Surgery Tomorrow

Surgeons have finally decided and we are having surgery tomorrow at 12:30. Yay! We are all hoping and praying that everything will go well and this will be the magical fix to get his bowel working.  Dr. Barnhart, the surgeon, thinks he will find some scar tissue causing the obstruction.  If that’s the case he will cut that portion out and stitch the good bowel back together.  If it’s just from the hernia he will repair that with a few stitches and a dissolvable patch.  Depending on how much the surgeon has to do, Gibson could be extubated by the weekend and starting feeds soon after.  It all depends on how Gibson recovers and how much sedation they have to use, but this should speed up Gibson’s recovery.  Keep your fingers crossed and prayers are gladly accepted. We’re thankful for Gibson’s guardian angels and family members who have passed on who are always with him and keep him protected when we are not with him. It’s always scary to leave him alone and with strangers at night and during surgeries or procedures, but we believe he’s always being cared for by people who truly love him and he knows. J

Today Gibson laid on his tummy for the first time ever and loved it!  We were able to hold him lying on his stomach on our chests.  It was the best cuddle session we have ever had.  There is just something about cuddling with a little baby that puts you right at peace.  Mom held him for about 2 hours and dad had him for an hour and a half and he just slept and hung out the whole time.  Best sleep he has had since he’s been born. 

Drooling down his chin

Loves his tummy time

Gibson and we have been working with Physical Therapists/Occupational Therapists for the last two days.  They have checked his reflexes, muscle development, and joints.  So far everything is looking good.  The main goal we all have is to help him not have oral aversion too bad and to help form his head.  An oral aversion occurs in a new born when they have been intubated for a long period of time.  Gibson has had tubes down his throat for 6 weeks and in his mind everything that goes in his mouth is a bad thing.  He has been really gaggy and doesn’t let anything in his mouth the last few days.  This is a concern when it comes to bottle feeding in the future.  They have taught us a few things that we can try to help him relax and start sucking on our fingers or a binky. Things like our fingers, pressure points, flavored chap-stick, and flavored mouth swabs will help us show him that there are good things that can go into and around his mouth.  Just hoping the learning process of feeding in a few weeks goes smoothly and we can get him home as soon as we can and when he’s ready!

Mothers Day was great!  Mom had her best Mothers Day ever and Gibson gave her a great present.  He peed on her!! Haha.  Funniest part was she was bragging to her mom just hours before that he hasn’t peed on her yet.  She thought she was invincible and he had to put her in her place.  We all enjoyed a good laugh and Gibson was just happy that he could give mom her first pee bath.

Everything is going great down here and we are just so excited to get Gibson all put back together and start him feeding again.  We love and appreciate everything that everyone is doing for us. We love PCMC and the staff they have here.  Thank you for your thoughts and prayers they are all felt here!! 

First time sitting up, he wasn't sure if he liked it.



He loves his disco ball especially when you put a light on it!