Today was another good day. Jude continues to improve. He is still very thirsty, and begging for water. We hope that tomorrow he can begin having water. He has been very crafty in his requests. My mom was heading out to use the restroom when Jude said “While you’re gone, can you get some water …
Category Archives: Family
Happy Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving, and post-op day 2. We have so much to be thankful for today. We are still in very high spirits, and just taking things one day at a time, allowing Jude the time to recover. One very small thing I’m thankful for is the laptop that was brought from home for us this …
Wednesday Updates
Last night we got a little more sleep. It wasn’t enough, but we take what we can get at this point. Sleep was interrupted at about 1:30 when Jude’s IV came out of the vein, dumping fluids into his tissue and causing his hand to swell. That meant he needed it removed and a new …
Word from the surgeon
Just a quick update that the surgeon came in and reported that surgery went well. He’ll be out soon.
Tuesday Updates
Jude is doing well today. Last night around 9:30, he was taken off his sedatives and allowed to wake up. The doctors wanted his ventilator tube removed, because it could cause him to contract pneumonia. It took him a while to come to, and it was hard for him to wake up in a hospital. …
Our World Shakes
We didn’t sleep well last night. We’re in the intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital. Yesterday, after attending church with Jude while Jessica stayed home with Levi, she took the boys outside to play in the melting snow. Following an hour of hard play and snowball fights, Jessica decided it was time to come in. …
A Day at the Orchard
A few weeks ago, a former co-worker joined us on a trip to the orchard. He is starting a new photography business, and asked if I would take my family someplace fun and let him tag along so that he could put together an album to go into his portfolio. He did an amazing job. …
European Culture
As we prepare to return home after 3½ weeks in Europe, I wanted to reflect on the differences in cultures that we experienced. Most of our trip was in Germany, which is very similar culturally to America in so many ways, probably more-so than the rest of Europe. Closed on Sundays – This used to …
Levi Alexander
It was a very late night for us. Last night, as we were getting ready go to bed, Jessica decided to use the bathroom one last time before heading to bed, when she heard a pop, felt a kick, and started having a lot of fluid come out. She wasn’t sure at first if she …
Baby’s First Photos
As some of you may know, Jessica is pregnant once again. As of today, she is 10 weeks. Because of the previous miscarriage, the doctors are watching her closely, and so she’s getting more ultrasounds than would normally be available. So far two, with another next Friday, and a forth at 20 weeks, when we …