Born at 3 pounds 4 ounces
15.5 Inches
100 percent oxygen
10ppm nitric oxide
2 pneumothorax requiring chest tubes on both sides
One month old
4 pounds 11 ounces
17.32 Inches
50-60 percent oxygen
Started pulmonary hypertension medicine
Breathing treatments
Diuretic: Diuril
Bigger ET tube
ET tube blocked while I was holding you
2 months old
6 pounds 4 ounces
19.49 Inches
67 percent oxygen
LASIX doses
Self extubated and tried CPAP
Re intubated
Partially collapsed upper right lobe
Aspiration pneumonia requiring up to 100 percent oxygen
3 months old
8 pounds 6 ounces
19.89 Inches
60 percent oxygen
Daily LASIX
Plus all other meds
4 months old
10 pounds 9.8 ounces
21.8 Inches
Extubated and needed compressions
Chest wall rigidity requiring 98 percent oxygen just before surgery due to fentanyl drip
Tracheostomy and gastrostomy
Lots of gunk in lungs needing antibiotics
Weaned hypertension med
Weaned steroid dose in half
5 MONTHS OLD!
12 pounds 4 ounces
You've gained 9 pounds buddy!
23.23 Inches
And you've grown 7 3/4 inches!
Can I get a Woot Woot!!!!! That's so great. Atta boy!
55 percent oxygen
I know there's more stuff I'm forgetting that I'll probably add later but it's pretty amazing too look back and see how far you've come. You've been through so much, sweet boy. It's hard to put into words.
You're 5 months old and you are a miracle. That's all there is to it.
I love you, baby boy.
...all the way to heaven.
Xoxo
Mom
Happy Mother's Day, Leah. You have five wonderful and beautiful children who adore you, and who are yours forever. You are giving each of them your whole heart, and as much time as a human can squeeze into each day. They are so blessed to have you as their mom. I see how much of yourself you give to them, and it takes my breath away. I am so proud of you. It makes me so happy to see how Caleb has grown and progressed! I can hardly believe the earliest pictures are of him, he has changed so much. I love him with my whole soul. It give me so much joy that we're learning and growing as a family, and that he is a part of it.
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