Welcome to the World 

Emmett Jordan Bonnett

Where to begin....On July 15, 2011 the doctors ordered

an emergency c-section at 34.5 weeks into my pregnancy.  

Two weeks prior I requested an ultrasound due to extreme

discomfort.  The ultrasound revealed a large amount of 

fluid in the babies belly and extra amniotic fluid surrounding him.

After 6 hours of tests and ultrasounds we were sent home with

all sorts of scary 'possible' diagnoses for our son.  The next morning

contractions set in and I was in the hospital for 2 days on magnesium

to slow them down.  Two weeks of bedrest and several ultrasounds later

the perinatologist thought Emmett may have something called a

posterior urethral valve, but we wouldn't know until his birth.

This valve did not allow urine to leave his bladder and 

instead caused it to build up and perforate his bladder.

The urine leaked into his abdomen putting pressure on

all of his organs, most importantly his lungs and heart.  On Friday,

July 15, our doctor decided the fluid build up was putting

to much pressure on his lungs and sent us off to Froedtert Hospital

to deliver. 

It is still difficult to look at some of these pictures, knowing all
that we have been through.  Emmett spent almost 4 weeks in
the NICU before coming home on August 10.  After 2 weeks
home we made an unexpected return trip to the hospital for bilateral inguinal
hernia surgery.  We could not have done it without the love and
support of our families and friends.  Especially our mothers who
drove back and forth for 2 months to take care of Owen and
help us adjust as a family of four.
We love you!

Our beautiful, strong, determined son - Emmett

Last preggo picture

Mommy's first time seeing Emmett before he went 

to the NICU

Owen came to visit in the hospital the next day

Emmett's NICU crib 

Papa and Yaya meeting Emmett for the first time

Owen washing his hands to say hello to his baby brother

He was so gentle

Alone time with Yaya

The nurse set up a little play area for Owen in Emmett's

room

Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Courtney meeting

Emmett

Talking to Daddy

His first try off the ventilator on a nasal canula

Mommy holding Emmett for the first time on

7/17/11

Cuddles with Daddy

So sweet

8/1/11 

Working on eating!

Mommy had to be there for his hearing screening

Aunt Courtney came to visit again

Yaya came down with a terrible respiratory

infection and couldn't come visit for 2 weeks

Brothers Forever

Owen came down with a little cold and wasn't able

to visit Emmett for a while.  He was able to finally

hold him on 8/5/11.  The look on his face was priceless.

He was so gentle with Emmett and so proud to be a big 

brother.  I really think they are going to have the best

time together!

My favorite picture of my boys

Emmett's hand grazed Owen's cheek and he said

"he's tickling me"

Boys in Blue

These kisses started in the hospital and occur

several times a day at home - each one very gentle

The last steps to coming home were eating and gaining

weight.  Emmett started with an ng tube to slowly and

continuously put milk into his tummy.

Tube free!!!

Grandma went to the hospital to visit with Daddy one night

As you can imagine it was quite boring for Owen to 

sit in the hospital room. He got to watch Thomas on a 

portable dvd player to pass the time.

We're going HOME 8/10/11

Emmett in his going home outfit

One last bottle for the road

His room number in the NICU

Our favorite nurse Carrie Burns

View of his room

"Let's get outta here"!

Can you see the relief on our faces? 

Emmett came home weighing just under 6 lbs.  

Sleepy and sweet on Papa's shoulder

Owen showing Emmett what the janglies are all about!

Cuddly with Grandma

Grandpa holding Emmett for the first time on his Birthday

Loving the swing

The Maher crew came for a visit once we were home.

All of his cousins were very excited to meet him and hold him.

The girls are so experienced with holding babies! They did

a great job!

Lennon and Emmett

Aidyn and Emmett

Beckett thought he was pretty neat!

Hadley and Emmett

Aunt Courtney and Emmett

A Day Out With Thomas

Today we drove up to Green Bay to spend the day with Thomas and 

his friends!  We got to take a ride on a train that Thomas pulled, 

played with several real trains in the train museum, saw Sir Topham

Hat, got train tattoos and had fun as a family of 3!  Owen's eyes

were constantly on the move soaking up all the entertainment, so 

we didn't get too many pictures of him actually looking at the camera.

He has already suggested that we go "maybe again" :)

Waiting in line to board Thomas

We picked the double decker and rode on the top

Waiting for Thomas to start our trip

Getting a good look at Thomas pulling us along our ride

Big Big Locomotive

Inside the train museum we could go in several

of the trains and see what they used to look like 

inside.  Owen has a poster of the Big Boy 

Locomotive in his new big boy room, so it was very

exciting to see him in person!

Back of Big Boy

Owen leaning against Big Boy's wheel

Daddy and Owen spent a lot of time inside his

cab

His cab had so many wheels to turn and levers to pull

a 2 year olds dream!

Our train conductor

Owen picked a Thomas umbrella as his souvenir. It was

a good purchase due to the 2 heavy down pours we were in!

One last look at Thomas before we head home

This was 2 minutes after we left the parking lot....tired boy :)

LaGrange Pet Parade

Last weekend while Jordan was up north with some of his high

school friends, Owen and I went to Batavia for the weekend.  We

went to the LaGrange Pet Parade with Papa and Aunt Melissa.

This year was the 65th pet parade.  My dad's side of the family

has been going since the 1st pet parade!  As a child, I loved going to see all 

the families dress up their pets and show them off.  It has turned

into quite a parade since I was there last.  Although the parade

was 3 hours long, we only lasted about 1 1/2 in the heat but 

we had fun!

Up close and personal with the firetrucks

To top it all off we were right next to 

the train tracks!  We must have seen 6 

trains while watching the parade.

Enjoying one of my favorites as a kid -

the seven 11 slurpee!

I don't know what it is about this picture, but

I see such a grown little boy here.....