06.07.08

Logan’s Unofficial Birth Announcement

Posted in Logan at 2:52 pm by lance

Here’s our premature birth announcement for our premature miracle . . .

Announcing the newest member of the Shinsato family . . .

Yes, we know it’s a mighty long name for such an itty bitty baby . . . we just couldn’t decide which of our grandpas we wanted to name him after, so we decided to go with both of them!  Logan is such a special miracle so we felt that he deserved a special name.  Kichio is for Grandpa Mukai (Lance’s maternal grandpa) . . . Grandpa Mukai was such a rascal & very stubborn.  At 6 days old, Logan is already showing a lot of Grandpa Mukai in him!  Shigemi is for Grandpa Jinbo (Kim’s paternal grandpa) . . . Grandpa Jinbo was also a rascal with a mean stubborn streak.  We see lots of Grandpa Jinbo in Logan too!

As many of you already know, Logan has proven himself to be a fiesty one since day one.  He was very active in the womb & gave every ultrasound technician a workout whenever they tried to do an exam!  He hated the fetal monitor that I was hooked up to & kicked at it constantly.  From the moment he was born, he was already letting everyone know that he was a fighter.  The doctors had plastic covering him to keep the moisture on his skin . . . he didn’t like it one bit & tried to push it off.  Every nurse who’s taken care of him has commented on how active & alert he is.  They try to sneak their hands into his isolette to work on him without him knowing, but he’s always on to them!  He has NO problems letting his nurses know when he doesn’t like something.  He’s also discovered the joys of sucking on a pacifier & has learned to soothe himself with it.  One of the pictures we’ve included shows him sucking on it.  It’s covered by a strip of gauze . . . one of his nurses created the pacifier strap to help keep it in place because Logan would get mad whenever it fell out of his mouth!

Logan continues to amaze us every day.  He takes baby steps towards recovery, but also has his setbacks.  We’re trying to stay positive & celebrate each milestone he makes.  We’re also trying not to freak out whenever he has a setback.  We know the next few months will be full of milestones & setbacks so we’re trying to prepare ourselves for that.  His biggest problem right now is the immaturity of his lungs . . . our next big hurdle is to wean him off of the ventilator that supports his breathing.  But for right now, he’s pretty stable & is hanging in there.

Our life will be centered on Logan and the NSCU (Newborn Special Care Unit) for the next few months.  Logan is eager to meet all of you, so if you’re ever in the area, give us a call.  We can take one visitor in at a time.  We want Logan to meet all of you so that he knows how much he’s already loved.  We can’t use our cell phones in the NSCU so you’ll need to give us a heads up if you’re planning to visit.  Call us at home or on our cells and leave a message for us . . . we’ll definitely get back to you to set up a visit.

We’re anxiously awaiting each new milestone . . . we can’t wait to hold Logan for the first time.  We also look forward to taking on more responsibilities as his parents . . . changing his diaper, taking his temperature, feeding him, etc.  And we’ll continue to keep the ultimate prize in mind . . . bringing him home!  He’ll need to get much bigger & stronger if he wants to keep up with Koko, Beamer, & Irwin!

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