Koen’s Korner

Today was supposed to be the day that Desmond came home. However, on Wednesday, he developed some jaundice that just wouldn’t clear up. He has been on bili lights since yesterday evening and he has been moved into the special care nursery. His levels do appear to be improving, but we are staying the night [...]

Day Four finds Desmond becoming a little more alert. Although, his bilirubin levels have been increasing since yesterday. The pediatrician decided to put him on a light bed to lower these levels. Apparently, this is a very common condition. Mom and Dad are doing their best to not be alarmed.
Since Mom’s milk has come in, [...]

Here are the few pictures from day three.

This has been a nice quiet day for Mom, Dad, and Desmond. We have had just a couple of visitors today. Cousin Jessica, Aunt Linda, and Doobda’s friend Sue Rhodes.
The staff has been encouraging us to take a few walks around the floor to get Cara moving. The number of babies on the floor has [...]

Well, day two featured more visits from family and friends.
Cara is up and moving around today, gingerly. But other than some discomfort she is doing very well and beams with joy.
Desmond is starting to lose the purple color to his extremities and appears to be doing OK. He is starting to open his eyes more. [...]

At 9:55 am, June 16, 2008,  we welcomed Desmond Erik Koen into the family. He weighed in at a solid 9 lbs. 5 oz. and was 22.5 inches long. Both Mom and Desmond are doing well.
Below are some pictures:

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I have wiped the website yet again. The significance of this is that it is occurring less than 24 hours before the arrival of my third child.
If all goes well, we will be welcoming Desmond Erik into the world tomorrow morning around 9am. I know this because we are scheduled to have Cesarean delivered tomorrow [...]