Good evening all! We have had a hectic, but busy day. Houston had orientation/registration this evening at the new SMMHS. Wow! They would not have spent this kind of money on any school that I went to (for good reason). It is a beautiful building in a picturesque setting. Houston is excited that he has a locker with a real combination on it. We are taking bets as to when he will have to ask his Mom for the combination.
Christie is returning to school tomorrow. The teachers report tomorrow and have in service for the next 8 or 10 days. After much prayer, both she and I feel it is a better course for her to return to school at this point and then take leave when Zander comes home from the hospital.
Jackson is also doing well and he and Houston went with Christie to see Zander late this afternoon.
As far as Zander is concerned, he continues to progress well. His feedings have been increased to 30 ml every 3 hours. Earlier today there was some concern that his traction sutures "let loose"; however, the surgeon on call said that they were still in place. The traction sutures are the sutures that are pulling the proximal esophagus down into the chest cavity from the throat. Whew! Good news...yes.
Zander is resting comfortable and his airflow from the trach was turned down today. He barely has any air going into the trach and he is breathing on his own through the trach for the most part. As the picture above indicates, he has such a gentle spirit and he is smiling more and more. We still have not been able to hold him, but we are keeping our fingers crossed for this weekend.
We love the comments and are thankful to everyone for the prayers! We hope everyone has a great Friday.
I will write again tomorrow evening. Sweet dreams Zander....we love and miss you.
Clancy
11 comments:
Christie will definitely be high on the prayer list as she returns to work---she is one tough woman. WOW! I LOVE tonight's picture of the ZMan...what a sweet smile! Blessings to all of you.
Love,
Aunt Heidi and family
Just knew the 1 comment had to be from Heidi! She is a good Aunt. Sienna and I looked at this earlier. She loves to keep up with this as much if not more than I do! She thinks the Zman is really cute. She's praying for him and ya all too. She thinks it's great that Heidi keeps up with this as much as she does, with three children of her own. By the way. Nice picture of Grandma Judy in there with Zman too. We really enjoyed seeing the family photo's. Will Check back again tommorrow. It's terrific that he is really improving. Love to all Cele
That picture is angelic!!!Prayers will continue. T.J.
Zander looks like he's having a wonderful dream.
We'll be thinking about you guys as you transition into the high school. What a crazy and exciting time...so many things you've waited for all happening at once.
Clancy, that little grin is you made over. You may have to change his name to "Mini-me".
Lita
So sweet! Makes me wanna hold him too! You guys are blessed.
I love this picture - the best one yet.
Pam McMahan
I love this picture - the best one yet.
Pam McMahan
The picture does look like a little angel. He is beautiful. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Joyce Sampley, RBBC
That is the sweetest little smile on Zander's face. He looks like he is really having a good rest. I wish I could sleep like that! All three of your boys are such handsome guys. I pray that Zander gets to be held close in the arms of his family very soon.
God Bless,
Janet Tilley
Hall & Associates
You know there is nothing better than smiling in my book, and it looks like he is wonderful at it. We are still praying and love you all dearly. I promise to take care of Mommy at school until you come home dear one! Love you, Robbin
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