Jack Kaden

Basically, Jack got tricked this Halloween. No treats, just eye surgery. Bummer.
To add insult to injury, he got all dressed up for the occasion with every intention of scoring some Snickers and Candy Corn. For this years outfit, Jack chose the ever popular Emily Puskar couture. Once again, the house of Puskar has done it. [...]

And you thought this was a political post, HAH!
Jack’s ROP progressed. He’s getting laser surgery as I type this on the hospital’s crappy COMPAQ from 1982. Basically, the surgery cauterizes the malformed blood vessels in his eyes, stopping the progression of the disease.
What does this mean long term? Well, as with everything, we don’t know. [...]

Jack weighs 5 pounds and 3 ounces. He had his vaccinations. His eye exam is tomorow to check on ROP. I am nervous about it. Here is a photo essay on Jack’s afternoon.
1. Sneak peak.
2. Cross-eyed bottle action.
3. Milk drunk.
4. Stinky diaper.
5. The Nuk!

So this evening, I did something I wasn’t really expecting to do. It’s a right of passage that every father must face, and while I knew that I would be up to the task, I wondered if this day would ever come.
I am of course, referring to the unboxing and assembly of Jack’s crib.
It was [...]

I find myself bone tired today. I fell asleep in the NICU holding Jack, the nurses thought it was funny, I was too tired to laugh.
I am sure that someday I will look back on the last 2 + months as a life-changing event and I know we’re living through something extra-ordinary, but right now [...]