"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
Doctor Visits
Fontan
General Updates
Glenn
Life with Sammy
Norwood
Other HLHS families
Support
Surgery & Recovery
Surprises
Test Results
Worrying
Now while I'm completely enamored of Sammy's newfound ability to laugh, I am not at all amused when he taunts me with it. How might a fifteen-week-old infant taunt, you ask? Sammy had fallen quite cozily asleep in my arms, and I, apparently deluded into thinking I could actually get something done around the house, put him in his swing. Within moments, he's got the blanket in his mouth, giving me his big, puppy-dog eyes and laughing this snicker that seemed to say, Oh dear, dear mama, you THINK you're going to get in the shower. You must spend the next four hours smelly, bwahahah! That laundry that's been sitting in the washer for two days? Let it get musty, mama, for I AM AWAKE! Bwahahahahah!
Hrmmmm. I probably could have been doing laundry instead of typing this.
He's also learned to talk. He's currently carrying on a conversation with Mr. Giraffe, Mr. Zebra and Mr. Effalump as they spin circles over him in his crib. Last night, he had an extensive, deeply profound talk with his Daddy. (I have video proof!) He gets offended should Jay and I try to have a conversation without him, jumping in with his "aaaaoooommmm"s and "mmmmgggggaaaaa"s. And like the proud mama I am, I must share that the early intervention folks said he's talking a good two months ahead of where he should be. (I swear he says "mom" in this video ;-)) At this rate, he'll be wooing the little ladies in his life with Shakespearean sonnets at his first birthday. (I knew I took four semesters of Shakespeare for something - it's in his genes! ;-))
In other news, we'll be doing the Miles for Miracles Walk on Sunday to help raise money for Children's Hospital Boston. Thank you so much to everyone who donated - I've raised $1,175 because of you, and our team is $5 away from $3,000! You all rock. Here's hoping for some sun, a blister-free seven miles and a happy Sammy through it all. :-)
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