Sunday, July 17, 2011

Look Who I'm Holding....

Oh, Glorious Day...I can finally hold my baby! This morning was hard...he screamed for me to get him out of that seat..and i couldn't :( broke my heart!! I sang to him, rubbed him, kissed him and he just reached for me and screamed...horrible!! He finally cried himself to sleep and the staff came in saying i'd probably have to stay in ICU one more night..and his tubing would have to stay in one more day...(which meant another day till i could hold him)...Yes, I was bummed!!! THEN, later in the day...another doc stopped by to say that his surgery team thought he was fine to move on out of ICU...PRAISE GOD!! Felt like Christmas morning!!! They came in, took his tubing out which about made me pass out..and took some of the other lines out...leaving him with just two...AND< I COULD FINALLY REACH OVER AND PICK HIM UP....

It was fabulous...He was so happy and so was I!! They have strict rules where he can't put pressure on his head so he couldn't roll to his belly like he wanted, but he settled for this above position and went back to sleep on me...I took this pic of us by holding out my cell phone..I know i'm looking lovely..LOL...It might be time to actually change clothes!! :)


***Then they came in and said they were ready to move us to a ReGULAR room...Yayyy. We packed up and moved!! This room has a bathroom and they allow food and my other kiddos in here which makes life so much easier..My heart goes out to those parents I left in ICU...You would hear their stories as they gathered around the coffee pot...all exhausted and praying for miracles for their children. There were cancer victims, car wrecks, burn victims, heart surgeries and drowning victims...I just wanted to hug all th0se moms and tell them HOW sorry I was...hard sad days in the PICU!! :( Praying God holds each one of those parents and kiddos tight in His arms!!


So, that's the latest update...We're chillin in a regular room and couldn't be happier about it!! Oh, and TODAY is the hubb's and my 12 Year Wedding Anniversary....Happy Anniversay Hubby!! Who would have thought this is HOW we would have celebrated it....He brought the kids to see me at lunch time and brought me some flowers and Mexican!! He's a good man....Oh, and Julia (my 7 year old) got to see Wes and SHE CRIED...broke my heart...she said he didnt' look like her Wes :( She cried saying she wanted him to look the same as before...I told her it would just take time!!

**So, that's our day....Praying they let us go home at the 1 week mark which is Thursday....We shall see...Thanks again so much for all your prayers and sweet comments and emails and such...We all so appreciate it...Happy Sunday to you all, kj

20 comments:

  1. Praise God he is in your arms again!!! Have been praying for ya'll! I cried when I read about your Julia crying when she saw him! That sounds like exactly what our Callie Grace would do! Happy Anniversary to ya'll!!!

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  2. Prayers for your sweet little Wes & fast healing from his surgery & for a momma's heart!!

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  3. I cannot even begin to imagine thier pain, grief, worry having a baby in PICU. Praying that I never have to experience it. So happy your little guy is on the mend. Praying for a speedy recovery and for all the parents you met. Hang in there and take care.

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  4. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Rejoicing with you and continuing to pray for Wes and his precious family! You're an amazing Mama and I'm sure your hubby is just as amazing caring for the other 5 littles behind the scenes! Blessings, Denise

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  5. You are amazing and Wes looks lime a loot baby again with hid hair cut. Olive you blog it sled me want to be the best mum I can. Prayers for little wes snd all the kids in icu.

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  6. YAY!!! Praise God for progress, healing, moving rooms! The regular rooms have so much more freedom than the PICU. I'm so happy for all of you. Happy Anniversary!

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  7. So glad he is in your arms! I know that was a major milestone :) Praying for a quick recovery!

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  8. Kristi,

    I haven't left you a comment but I have been following sweet Wes's story. I am so glad he is in a regular room and that you were finally able to hold him. Praise God!

    Many prayers coming!

    Joy

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  9. So happy to see those Mommy arms full! You must be loving the sweet baby skin snuggles you're getting now. We'll keep praying that quick progress and healing will happen. What a great thing to read this post - thanks for keeping us all updated as we bring your sweet baby to the throne.

    Lori
    www.floridafamilystonepile.blogspot.com

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  10. Oh so glad that you can hold him!! So thankful that Wes is doing better each day. So hard. Praising God and I will continue to pray for healing and for the other moms and parents suffering as their children are so sick. I have been there with our son Noah having leukemia and no words can describe the pain of having a child so sick and not being able to make him well. Well praying for you! Love Heidi

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  11. So glad he is in your arms. We are in Florida for another week. Cannot wait to see you and yours when we get home! Love & Blessings, Kim

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  12. I am sooo happy Wes is back in your arms. What a sweet little sleepy face he has!

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  13. Oh Praise the Lord! I was so happy to read this post...and to see you holding your baby!

    Thank you Lord for answered prayers!

    Happy Anniversary.

    Continued love and prayers,
    Linda @ Truthful Tidbits

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  14. Blessings to you!! I've been praying for Wes... We are just starting the dossier process in our Ethiopian adoption. Thank you for sharing your journey. Really, I am so grateful to have people willing to share through blogs, heart-stuff. My blog is new, but I'd love for you to check it out, although I'm sure the next days will be full for you...
    www.waitingforethiopia.blogspot.com
    God bless you all, praying for complete healing and quick recovery for Wes in Jesus' name.

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  15. That is such fantastic news!!! I am praying that Wes will get to come home on his one week mark. Blessings to you and your family.

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  16. Crying such mixed tears my friend. Prayying your family and the others families in ICU. Thank you for inviting us to lray through this season with you all. Big hugs.

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  17. So, so happy you are in a room!!! Continued prayers!

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  18. So glad to hear your sweet boy is doing better! Prayers to you and your family!

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  19. Gotta say that tears were streaming down my face when I looked at that picture of you holding your baby boy....much love to you...continuing to pray for him and your family as well as they cope without their momma! :)

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  20. Praying for you all!!! So hard being away from your other cuties I KNOW!!!! SO HAPPY he is in your arms....and can't wait to hear more about him going HOME soon too :)

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Thank you for your kind words!!