Hayden is 1 year old!!!

From Surviving to Thriving!!

Hayden Micheal Coverett
1 yr old!!
10/05/10

Happy Birthday Miracle Man!!!

He explores!!

He likes books!!

He likes to read them too!!

He is Happy!!

He is Healthy!!

He is a Gift from God!!

He loves his sisters!!

and they love him!!

He is a Miracle!!!

I am the most blessed mother in the whole world!
When I just sit and watch my children, listen to them laugh and play, my heart is overwhelmed. I teared up just doing this post. (My dad is sitting here next to me if I cry he may think I'm crazy. LOL) When you go through a trial like this you look at things differently. You stop taking things for granted. Your children are miracles!! They come and they can go! They are all in God's hands.

I have been changed and I will never be the same!!
(It's a good change)

*If some of this post was huge I'm sorry I tried to fix it.

Hayden is:
1. Crawling
2.Pulling up to standing
3.Eating table food
4.Using sippy cup some
5.Laughing
6.Playing peek-a-boo
7.Rolling a ball
8.Loves bubbles
9.Loves taking a bath
10.Lights up any room!!

Ephesians 3:20
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

If things look grim just look up!

Hayden's Heart Surgery

The day before surgery.
Hayden may be smiling but he was very sick and struggling to breathe.
It was not scheduled. We still had 10 more excruciating days to wait, so we prayed!! We got a call at 11pm from Hayden's cardiologist saying another child got sick and a spot was open. I screamed over the phone. Jeremy and I cried, hugged, thanked God and called everyone!

*WARNING*
YOU WILL SEE POST SURGERY PICTURES!

NOVEMBER 5TH,2010
1 MONTH OLD

The (CPRU) Cardiac prep and recovery unit

Before surgery

On our way to the OR doors

Hayden's anesthesia team
and his floor nurse on the right

Waiting...

The Joy of the Lord is our strength!!!

Hayden's Surgeon-Dr. Thomas Spray
The head of the cardiac program!

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~POST SURGERY~

I absolutely hated the chest tube!
It broke my heart to see him like that.

Hayden's left lung collapsed after his surgery so
they put him on the c-pap machine to force air in to pop it open.
Jeremy and I had gone to lunch and when we came back and saw this I freaked out thinking they had to vent him again.

Hayden's pod

Isn't it sweet how they cut the top of his passy to fit around the oxygen more comfortably.

SUCH STRONG HANDS

There is nothing like being handed your baby after heart surgery.
The surgery was a relief! It felt so good to hold him again.

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Moved to (CCU) Cardiac Care Unit
The step before home!!

Big sisters came to visit!

Heidi's pic is missing. I meant to put it up.
Not sure how this happened. Don't tell her. Sorry Heidi!!

AAHH!! Home Sweet Home...
with a brand new heart!!
The difference in his breathing is amazing.
He still works to breathe more then a normal baby his age, but
it is so much better then it was.

The Bible says:
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.
Eph.3:20

Growing in Grace

Sorry I do not have pictures. We r back in the hospital with Hayden for the third time this month.

He was in on New Years Day for RSV-Broncialitis for 3 days then sent home.

January 14th we were in our local ER because his breathing was bad again and he had a fever. His fever came down and his breathing got better so they sent us home. The next morning his fever was back, his breathing bad again and a puss pocket had formed over night at the bottom of his incision. I called the pediatrician and she said go straight to CHOP.

I got to CHOP ER and a Doctor recognised us and came around and listened to Hayden's breathing. She walked back around the desk got on the phone and said "I need a bed for a Critical Respiratory infant now!". I was shocked. I had no idea he was critical. They got us right back and got him on oxygen. His fever was over 102. close to 103.

They put him In CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) for 3 days on oxygen. His fever didn't want to come down. Day 3 it finally did. We were in CCU for another 3 or 4 days and went home.

Jan. 29th back at CHOP. It is his incision again. We got here around 4pm Saturday and got into out room around 1am Sunday. We were exhausted. Hayden has been miserable. He had a fever again of 102.8. The stitches from the surgery are inside Hayden and are supposed to absorb into the body. Well, Hayden's body is rejecting the knot at the bottom like a foreign object and is trying to push it out, thus the puss and infection and fevers. It seems to be a vicious cycle. The Doctors say it isn't very common but it can happen. Hayden's just lucky I guess.lol

God is in control. He knows what we need and He will heal it in his timing. Please pray for healing for Hayden and Gods continued grace through it all.

God Bless,
Ellen

Hayden goes home (Oct 2010)

Friends,
Please forgive me for being so behind we have had 5 more admissions to Childrens hospital since birth and I am very behind. He is doing fine, but recooping from RSV right now. When we get home I will try to get caught up with more pictures. God bless.

Ellen

Moved to CCU. Cardiac Care Unit

This is a step toward getting to go home.

Big Sis Hallie

Heidi waiting patiently

Big Sis Heidi

Last but not least, Big Sis Hope

Getting dressed to go home.

Precious little Miracle

Going home for the first time.

More to come...