Isaiah Cameron Falk was born on Saturday March 3rd at 5:37 in the morning. He weighed 8 lbs 8 oz and was 22 inches long. As most everyone knows he came into this world with a few "issues". Before he was born there was some concern that he wasn't able to swallow as there was extra fluid in my belly. So, when he was born there was a pediatrician present who checked and sure enough there was a problem. Isaiah's feeding tube ended. It wasn't connected to his esophagus. Instead his esophagus was somehow attached to his trachea. Therefore, by 2:00 on Saturday afternoon Isaiah was going for his first ambulance ride to Children's Hospital. By 6:00 that night he was off to surgery to have his esophagus detached from his trachea and attached to his feeding tube. Well, to spare you all the rest of the details of the week I will sum it up by saying it's been an adventure! Isaiah came out of surgery and has been doing great ever since. There was never an infection or complications and yesterday they checked everything and it came back normal so his chest tube was taken out and Greg and I were finally able to hold him and feed him! Tears of joy! Yay! He does and will continue to have a few health problems but they are all manageable. For example, he will never be able to eat food upside down which means he won't be an astronaut and when he coughs he will sound like a seal and he will have to chew chew chew his food. And, for those of you that don't know he also has only one kidney, which isn't a big deal since it is a healthy one. He still has to have an x-ray of his spine done on Monday to rule out spina bifida but we pray that will come back negative. So, this is a "coles notes" version of the week so far. I am hoping that he will be able to come home on Monday (wishful thinking I am sure). They say as long as he is eating 75cc of formula properly with no problems he can come home and today (as of this morning) he was up to 25cc with them adding 5cc with every feed. Thanks everyone for your prayers and love during this stressful time. Please continue to pray that his x-ray will come back fine and he can come home SOON!
Love Greg, Becky, Noah, & Isaiah
6 comments:
Soooo glad baby Isaiah is improving every day!!! His grandma has kept us informed and sent some pictures too, oh my goodness is he ever beautiful!!!! I can just imagine how wonderful it was to hold him, we're so glad for you guys. We'll continue to pray that his little body gets stronger and you can take him home soon.
know that Isaiah and all of you are continuing to be in our prayers!! We LOVE you ALL soooo very much!
Its great to see Isaiah in your arms were he should be. He's obviosly a real fighter. We'll continue to pray for his contiued recovery.
Hey I am so happy that Isiah is doing better, he is a sweet little guy who has a great family! I will give you a call in the next few days to say hi and see how things are going. I would love to meet him...maybe this summer we can meet half way!? Oh and Noah too! Jeffrey and Mateja would have a blast playing with him...and we could sit and watch the babies...
Congratulations Greg and Becky.
We have been praying for you since we saw you. Guess I called it wrong, but boys rule in my house too. He is a beauty! You have done well! What a love and a blessing for you all to treasure. And he looks just like his daddy again. I hope he is able to be home with you guys today, Wednesday, and all is well. We will look forward to meeting him sometime.
Doug and Carol
I never realized you were having so many problems, the Reid family aren't very informative, but I'm happy to hear things are improving. Congratulations on your newest arrival, I will lift him up in prayer for a normal healthy life. Take care and we'll see you some time this year.
Shelley(Dobby's sister)
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