Hi All,
Sorry for the late update but we had an eventful couple of days! As you can probably see from the title our little warrior is finally off the oxygen and coping very well. We slept over (unexpectedly) at the hospital and they monitored him overnight. He kept his stats at 97 - 100 the whole time except when he was going into a deep sleep, which is normal according to dr. Vermaak. Maybe it was because he had a pink blanket? We are so extremely proud of him! Wes and I are still looking for the pipes everytime we move him, but I suppose that's only natural. He also went to the eye doctor and he's very happy, so atleast the oxygen didn't affect his eyesight. I noticed some rythmic twitching over the last couple of weeks and told dr. Vermaak about it. According to him it's not normal so he sent him for a brain sonar. Luckily nothing showed up, but he gave Caden some medicine that he has to take for the next 3 months incase it's an early stage epilepsy. If it's not then the medicine won't have any effect, but if it is it should clear up after this course. I was so incredibly proud of our warrior, he didn't cry once during the eye appointment or during the sonar. I heard the other babies screaming, and started to worry a bit, but he was so brave!
Thank you so much for all the prayers and thank you our Lord for this wonderful gift! Now Caden must just grow grow grow!
Thank you granny, grampy and granny grey for all the amazing things you did for us during your stay, we appreciate it more than you know! Thanx Megs for the very cute baby grow and the nappies, they will come in very handy! Thank you Melanie and Ludwig, or should I say Helmut and Charlotte for all Caden's toys, we can't wait to see him playing with the musical mobiles and gadgets! Thank you everyone for your continuous prayers and support. We are a very blessed family with so many people who care for our beautiful warrior!
Anyway, I hope everybody enjoys the rest of the week, don't work too hard!
Lots and lots of love
Elriza
Sorry for the late update but we had an eventful couple of days! As you can probably see from the title our little warrior is finally off the oxygen and coping very well. We slept over (unexpectedly) at the hospital and they monitored him overnight. He kept his stats at 97 - 100 the whole time except when he was going into a deep sleep, which is normal according to dr. Vermaak. Maybe it was because he had a pink blanket? We are so extremely proud of him! Wes and I are still looking for the pipes everytime we move him, but I suppose that's only natural. He also went to the eye doctor and he's very happy, so atleast the oxygen didn't affect his eyesight. I noticed some rythmic twitching over the last couple of weeks and told dr. Vermaak about it. According to him it's not normal so he sent him for a brain sonar. Luckily nothing showed up, but he gave Caden some medicine that he has to take for the next 3 months incase it's an early stage epilepsy. If it's not then the medicine won't have any effect, but if it is it should clear up after this course. I was so incredibly proud of our warrior, he didn't cry once during the eye appointment or during the sonar. I heard the other babies screaming, and started to worry a bit, but he was so brave!
Thank you so much for all the prayers and thank you our Lord for this wonderful gift! Now Caden must just grow grow grow!
Thank you granny, grampy and granny grey for all the amazing things you did for us during your stay, we appreciate it more than you know! Thanx Megs for the very cute baby grow and the nappies, they will come in very handy! Thank you Melanie and Ludwig, or should I say Helmut and Charlotte for all Caden's toys, we can't wait to see him playing with the musical mobiles and gadgets! Thank you everyone for your continuous prayers and support. We are a very blessed family with so many people who care for our beautiful warrior!
Anyway, I hope everybody enjoys the rest of the week, don't work too hard!
Lots and lots of love
Elriza
6 comments:
My, my, what a cutie pie we are without those "gin pipes". We can only thank and praise our Lord for the wonderful healing of our little angel-pie. He has really carried Caden in the palm of His hand all the way and He will continue to do so. Caden you look just too gorgeous for words in your little red outfit and auntie Nettie, the lovely red quilt you made for him will match superb by his little outfit. That gangster beanie at least keeps those curls in place.
Wes and Reezie, you must feel really lost without all those pipes around your legs.
Cannot wait to see our litte man and of course the two of you again.
Lots of love, hugs and kisses.
God Bless
Gramps and Granny, Granny Grey and uncle Brenz.
Hi guys,
It really made my day to read the update on little Caden. We are soooo incredible happy for you guys that he is doing so well!! You guys are constantly in our prayers and I believe God has blessed you with a true little warrior who is going to continue making you proud!!
Have a SPECTACULAR day
Love
Coreen and Grant
Oh Wes and Elriza - he is just so beautiful and so dam cute!!! So happy to hear that the pipes are out, his off the gin and that you are no longer under house arrest! Praise the Lord that the brain sonar come back perfect and that his little eyes are just fine! Enjoy every moment with each other as time goes by so quickly, they grow up so fast!
Cheers for now and lots of love, Conrad, Megan and our precious Keaton
Hi guys
So glad to hear he's off the gin.Now it can only get better & better.He looks too cute in his red outfit.One of the days he'll be pulling that teddy around.
Lots of love to all three of you,please give him a nice big kiss on those gorgeous lips.
sharon
Caden my boy,
I'm so glad you kicked that nasty Oxygen habit - it wasn't good for you at all.
MMMmmm, and what a nice little outfit you're wearing - better than a PINK blanket, no?
Love you child
Oh-Paw
Caden, Jou ouers het 'n moedersdagkaartjie met afdrukke van jou voete op, vir my en Granny gegee - dis te pragtig. Die woorde op my kaartjie is: "A Mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary". Dit is regtig mooi en baie waar, nê?
Ek is baie bly dat jou hele voorgeslag jou gesien en vasgehou het. Dit is nogal oulik om te sien hoe ons ou mense (dis nou ek, Oh-paw, Gramps, Granny, Granny Grey en Oumagrootjie) na jou kyk en jou bespreek. Ons verwysingsraamwerk is uit ons eie verlede en onderskeie families. Die Paul-familie sien al die Paul eienskappe in jou raak en die Theronne sien weer die Theron eienskappe raak. Hoe God ons mensdom aanmekaar sit, is voorwaar wonderlik. 50% Paul en 50% Theron en sie daar....100% Caden!
Skindertyd oor jou ouers:
Jou Dr dink jou ma is baie oplettend en slim. Hy is ook beïndruk met die manier waarop sy vir hom terugvoer gee oor jou doen en late. Die heeltyd by die hospitaal het sy jou onder valk oë dopgehou en alles gereël.... Later die aand het jou pa daar opgedaag - moeg gewerk, maar baie bly om jou te sien. Ek wens jy kon sy stywe en besliste stem hoor toe daar nie reageer word op sy versoek om na jou monitor te kom kyk nie. Hy speel toe sommer self tegnikus en maak die goed reg!
Moet sê, as iemand met jou gaan sukkel, gaan hulle swaar kry -ek dink jy het twee wilde ouers!
Die wete dat jou oogtoetse en breinsonar normaal is, asook die feit dat jy wraggies sonder suurstof is, het my gisteraand onverwags in trane gehad - die dankbaarheid was 'n bietjie oorweldigend.
Jou Oumagrootjie was net so oorstelp van vreugde. Trane en al wat 'n emosie is het geseëvier.
In kort gesê: ek dink die wereld is vrekkit bly om te weet jy is pyploos en dat jy al jou toetse deurgekom het!
Lekker asemhaal en soet wees (of ons sit die pype terug!)
Liefdetjies,
Ouma Rina
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