As the days go by it gets harder and harder to be away, to have this crazy mixed up schedule, to see my daughter cry when anyone leaves and still I feel so lucky and so blessed. We have a beautiful, healthy, wonderful daughter and a son whos condition was thought to be so much worse. We have been blessed with wonderful doctors who quickly repaired Mason's heart, which truely helped repair mine, I could hug Dr. Kaza 1,000,000 times! The last 6 days have been crazy and I have not updated much I want to create a timeline to show him when he's older how hard he fought to come home:
Nov.19 2:53AM - Baby Mason is born and wisked away through a window 7lbs 6oz
Nov.19 about 5AM - Mason is transported by airmed from the UofU hospital over to Ptimary Children's Nov.19 about noon Mason gets an echo and surgery is scheduled for Friday Nov. 20
Nov.20 8AM - Mason goes in for surgery
Nov.20 10:30 - Surgery is over and back to the PICU it is.
Nov.21 1PM - Mason is extubated and gets to breath on his own
Nov.21-22 night shift- Mason gets to eat! He eats about 20cc every 2 hoursNov.22 1PM - Mason has graduated to the 3rd Floor, we are officially out of the PICU :) 6lbs 6oz
Nov.23 4AM - Mason needs some oxygen to keep his levels up
Nov.23 2PM - Mason goes for his second echo, repair looks good.
Nov.24 - Mason gets a higher calorie diet enfamil 24Kcal (from enfamil 20Kcal)
With all that said BABY MASON GETS TO COME HOME TOMORROW!!! Yeah!!! He will need to go home on oxygen, which seems a little weird to me since he was on room air for the first few days and then again after his surgery. Mason is truely a blessing to our family, I'm so so happy that he is such a fighter.To all the other heart parents, you are oh so strong! The more blogs I read, the more stories I hear I am so greatful for my son's condition, for his swift recovery and for him to be coming home so quickly! I do not know how other heart parents are so strong and spend day in and day out in the hospital. I believe that the lord will only give me as much as I can handle, however, I am not this strong! I appreciate the support of everyone around me and I apologize greatly for my recent nerves. Most of all to Ben who I have taken all the stress out on, I appreciate all that you have done and you are doing a wonderful job taking care of our daughter! Thank you so much!
Congrats Chelsey and Ben! He is beautiful and you did survive and it will all be over tomorrow! I new that you could do it. I showed Andy and his parents the pictures and they also send thier congratulations on such a beautiful baby!
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