Pictures from Stage 2, the Glenn
Pictures from Stage 3, the Fontan Please note - these pictures, for the most part, are "safe". If you're interested in post-op pictures from the Norwood, please email us at us@babysamson.com for access.
Doctor Visits
Fontan
General Updates
Glenn
Life with Sammy
Norwood
Other HLHS families
Support
Surgery & Recovery
Surprises
Test Results
Worrying
Four years old
Happy holidays!
Home, home, home!
Recovery
Unexpected Open Heart Surgery
Fenestration-closing cath
One year post-Fontan!
NSTAR's Walk for Children's Hospital Boston
3 years old & cardiology visit
Wild Man
Update and Santa
Blue episodes and a cardiology appointment today
Ellie's Fontan
Post-Fontan Cardiology Visit
"You've gotta just let him be."
Sammy's Recovery from the Fontan
Life Post-Fontan
Bump from home
We are home!
Fontanized - Day 6 Update
Day 4 Post-Op 2:30pm Update
Fontanized, Day 4 Post-Op
Bump #2 - Pneumothorax
Little Bump
Fontan Post-Op, Day 2
Extubated!
Fontan Post-Op Update
Fontan Day
Fontan Pre-op Done
Checking in
Update, 2 years old, Fontan date, more
And we're free!
Pre-Fontan cath DONE.
Cath Day
Day 1, Pre-Fontan Cath Prep
Pre-Fontan cath
Twenty-three months: chatterbox, the holidays and the cath
Twenty-two months
Cardiology visit
Eighteen months
Seventeen months
Early Intervention Assessment
Fourteen month update
Miles for Miracles - Together in Heart.
Sedated echo
Look who's one!
One year.
11 1/2 months old!
Almost 10 months old!
Cardiologist Visit
Just about nine months!
Who is this kid, and what did you do with my baby?
Eight months old!
7 months old!
Coming up on 7 months
Six month update
Post-op Checkup & Life post-Glenn
And we're outta here!
Waiting to go home & a few firsts...
Truckin' along
Step-Down!
And the lines are OUT!
Happy updates
Post-Glenn, Day 4
Post-Glenn, Day 3
Post-Glenn, Post-Bronchial Spams, Day 3
Not fun - post-Glenn, night 2
Post-Glenn, Day 2
Post-Glenn, Day 2 - morning
Post-Glenn, Day 1, part 2
Post-Glenn, Day 1
He's out!
In surgery - updates
the wait
The night before the Glenn
Preparing for the Glenn
Update & Surgery
Milk Allergy Fun
Chatty Sammy
Cath Hospitalization
Catheterization
Gasmonster!
Teaching Sammy about the world.
Miles for Miracles
First bath!
Gassy infant prodigy
Rockin' Sammy
Revelations about mamahood
Babymoon, Part 2
Babymoon, Part 1
Home Sweet Home
Discharged!
Rumor has it...
Stepdown, Day 2
We have step down!
Today was pretty mellow
No step-down for you
Time to buy stock in St. Joseph's
One step closer
Extubation!
One step at a time
Done with the closing
Chest Closing
Birth story
Chest Closing & Mama in Triage
Recovery
Out of Surgery
Welcome, Sammy!
Samson Arrives
Labor update
Of due dates and inductions
Baby Grace
Snow baby?
Welcome to the jungle
Getting closer...
37 1/2 week update
Fighting the bad thoughts
Getting bigger - and closer!
31 weeks with Dr. Brown, CHB
31 Week Appt. w/ Dr. Johnson
One big monkey!
Starting to Get Ready
30 Weeks and Full-blown Panic
Silly Pregnant Lady
27 Week Visit
Fears
EFO Shout Out
Weird Pains & an Early Morning Trip to the Hospital
Fetal Echo at Boston Children's Hospital
DiGeorge's - Negative!
Evil Genetics Counselor
Full amnio results
22 weeks and Life Now
Pediatric Cardiologist
Redefining Normal
FISH Results
Embarrassing the poor boy already
The Baby's Name
Post-Amnio
Pre-amnio, Baby痴 name riddle
Reiki energy, and not being alone
Friends and Tarzan
Trying to get through the day
The diagnosis
Trying to stay positive
Pre-Diagnosis
We had been talking a lot about Samuel Atticus. We both love the name Sam, and Atticus is just embodies so many wonderful traits we would want for our little man.
But we changed our minds.
Our friend Erica guessed it right: Samson Daniel.
Samson: After the news, we decided that we wanted something that really exhibited "strength." For months, Jay had been tossing Samson at me, and I kept saying no. Then, in a search for "boy names strength" - Samson came up and I brought it up to Jay. He laughed and reminded me that he had been saying it for months. Then, the next morning, Jay went to go do his assignment for his Old Testament class, and wouldn't you know it? He was to read the passages about Samson. Sign, anyone? Samson also means, "of the sun." This pops up in the inspiration for his middle name...
Daniel: When I was first pregnant and terrified, whenever I got into the car, Loggins and Messina's "Danny's Song" would play. I never knew more than the "Even though we ain't got money... I'm so in love with you honey..." part, and after hearing it a few times, I finally looked up the lyrics -
It's all about being newly married, pregnant with a first child, a little boy. It fit us perfectly! There's a line about "Pisces, Virgo rising is a very good sign, Strong and kind, and the little boy is mine." Barring an insanely early birth, he'll be a Pisces like Jay. I don't know about the Virgo rising part, but I'll take the "very good sign" and "strong and kind" parts!
As for the Samson/sun thing: "He will be like she and me, as free as a dove
Conceived in love, sun is gonna shine above."
Together:
Both Samson and Daniel are from the Old Testament, and both survived being thrown to the lions - one through strength and one through divine intervention. Daniel was protected all night by an angel when he was thrown in. Samson took down the lions by brute force and then went back to gather the honey that bees made in the lion's skull.
Interestingly enough - I wanted the name Melissa for a girl. Melissa means "bee" or "honey." The Melissas are from one of my favorite books, The Fifth Sacred Thing. They were a group of healers, as honey harnesses healing powers.
It just makes sense - great protection and strength against lions. Keeping our little boy safe and strong against everything he's going to face. Honey to help heal him. It's all in there.
So Samson Daniel it is - Sam or Sammy for short. I'm still calling him my little monkey, though. That's what feels right for now.
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