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
Look who's 5!
Feeling nostalgic
Thankful
Cardiology checkup Nov 2010
Amazing little boy
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
At almost 3 weeks old, I FINALLY get to snuggle with him - minus wires and tubes and monitors - on our couch. Not some pull-out makeshift bed with hospital blankets, but OUR couch. In OUR house. His house.
This makes us all very, very happy.
We were discharged around noon. Sammy wasn't a huge fan of the car seat at first, but I think once he realized we were leaving, he was more than okay with it. Jay lugged all our stuff out to the car only to find out that the battery was dead! They managed to jumpstart it, and shortly after we were on our way home! Never a dull moment with us, I swear.
Sammy's doing well - sleeping in his swing right now. We're getting settled in - figuring out the routine at home. It's so nice to be able to feed him without fifteen people coming in needing to check this or get that or poke him or somehow otherwise interrupt. Though - it WAS nice having the nurses to change those poopy diapers! ;-)
Thanks for all your love, support and prayers the past few weeks. I'd write more, but we're all so very tired. For now, we need to sneak some rest while he snoozes away in his little swing. Welcome to parenthood!
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What a tumultuous time you have just went through. I spent the past hour reading the updates since Sammy's birth..."Wow". I am so impressed with the patience and determination you demonstrated during these past few weeks. God has blessed you with such a handsome litte fellow that most certainly will bring his parents great joy in the years to come. Sammy, good luck to you "little man" and God's speed. You continue to be an inspiration for me as I experience a trying time in my life.
Nate W. Blackford
Chief Warrant Officer
United States Army, Iraq
So happy to see that baby Samson has made it home! The little guy has been in my prayers. :)
Julie
carepage:gamicchia (Isabella HLHS due June 5th, 2006)
We are so happy for all three of you, and thinking of you. Anything that we can do (at all), just let us know - though it seems that things are finally as they should be.
Congratulations again.
Posted by: Curt at March 20, 2006 9:57 PMJust checking in to see how everyone is doing. I know you're probably in that honeymoon stage where you just hunker down and praise everyone and everything for your little man. But we'd love an update ;)
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Welcome home baby boy! :)
Posted by: Tricia at March 16, 2006 11:28 AM