I couldn't help but giggle at this, of course Matthew didn't see me or hear me, I was very firm with him that he wasn't allowed to color on our walls.
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2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
And still he smiles...
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
So much to be thankful for!
One boy's long road to recovery. Matthew was born two months premature with a rare fourfold heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA's, and Ventricular Septal Defect. He's had two open heart surgeries and will need additional heart surgeries in the future. To appreciate the absolute miracle of this "3 plus million dollar boy", you'd need to look into the "Archives" beginning after his first 9 hr open heart surgery at Stanford, August 2005.
First picture
2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
Day of birth ~ May 10th, 2005
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
Day of first surgery ~ July "05
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
After first surgery
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Chest was just closed
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
BiPap mask
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Getting ready for second surgery
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
After second surgery
And still he smiles...
Leaving Stanford after second surgery
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
Happy Days
So much to be thankful for!
To view more pictures of Matthew while at Stanford, you can expand the year of 2005 by first clicking on the arrow, then the month. He was at Stanford from July thru September of 2005. Matthew was transferred back to Sunrise hospital where he stayed until the end of October 2005.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
13 comments:
Now Matthew is really talking. He has found a new way to express himself. You "must" thank Auntie Kimmy for the chalk. ha ha
:) It is a lovely color, though!
LOL Mom, that is CRAYON!
but it is erasable... thank Godfrey.
If you guys notice...
you can see his little hand coloring while I'm taking a pic.
Bottom pic!
Oh, how I love it!!
Been there done that (or still doing that occasionally). Ali's done crayon (Mr. Clean Magic Eraser worked well), she's then followed up with sidewalk chalk on the walls, but before all that took place it was a Red Sharpie on our Sofa (and I found something that even took that out somewhat well).
Good Times! Good Times! :)
OOOOPS!
Terri and Michael,
How are you?
We were in LPCH for Alyson's cath operation today (it went very well) and guess what we found in the promotional photos displayed there. It's you: Terri and Matthew! :-)
Dan & Lucy
Beautiful artwork - I can't count the number of times my kids have had to scrub crayon off walls - we LOVE magic eraser!
Well the pictures are all wonderful from big brother Casey reading with him, Marci's beautiful daughters (when did they grow up?), your friend and her beautiful children, the baseball cap pictures (when did he get so tall?) and yes the artwork on the wall. I think everyone has done that, right? Great pictures.
Love, Grandma Sue
I just got done cleaning the same thing off my walls and window seal.
izzy did this with a permanent maker! urgh~! o well now we get to paint the living room... one day! lol hope you have a wonderful mothers day!
wyndi
yes..use that magic eraser...
or just let him cover all the walls...then, it matches!
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