Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Quiet day...

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Quiet day...

Today I entered Wyatt's room and no one was in there. I walked up to Wyatt's crib and he was lightly sleeping, so I walked up to his and whispered in his ear, "It's mommy!" and he smiled in his sleep and gently opened one eye. It made my day!! The rest of the day I held him and he slept in my arms and we played. It was a nice low key day. Each time I put in down in his crib, he would cry. So I would hold him and he stop crying. He loves being held... he feels so safe and secure. Tomorrow he is going to meet Aunt Danielle for the first time, while Wyatt's mom goes to court for parking in the bus lane at the metro station!!! (I was lost... it was unintentional)

1 comment:

Vicki Jensen said...: Gina,
Glad to hear you guys had a nice quiet days. Those are the best. I think I spoiled Jack by holding him all the time but after being bed ridden for so long these precious babies deserve it. I'm glad you spoil Wyatt too. I was just getting caught up on your blog and I hope things continue to go well. Santa came to visit us in the PICU. I hope Wyatt gets a visit at Mt Washington too!
Thinking of you guys all the time....
Vic, James & Jack; December 20, 2007 at 12:33 AM

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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.