Anybody Got a Burning Bush?
Just one of Dad’s rants here.. but still kinda pertaining to the little guy… So if you’ve read my previous posts about faith and God and my lack of there of… this might be an interesting story for ya… there’s not news about Ayden here so if your just here looking for news about Ayden wait for mom’s update 😉 So as I started.. one day a few weeks ago I was headed off to work from my new home.. things were looking up… I’ve got a new house… a wife that loves me, a son who I’m sure before we know it will be home… So I’m cruisin down the expressway, the sun just started to fire it’s golden rays across the horizon, just for a brief moment before the sky would be swallowed by winters...
December 5th visit and update
Today was a GREAT day. I went down to the hospital at 11:30 this morning. When I got there the nurse was just doing some handling time, changing diapers and what not so I went and pumped. When I got back, the nurse said that Ayden was having a really good day and said that if I wanted to I could have Kangaroo time. I took the offer right away!!! She put Ayden on my chest and he just made himself comfy. He can’t really nuzzle in as he has some awesome headgear holding his oxygen tubes in place, but he cuddled me with his body and that was really nice. During my again 2 hour kangaroo time, I was speaking with the nurse. It seems that since yesterday Ayden only had one spell. He is tolerating his feedings really well…pooping up a storm and just all...
With every down there's an UP
Well, after I got off the phone with nurse Julie this morning, I was quite upset. Knowing that Ayden will have this spinal tap every other day, without any sort of freezing was really upsetting to me. The spinal tap has so many benefits and makes him feel much better after it’s done, but to think about the amount of pain that the little guy is in for the time the needle is inserted hurts me so much…. I just got a phone call from Julie. I guess she sensed that I was upset after I got off the phone with her and she called to update me. The spinal tap today went really well. After julie spoke with m e on the phone, she talked to the doctors about doing some sort of local anesthetic so that he would not be so uncomfortable. They tried it and Ayden was...
With Every Up, There Is A Down…
So this morning Lindsay made her daily call to the hospital which we were hoping would reveal that nothing had changed and that our little fella was just trucking along. Especially after the exceptional trip yesterday. The nurse informed Lindsay that his head was swelling and that another tap would be performed today. And that the neural surgeon had recommended every other day a tap would be done…Â Now for all you mothers out there that might have had an epidural you will sympathise with the pain this procedure causes. Oh but he gets no initial needle to dull the pain as pain killers and the like on such a small form could have negative effects… so he feels all of the pain from it. For those who don’t know.. they take a needle and stick it into...
Visit on December 3rd
Well this morning I decided that since the weather was okay, that I was going to drive to Hamilton to visit Ayden. Boy am I glad I did. What a great day I had. Ayden had another spinal tap yesterday. They took another 2.5 milliliters out of his spine/head. Because of this he is doing great. He only had one apnea spell at midnight last night, his oxygen needs were down to 38% and his feeding has been increased to 7 mil’s ever hour and a half. When I got to the hospital, I asked the nurse if I would be able to hold my baby today as the last two times I have asked I was not allowed due to the busy unit and lack of nurses, plus Ayden was on a bit more oxygen and they did not feel that he would handle well. today however, the nurse gave me the go ahead! Talk...
Wed December 3rd – 28 weeks Old!
Time for an update… sorry that these have been dwindling – who knew that moving involved so much work both before and after.. yeesh, But I digress… we’re here to hear about the little guy. Updates: Lets see, he’s still “swinging” like crazy… they have managed to get his oxygen requirements down. All that means.. is they have a machine that pumps the oxygen into his lungs… and the lower that percent is the better as it means his lungs are naturally pulling the oxygen he needs out of the surrounding air. So he’s been on 46-50% oxygen and is now down to 35 or so. So that was a long winded way of saying his lungs are getting better. They did notice that his head was swelling a bit, so they did an ultrasound...
Switching Gears…
I’d like to take a moment here and just switch gears as it were… we’ve got a great number of people praying for little Ayden… and those prayers have done a ton of good. A TON OF GOOD. each visit he seems to sparkle just a bit more. And he wouldn’t be were he is today if not for the prayers of so many people. Although he’s not out of the woods yet and still has a lot of distance to cross… I can’t ignore the other hearts in my family that are carrying they’re own burden’s. My sister(in-law) Cindy Wilhelm’s mother is very very sick with Cancer. I don’t know all the in’s and out’s of it, save for the fact that its gotten into her mothers spine now. So if people who are praying for...