Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Keeping Wyatt busy....

Friday, November 16, 2007

Keeping Wyatt busy....

Wyatt feeds are increasing to 12 cc's every hour. Even more exciting is that he is completely weaned off his narcotic- hydromorphone and is awake more during the day. Now that he is awake, we are trying to keep him stimulated. We installed a mobile on his crib and we plan on bringing the bouncy seat in tomorrow for him. I think he is tired of me reading the Hungry Caterpillar to him and playing the same CD over to him!! He is just so darn cute!!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Wyatt, I really enjoy your blog. My past time is to start at the bottom and scroll up. It is proof of the miracle God performed on you. Given your strong fight for life, I can only imagine what you will be when you grow up.; November 19, 2007 at 9:09 AM

Post a Comment

Hurdles that I faced and achieved!

After birth, I was placed on ECMO at Johns Hopkins Hospital for 13 days. On day 13, I had a surgery to repair my hernia and was removed from ECMO, but my organs would not fit in my abdomen. I had a silo for a week and then surgery to place the organs back in the abdomen. Then, part of my intestines re-herniated into my chest cavity two months later and I had another surgery to repair that. After my first surgery, I experienced an intraventricular hemorrhage in my brain and at four months old I received a VP shunt. After I was extubated, I learned that I have right vocal cord paralysis. Then I had g-tube surgery and after I finally got to go home after 5 longs months at Johns Hopkins and Mt. Washington Hospital! Only for a few weeks, though. In mid-April my intestines reherniated again and sent me into surgery. I came home, and had a long run before my THIRD reherniation in the beginning of September on Labor Day weekend in 2008. Then I was hospitalized for twice during the winter 2009 for two respiratory infections. Well, I almost lasted a year until my next surgery! Just this past June, in 2009, I had surgery to wrap my stomach around the esophagus, a nissen. This has helped with my reflux and my hiatal hernia. I will be 2 in October, I love scooting around but refuse to stand up and walk. I am a little miracle and thank God, my doctors, my nurses, family, and friends for my strength, my fight and a happy life.