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
It's so bizarre how babies learn things. And not so much HOW they learn, but rather that they do. They go from these little creatures who lie on their backs and coo at the ceiling, to walking, talking, thinking beings. And watching the transformation is just wonderfully, amazingly wild.
Most recently - Sammy's learned to find the train and the Grandma in two of his books. When I ask, he'll flip back and forth through the book until he finds the right page, and then starts squealing. The Grandma shows up on two pages; on the second, she's surrounded with other people. He will actually point to the Grandma. It's just incredible. And if we ask him where the baby is, he'll look for the mirror. Music? Looks for the radio in each room and knows just where they are. And man - you can't say the words "bath" or "juice" around this kid without him going into full-body kicks and excited screeches. (My new favorite time of the day is his bathtime - he knows what's coming up, and he'll chase me down the hallway to the bathroom and try to crawl into the tub. And forget about once he's stripped down and I pick him up to walk from his room to the bath - legs kicking, arms flailing. I can't get him there fast enough!)
He's started to make vrooom-raspberry noises at both cars and vacuums. And I learned that "day-day" actually means several things, and developmentally, this isn't considered a word as much as it is a stage before they start saying real words. He mimics intonation, even if he doesn't get the word-sounds perfect.
He cruises like a champ and is still practicing freaking mama out by letting go and standing on his own for a few seconds. He is the most social baby, carrying on conversations with strangers in the grocery store and squealing and waving at other kids. It makes me feel good when he stops to say hi to some of the more elderly shoppers - it really seems to make their day to spend a few moments "talking" with him.
He truly is a special little baby. Maybe all kids are like this and I haven't been around enough to know, but I can't help but feel that there's something extra special about him. He just radiates happiness and love, and really - he seems to brighten the days of so many people, even strangers. It's so incredible.
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i love your child not only because he and i share he same name but because when i looked at him the first time he almost looked like an angel he is so bright looking a good boy and evrything i just cant mention he surley is the kind of child i want to have some day. you should be very glade not only for raising this wonderfull child but also having to see him as your child for once. be proud and pray
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This Hope for HLHS site belongs to Erika, Jason & Samson
You baby boy is a fighter!!
God gave him the mission to brighten up people's lives and that's exactly what he's doing.
Whenever I see pictures of him, I just want to bite his baby cheeks :)
Posted by: Ness at January 20, 2007 9:08 PM