Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Getting Outside!

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Getting Outside!

Wyatt was feeling a little better later in the day, so I bundled every one up and we went outside to take a walk. After our walk, we played with side-walk chalk and blew bubbles. Wyatt learned a new word today- bubble... he is saying new words all the time now. Some you can not understand, but he tries everything! When you ask him what a dog says, he says "Wuff" When you ask him what a cow says, he says "Moo"... He amazes me everyday:)) Other words include Elmo, more, ma-ma, yeah! , uh-oh and more....

The two photos below are what goes on while I am making dinner... Daddy had story time with both kids, then Chloe went off on her own to read. She is starting to "pretend" read her own books now:))

1 comment:

Amber said...: I love the pic of Wyatt and Chloe blowing bubbles and of course Benji reading to the kids. Those are my two favorites :-)

Owain has a love for books too> I love it! I am hoping as he grows so will his love for books>

Take Care

Amber; February 22, 2009 at 1:59 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.