3 Years Ago......

3 Years ago this was me. I was what you would call a proud pregnant lady. We were expecting a boy, but more importantly we were finally expecting our 2nd child. It took us 3 1/2 years of heart ache to get this far with a pregnancy. With one miscarriage after another, my husband and I were in disbelief when we made it through the first and then into the 2nd trimester. Even though I never got very big, I couldn't wait to put on those maternity clothes!

We were excited, but something deep down made us feel guarded.

What was it?

We were about to find out.

This was a 4d ultrasound picture of Isaac shortly before he was born. It looks like he's praying. Little did we know that we would need a multitude of prayers over the next 3 years. Thanks to those prayers....he is here.......3 years later. I am so thankful for everyone who has followed our journey and has kept him in your thoughts and prayers.

So tomorrow my little boy will be 3 years old.

When I found out after he was born that he was less than perfect, it was devastating. Now I can truly say that his life has changed me in more ways than I can count.

Happy Birthday sweet boy! I love your new glasses!

5 More Days!

I forgot to mention that my sweet boy will be 3 years old on Tuesday! I can't believe it! What a journey. I'm waiting for his birthday present to arrive in the mail soon...a special needs swing. Shhh, don't tell Isaac. It's a surprise!

Yes!

The Pediatrician's office just called me and said that Isaac is finally testing negative for c-diff! I'm so glad! It was worth it to go the natural route with the probiotics instead of pumping him with more antibiotics. Respiratory wise he is in the w-e-l-l b-a-b-y stage. Shhhh! We don't want him to hear any of that!

Tomorrow we have an appointment with the Pediatric Ophthalmologist. I've had to cancel this appointment at least 4 times due to illness! What is it about the eye appointment? The last time I had to cancel because he was in the PICU. If you could send up a prayer that we don't have any obstacles this time, that would be great! I'm very curious to see how Isaac's eyesight is. In addition I want to talk to the doc about the crust that he's getting around his right eye. I thought we resolved this last year when he had surgery to open up his tear ducts.

Today is my husbands birthday..he is the big 4-0!! I can hardly believe it! Happy Birthday to my wonderful Husband!!

How Many?

How many diapers can one little man go through in one day?? Isaac is still struggling after getting the cdiff. I thought he was doing better, but the past 2 days he's been going through diapers like mad. The pediatrician said it will run it's course, but I'm wondering when they think it will run it's course. I'm waiting for them to call me soon. So far I've tried every probiotic in the book and nothing is really working. So please pray for some relief!! And soon!

On a fantastic note, we had a blood gas drawn yesterday and his Co2 (carbon dioxide) levels are significantly lower than they were a couple of weeks ago. He was in the red zone right after we took him home, which makes a Mom a little worried. The pulmonlologist was pleased and wants him to continue using bi-pap at night, which seems to be helping him a great deal.

Oh, I forgot to mention my birthday! My family came over and we had pizza, cake and presents. Isaac got some belated Christmas presents too! He enjoyed getting some holding time with Autumn and his cousin Chelstie.
I also got a new cookbook from my Nana. I admit, the title threw me off at first, but it has some fast and easy recipes. Just what I needed! Thanks Nana!At the end of day it was time for Isaac to get some serious napping in with his Daddy.

Almost The New Year...Almost My Birthday!

So I'll be the big 34 on New Years Day. I had my first chance at fame at only 2 days old when my picture was featured in the newspaper. I was the first 1976 baby born in my town. My parents were showered with tons of diapers and gift certificates. One gift certificate was for 5 dollars in gas. LOL. I wonder how far 5 dollars in gas went in 1976?

Sam is taking me out to eat on Friday and then my family is coming over to celebrate on Saturday. For an early birthday present we bought a new bed and bedding, which was long overdue. Our backs were killing us in that old bed of ours.

Isaac is doing OK. He is still testing positive for c-diff, which was the infection he got in the hospital after being on IV antibiotics. I was surprised that he still had it after all this time. The doc said it will have to run it's course. In the meantime we are giving him probiotics to help.

Have a safe and happy New Year!!!

-Colleen