The Begining!!

The Begining!!!!!

We found out on September 25, 2009 that we were going to have a baby born with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. We were very scared and nervous and wasn't quiet sure what to expect. We were told that the baby would have to be born at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. On October 1st we had an appointment at UVA for a ultrasound. We were very scared and not sure what the doctors would tell us. The doctors informed us that the baby was going to be born with a hole in his diaphragm. The hole would allow his stomach and intestines to come up threw the hole and push on the baby's lungs. The baby's lungs would not be able to develop as well a a normal baby's would. The baby would have to have a tube down its throat to help the baby breathe. They would do surgery on the baby 3 to 10 days after it is born to fix the hole and put everything back were its suppose to be. The doctors gave us all the facts and told us that there is no guarantee. We knew that it was going to be a very long and rough road ahead but we were going to stay positive and have faith. We received a lot of information that scared us and made us very nervous but we also were informed that we were going to have a baby BOY! We are going to have a son and he is going to be an amazing young man! We chose to name him Nathaniel because it meant "Given by God" and we knew that he is our gift and we were blessed. We have had many doctors appointments since then and many ultrasounds and he is growing and doing as well as can be expected. They are going to induce me on February 4. Nate will have to remain in the NICU until he will be able to breathe on his own. We have faith that God will take good care of him and he is going to be okay. Nate is making his mark early in life so God must have a special purpose in mind for him.















Saturday, February 27, 2010

3 weeks old!!!!

Nate looks so much better!
Nate's first feeding

Our sweet boy!
My first time holding my Baby Boy!



On Thursday they put Nate on cpap for a couple of hours and then did a blood gas and his CO2 level was to high so they had to re-intibate him. He is now on just a regular ventilator and not on the oscillator any more so that is a good thing. Nate's lungs just need a little bit more time to get in shape. Nate is doing very well the doctors are very pleased with his progress and so are we. I was able to hold Nate for the first time on Thursday his 3 week old birthday. It was so wonderful to finally hold my baby boy even though I was a nervous wreck. Today they started giving Nate my breast milk through a tube in his mouth that goes to his stomach. They are just giving him a little bit at a time to see if his body can handle it. He looks so much better he has lost a lot of fluid and is starting to look like himself. He is starting to wake up more and look around. He has beautiful blue eyes. Nate still has his chest tube and when it stops having fluid draining from it the surgeon will remove it. The goals: Get rid of chest tube, ween off sedation medicines, ween off ventilator and start eating more. Nate is doing very well but as you can see he still has a lot to over come. We just have to take baby steps. Thank you for all your prayers and keep them coming!
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