New Pictures!

"Man, life is rough for me. All this eating, crying, pooping, and peeing is wearing me out! I better take a nap and ponder my situation."


Cole's first (of many!) trips to UC. Go Bearcats!!


Cole wants to know if you have tickets?!? To the GUN SHOW!!!!


Mommy and Cole before church!


Neetie wanted Cole to enjoy the outdoors, but insisted he wear his hat!


Everyone gets to take a nap sometimes!!

The Family!

Dad is just getting him ready!! (Is that really the Heisman pose? Nice!)

Cole at his best!

Clover is warming up to Cole, although she definitely feels neglected at times. Here some pics of her standing guard over her new little brother!

Cole's first's..

So, it has been 1o days since the last blog and we have done MANY "firsts" for Cole. Also, Mommy is back to writing the blog (at least this time). Since the last time we have written Cole has had several trips. He has been to Applebees, Neetie and Paw Paws, Five Guys, Church, TGI Friday's, University of Cincinnati, Zac Taylor's house, and so on.. He seems to really like the car and tends to fall asleep whenever we go anywhere.



The antibiotics are going great! We have only 5 days left. Mommy and Daddy have really gotten the hang of it and I even do it alone while Nate is at Football. It will be so nice for Cole to have NO cords, wires, etc in less than a week. The home care nurse was here today to change his bandage and check up on him. The biggest news was his weight. He is now 9 pounds, 5 ounces. He is really packing on the pounds.

Neetie has been out again for some overnight stays and it has been SO HELPFUL. I don't know what I am going to do when all my help heads back to school. I do love having so many teachers in my life. I also need to thank everyone for all the thoughts, prayers, messages, calls, etc. It has been amazing to see so many people being so caring to Nate, myself and Cole. We can not even begin to share with you how much it has meant to us. We have been receiving meals from a group of Nate's friends and can't believe how much that has helped. You forget to eat when you have a little one and when they food is brought to you, it makes it so much easier. Again, THANK YOU to everyone!!

Being a mom has already been amazing! You really do have no idea what love is until you have a little one depending on you. This whole experience has brought Nate and I so much closer and I do not know what I would do without him in my life. He has already been an amazing dad and I can not begin to explain to everyone what he did for me and with me during labor, delivery, recovery and these early weeks. Also.... He passed his Master's exam that he had to take when Cole was 2 days old- we were really excited to get the letter today!! He has 2 classes finished and 2 to go this summer!

We do have several new pictures of some of these events and I will try to get them uploaded soon. More to come....

Finally settling in!

It is about 10:30 Saturday morning; day 3 of the entire family being home! Cole is doing very well, getting good sleep during the night an d eating very well! He made his first visit to the pediatrician on Friday. Everything went well and he even weighed in at a hefty 8lbs. 9oz.!!! Gaining weight like a champ! Neetie spent her 2nd night with us and has been a HUGE help as we have been getting settled. She will heading home sometime today. Paw-Paw just arrived and is holding and feeding his 3rd grandchild as I type this.

Cole is becoming more and more comfortbale (as are mom and dad) with receiving his antibiotics 4-times a day. We have the weekend to enjoy before football for dad starts on Monday. Luckily it is only camp, so I will only be gone about 4 hours or so. Two-a-days don't start until August 3rd and Cole will be off his antibiotics at that point. This will make things a little easier and less hectic for Megan! Take care and see ya soon. More pics on the way!

Cole is home from the hospital, FINALLY!!!

Well, Cole was released from the hospital today. After receiving his PICC line on Tuesday, we began discussions about having home care come to the house so that Cole did not have to stay in the hospital until August 1st! (this was the original plan, YUCK!) Well, we were able to get things set up and now he is at home!! He will still be receiving antibiotics on a regular basis, so we have to be careful about over-exposure. There is lots of hand washing and hand sanitizer being used at the Baughman household. Regardless, mom and dad are happy to be home and excited not to be driving to the hospital twice a day. Below are some new pics, both from yesterday and today.


Mom and dad finally at home with their precious cargo!! "Welcome home, Cole!"

Neetie was already at our house waiting for her newest grandson to arrive.

Clover is very interested in the addition to the family. She is not sure what to think of Cole!

Cole takin' his first ride in his care seat!

Aunt Cara stopped by on Wednesday morning. She was super excited to see him! (That's what she said!!!)

Mommy and Cole!

New pictures!

Grandma Linda stopped by Wednesday morning on her way to Atlanta. She had a solid 25 minutes with Cole and said she could have held him all day long!

Cole with his very proud dad on Wednesday morning.

Kate visited on Tuesday night, so Cole wore the outfit she bought him. They are both a "Big Deal"!!

Paw-Paw got a chance to be with Cole on Tuesday night as well. Cole said, "Thanks for the Skyline Paw-Paw!"

Neetie was super excited to hold Cole! However, she wasn't sure what face he was making, but she definitely thought it wass cute!

Here is the transport truck Cole and Megan hitched a ride in down to Children's Hospital. That is one serious ride, Cole!

Cole's first field trip!

Cole embarked on his first field trip today. He went to Cincinnati Children's today to get a PICC line (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) inserted into his arm. After it's in, they thread the PICC up his arm, across his chest, and stop it near his heart. This enables the antibiotics to be dispersed into his bloodsteam in a more effective manner. This takes the place of his IV , so he no longer has the "club" on his hand.

The transport team from Children's arrived around 8:30 and loaded him onto their special baby gurney. Megan got to ride with Cole and I drove down and met them in Radiology at Children's. Megan did not want to go in the procedure with Cole, so I got the nod. The ladies who performed inserted his PICC were awesome, even though they were both U.K. fans. However, Mary, who works for Child Life and sat with me during the procedure, is a Bearcat and we had some good conversation. Cole was OUTSTANDING for the whole thing. He slept through the entire procedure and received an Official PICC Certificate that reads "Congratulations Cole, you have successfully received your PICC line." They even bandaged him with CoFlex that is Bearcat Red!! After the procedure, he went back into the baby gurney and back into the transport truck. We were all back at Mercy Anderson by 11am!

Cole is eating very, very well. He has gained weight and as of last night he weighs 8lbs 1oz. He looks absolutely great. Now all we have to do is have a discussion with the doctors about whether he will stay at the hospital or if he will come home and have a nurse come and visit him. Stay tuned!!! (More to pics to follow as well!)