Christmas Eve 2008 - Merry Christmas!

Our Christmas present is the best Christmas present ever. Lisa and I are excited to have Christmas with Aiden home.




Here is our little Raccoon after his bath...



Merry Christmas!

Enjoy the holidays with your families.

Thursday, December 18th - Making Memories and Remembering a Friend

On Saturday afternoon, we picked out Aiden's first Christmas tree at the Paris Band Christmas tree lot. Maybe next year we'll start the father and son tradition of hiking into the woods to cut down the perfect Christmas tree off our farm. On the way back from Christmas tree shopping, we decided to stop by Lisa's favorite coffee/sandwich shop, Vardens, in Paris. This was a special treat because we normally avoid public places. Aiden only gets out of the house for doctors' appointments. Since it was late in the afternoon, we were the only customers.

Aiden's eye appointment on Monday went very well. Dr. Howell said that he saw really good progress from the last visit. He reminded us that we still have to follow the progress of his eyes for ten more weeks. He was upbeat though and even made Aiden's next appointment three weeks out rather than two.


Lisa has been feeling a bit under the weather this week so Carol (GG as Aiden calls her) has stayed with us to help take care of Aiden. It's worked out great especially for Aiden. He is loving the extra attention. The shirt he's wearing says it all...Who needs Santa, when I have grandma. Seriously, we really appreciate the help she gave us this week.

With all the joy of the holidays, it can also be a time of sorrow for many. We want to take the time to remember a dear friend of our family, Harlene Erskine, who passed away this week. She was diagnosed with cancer just a few short months ago. Even in her final weeks, she was thinking of others. Harlene and her daughter, Kelly, recently gave Aiden this LL Bean pull over and many other nice things to wear from their home state of Maine.

Our hearts go out to the Erskine family during this difficult time. We ask that you keep the Erskine family in your prayers.




Keep Aiden in your prayers!

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Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - Smile for the Camera

Aiden's first Thanksgiving went really well. Lisa's family came to our house on Thursday, and we took Aiden to my parents house on Sunday. We kept Aiden pretty much secluded as the Doctor's requested. I'm not sure if Aiden put on any weight over Thanksgiving, but I'm sure I did.

Last week Aiden had 3 doctors' appointments.

The eye appointment with Dr. Howell went well. He said that Aiden's eyes are getting better, but we are still not out of the woods yet. The next appointment will be on Monday.

Aiden's NICU graduate clinic appointment was on Wednesday. The doctor's said that Aiden is doing very well. He weighed 10lbs - 5oz. He is gaining weight at a good rate. Aiden's head measurement showed that his head growth rate was faster than normal. They are going to do an ultrasound to confirm everything is ok.

They asked us to work with him more on his head and trunk control. We have a list of exercises that we do with him 3 times a day. They removed all of Aiden's medication except for his iron drops. Lisa is now trying to breast feed, but it isn't going very well so far. I think Aiden has gotten so used to the bottle, and now he is way too impatient to work for his milk. Aiden is currently still on the Heartrate monitor. Dr. Desai is going to download the results from the monitor prior to removing it, probably this week. His next Graduate appointment will be in April for his "6-month" check-up (even though Aiden will be 6 months old on Monday).

His other appointment was with his Pediatrician for a Synagis vaccination shot. This is his 3rd shot.

Attached is a video of Aiden hanging out in his chair. It is from our camera, so the video quality isn't very good.



Keep Aiden in your prayers!

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