst stress you can imagine, we finally have something to feel amazing about. Little JD is the most beautiful little thing I've ever seen. I don't think that we realized what sort of emotions we would feel after the baby was born, but I know that I am still not down off of the high that I've been on since Wednesday night.
Jeff has had a couple of pretty rough days...he's now on a morphine drip and being fed intravenously, but the next couple of days should see his counts rise and his body will start feeling as good as his heart.
Okay, so here's what happened...
Early Wednesday morning around 2 am, I awoke to my water breaking. This occurred without any other warnings that labor was imminent, so I was quite surprised and wasn't even really sure what was happening. Anyway, I managed to get myself checked into the hospital, and called Jeff in his room to let him know what was up. Luckily, Jeff was feeling okay and managed to make his way down to the delivery room. I pretty much breezed through the first 10 hours of labor and was fully dilated by about noon. Unfortunately, after 2 hours of pushing, Little JD was stuck in my inadequately sized (from front to back anyway) pelvis. The doctors decided that with a little more pushing, they may be able to get him out with the vacuum, but after 2 more hours it was obvious that Little Jeff wasn't going to fit through. So, off we went to the operating room, where Jeff and I heard for the first time, "it's a boy, and he's a big boy!"
Oh, what a feeling! After 3 months of the worst stress you can imagine, we finally have something to feel amazing about. Little JD is the most beautiful little thing I've ever seen. I don't think that we realized what sort of emotions we would feel after the baby was born, but I know that I am still not down off of the high that I've been on since Wednesday night.
Jeff has had a couple of pretty rough days...he's now on a morphine drip and being fed intravenously, but the next couple of days should see his counts rise and his body will start feeling as good as his heart.
Friday, January 04, 2008
1 Jeff, 2 Jeff, red fish, blue fish
Danielle here:
I'm proud to inform you the baby has a name, Jeff David Eckert Junior!! Jeff Junior, or JD as Jamie likes to call him, is a wonderful addition. He brings a smile to everyones face that looks his way. He's the talk of the Hospital, a heart-breaker in the making. Due to some technical difficulties, pictures will not be posted until late tomorrow. Check back, you do not want to miss these pictures.
Jeff Senior is feeling the effects of the transplant. He is at the lowest point right now, but not for much longer, a few more days should bring him more strength. I'm not up with all of the scientific jargon like Jamie, but Jeff (Senior) has a bad sore throat and a slight fever that is being controlled. So far, this is all par for the course. As always, he is still has a stellar attitude.
I'm proud to inform you the baby has a name, Jeff David Eckert Junior!! Jeff Junior, or JD as Jamie likes to call him, is a wonderful addition. He brings a smile to everyones face that looks his way. He's the talk of the Hospital, a heart-breaker in the making. Due to some technical difficulties, pictures will not be posted until late tomorrow. Check back, you do not want to miss these pictures.
Jeff Senior is feeling the effects of the transplant. He is at the lowest point right now, but not for much longer, a few more days should bring him more strength. I'm not up with all of the scientific jargon like Jamie, but Jeff (Senior) has a bad sore throat and a slight fever that is being controlled. So far, this is all par for the course. As always, he is still has a stellar attitude.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
BIG news
First things first....To settle any confusion on bad grammar, this is booger (Danielle) typing, I'm doing a bit of a celebrity post.
Jamie got a jump start on things today. She gave birth to a very big baby boy this evening. Some may say he resembles a gorilla with the size of his hands and feet, but upon further inspection this is indeed Jeff Eckert's child.
If I may say so myself, baby Einstein (Eckert) takes home the most adorable baby award. As long as I'm giving away awards, I would like to name Jamie Mrs. Iron Woman. She had to go through countless hours of painful contractions and unsuccessful efforts to push giant Einstein out. In the end, a sea section was performed. Having Jeff in the delivery room with Jamie made all the difference.
Jamie and Jeff are now the proud parents of an 8.0 pound (20.5 inches long) baby boy. He is yet to be named, and as far as I know Einstein is still a possibility.
Jamie got a jump start on things today. She gave birth to a very big baby boy this evening. Some may say he resembles a gorilla with the size of his hands and feet, but upon further inspection this is indeed Jeff Eckert's child.
If I may say so myself, baby Einstein (Eckert) takes home the most adorable baby award. As long as I'm giving away awards, I would like to name Jamie Mrs. Iron Woman. She had to go through countless hours of painful contractions and unsuccessful efforts to push giant Einstein out. In the end, a sea section was performed. Having Jeff in the delivery room with Jamie made all the difference.
Jamie and Jeff are now the proud parents of an 8.0 pound (20.5 inches long) baby boy. He is yet to be named, and as far as I know Einstein is still a possibility.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Happy New Year
Hopefully, 2008 will prove to be a better year than 2007, but I'm not going to get all philosophical today. Jeff just wanted me to let everyone know that the spot in his eye is completely gone. Enjoy the bowl games and have a great day off!
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