Joseph Carter was born this morning at 3:34am. He weighed in at 7lbs. 9oz. and measured 20.5 inches.
His condition is more severe than we were expecting. His left lung is very tiny and his right lung “the good lung” has a hole in which the oxygen they are pumping in is escaping. They are trying to fix that problem now. He’s on 100% oxygen right now and the antibiotics and medicines and not helping him get any better. He was transferred to Children’s at Egleston around 7:30am this morning so they can do more tests and get him on ECMO a.s.a.p.
To be honest, right now Sky and I are a complete mess. We are right next to the baby nursery and upset that our baby isn’t in there. Hopefully we’ll get better news later on today. We are trying to stay positive, he’s fighting so we will too. He tried to cry when he was born but every time he started to cry he choked.
We’ll try to keep everyone updated as much as possible, Please keep him in your prayers.
Oh and Sky took some beautiful pictures of the little guy during and after the birth. Even though he didn’t want to get out the camera, which is unusual for him. Sky has been in a daze the entire time.
Thank you all for your support. Connecting with you guys through our blog and emails have really helped uplift our spirits. It means so much to us.
Sky + Carla
1 year ago
22 comments:
Welcome to the world Joseph! Many prayers for Joseph that doctors are able to get him more stablized. Praying for your entire family during this very difficult time. Fight Joseph fight. Stay strong for one another.
Hugs, Tracy Meats - mom to Ian, born with a LCDH on 4/3/04 and WY and CO State Rep. for CHERUBS
Our prayers go out to you guys. Joseph comes from strong family and I know and pray that he will do well. Stay strong.
Sending lots of prayers Joseph's way. I know that this is not going exactly how you hoped for. All of us CDH parents pray that ECMO would not be needed but I know how scary all of this is and I also know of several babies who were on ECMO are now toddlers running around. You would never know that they had such a rough beginning.
Praying for sweet little Joseph!
Praying for Sky and Carla and praying for wisdom from the Nurses and Doctors.
Amber
mommy to Owain LCDH 1/25/08
Congratulations!!! I am praying for you guys!! You know he will be with us for a long time!!!
Santa
Welcome to the world little Joseph! We are thinking about you and praying that he will be stabilised quickly. Reading your post brought back memories of our own story 6 weeks ago. You will have a lot of ups and downs but do stay positive as your little one will pick up on it and continue his fight against CDH.
All the best!
Ingrid, Alex & Alina
Congratulations on Joseph's arrival, because we will be praying for him and he will be a healthy little boy soon. I dont know ur husband carla, but by what i see he is a great man and you two have a wonderful family. this is just a rough patch and you will get through it together. I will be thinking about you and praying that it is all ok.
Welcome Joseph!! We will be praying that your little one gets stabilized soon. Joseph will be a fighter. Thinking of you and hoping you get to go see your little one soon!
Welcome Joseph! We are praying that Joseph gets stabilized soon. Joseph fight!!! Thinking of you. Stay Strong!
May God bless him and the whole team of doctors and nurses caring for him. I will continue to pray for ALL of you. All my love,
Rosa
first of all congratulations to your son,we will be praying for joseph and your family.stay strong and united
Carla and Sky:
I recently heard of what is going on and I see that Joseph has arrived! My family and I welcome him into the world!
Please remember that God is good, that he has a plan for each one of us. Fight with all of your might and as soon as you can be close to him reach out, grab his tiny hands and show him you love him and that you are there for him. The power of love is amazing and I know, I have faith that he will pull through. There is nothing impossible for God as long as we blindly believe in his power of healing and his eternal and unconditional love. If you need anything at all, always know that you can count on me!
Love,
Xochil
Carla,
I will keep in him in my prayers. We actually had a scare last night and were at Piedmont for monitoring.
I am sure that he is a little fighter and will be fine. Just trust in GOD and all will wokr out!!
Praying for sweet baby Joseph. Fight baby boy FIGHT!!!!! You can do it!
Kristy, mum to Angel SKYLA, LCDH
http://skylacdhbaby.blogspot.com
Congratulations Sky and Carla...and welcome to the world Baby Joseph! There are many prayers coming from me to you guys and that strong baby boy
Our own words can be our strength and fate. Just yesterday you (Carla) wrote about how both your girls were "here already." And look....Joseph came! In other words, keep your faith, we are all praying for your family!!!
Much Love,
Cristina
Welcome Baby Joseph! I know this is a difficult time, but I will be praying that Joseph will fight the CDH! They are amazing babies...
You guys are absoulutely in our prayers!!!! God bless and thank you for keeping us updated and educated on Joseph's condition!! Stay prayerful!!!
My thoughts and prayers are with Joseph and your family.
Congratulations on your miracle baby Joseph. Your family's love and support can only make him stronger throughout this challenging time. Our prayers are with you.
Always in our prayers,
Suzanne and Nick
Welcome Joseph!!!! my great nephew I love you already. To my favorite nephew Skylar, Keep your head up sweetie and look to Jesus Christ in prayer. Its been so long since I have seen you. Send your strength and faith to little Joseph, believe me he will feel it. Kallieghia, Ryan, Maliik, Anthony and and I keep you and your family in our prayers. When you need me sweetie, I am here Lisa has my contact info...extreme love..Aunt Bunny
welcome to the world joseph, God bless you and your family. i pray for you and your family so everything would be better. one luv
Skylar and Carla thanks so much for allowing us to see and touch and talk to Joseph. He is absolutely beautiful!!! He is a champ and will continue to fight this. Keep the faith and believe that God will do as his name means: God will add/give increase. We continue to pray for strength in his lungs and overall health. We love you guys very much!!! Dave n Meon
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