Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: All Smiles!

Thursday, January 31, 2008

All Smiles!

I wish I had my camera with me to capture the smiles on Wyatt's face today when I said hi to him. He gave me a big smile followed by a few little smiles. My mom, who took my place after I left today to pick up Chloe also said she got a few smiles from him too. Wyatt has been going to the playroom for a while each day.... almost 2 hours with his friends. The child life specialist told me today that Wyatt is the only baby to stay awake during the entire "playroom time." His friends tend to fall asleep after a while. Wyatt is gaining weight and no changes have been made in his care. I am hoping we just stay status quo until surgery on Tuesday. He has been spitting up, but it's formula color so that's a good sign. Overall, he had a great day!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Good job Wyatt!!! You hang in there buddy....and you are setting such a good example for the other babies in the playroom staying awake...you just don't want to miss a thing!!! Keep getting stronger and I am planning on coming back to see you after your surgery and you are feeling better.
Lots of hugs!!!
Love,
Karen :); February 1, 2008 at 7:14 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.