Aiden is such a trooper, he gave us a scare the past few days with is de-sats, spit-ups and slight fever.  The blood test results came back positive at 3:00 AM (36 hours after the test) for clusters that will likely turn into a staph infection.  This happens in the hospital environment, even though they…

Eric held Aiden for the first time tonight.  Aiden opened his eyes and stared at his dad for a long time.  Eric’s mom, Rosemary, is in town and spent time with us as well. The doctors decided to draw Aiden’s blood this afternoon and test for infection.  Nothing alarming has come back so far, his…

We’ve had family and friends ask about sending gifts for Aiden.  We are limited on what we can store in Canada (we have a small room and minimal luggage).  If you would like to send something, please send to our Los Angeles home.  We have friends checking on the house regularly. Here is a link…

We never thought we’d be so happy to hear that word.  Aiden struggled with feeding for a couple days.  They started his feeding again at midnight last night.  Everyone was waiting for a bowel movement to show he was digesting the breast milk.  We learned all about rectum stimulation and bicycle kicks.  We’re excited to…

I held Aiden for the first time tonight!  The feeling is indescribable.  He fussed when we moved him from the incubator to my chest, but he snuggled right in and fell asleep.  He started to snore just like dad. Grandma Vickie and Papa Chuck met Aiden for the first time today.  It’s so good to…