Today my youngest grandson, Brennan James Zimny, turned one year old. I was once again present in the hospital room when Brennan was born. It took a long time for him to decide to leave the comfort of Lindsay's womb. Ironically, Brennan came into the world almost six weeks early and spent way too long in the NICU (neo-natal ICU) at Central DuPage Hospital. He had some difficulty feeding due to his being premature. It killed us to see the feeding tube in his little nose and watch the nurses "inject" his formula into the tube several times a day. He finally figured it out and they let him come home, much to our delight!
Prematurity is a funny thing. You come out early, but then you are delayed by your earliness. Brennan has had to endure wearing a helmet for his torticollis - a weakening of his neck muscles, causing him to favor one side which affected the shape of his head, hence the helmet. More irony - the helmet, which is supposed to help his head and face develop, has actually delayed his development - he is yet to crawl, or want to stand. He loves his bouncer seat and goes crazy in it.
More irony - Brennan was to be the star at his first birthday party today, but instead came down with the stomach flu, as his big brother did nearly six years ago on HIS first birthday. So, the party has been postponed a week. How is this ironic? If a baby wearing one of these helmets gets a fever, the helmet is to be removed for several days. During the helmet-less days Brennan CRAWLED for the first time! He has been rolling to get from point A to point B, because of the weight of that helmet, but
helmet-less he became mobile!
Brennan will get to have his "smash cake" for his first birthday, and his mommy and daddy will take photos of him doing it, but they will be doing it without anyone else present. The stomach flu has made their house a proverbial "virus pool" and no one wants to go near it! Annie got the flu, and John and Lindsay had some stomach unrest as well. The frivolity of a first birthday will have to wait for next weekend. I can't wait to celebrate this very special day in Brennie Boo's life. He is such a trooper!
The object on Brennan's nose is one of those baby "puffs" in case anyone was wondering!
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