Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: A tribute to Nanny

Thursday, March 20, 2008

A tribute to Nanny

I thought I take a little bit of space on the blog to give a tribute to our Nanny, Lori who has devoted her life to Chloe, Lily, and Molly and who has been part of our family since Chloe was 3 months old. We also like to thank Amy and Jobe, who through this process has become life-long friends. Lori has become Chloe's second mommy when I could not be with her and I thank Lori for helping to raise such a well-rounded, full of personality, young lady. How can you thank someone for helping you raise their child in the same way you would? We were so lucky to have Lori, Amy, Jobe, and their girls in our life. We will miss Nanny and we love her very much. Below are pictures of Best Friends Forever from the past year and half. Check out Nanny's blog- http://www.loriventureswest.blogspot.com/ We wish her the best!

Wyatt had his check up with his peditrician yesterday and it went really well. Wyatt got 4 shots and he didn't like it too much. No major changes, we go back on April 8th. We now weighs 13lbs 2 oz!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Good job Wyatt!! Your Mommy knows just what you need and being home has made you SO happy!!!
Please ask Mommy to make sure she gets lots of pictures of you and Chloe when the Easter Bunny visits your house...your first Easter, what fun!! I told Mom-Mom she needed to get you a pair of bunny ears...LOL
Hope all of you enjoy being home today on Good Friday...
As always, with love, hugs, and prayers...
Karen :); March 21, 2008 at 8:14 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.