July 19, 2009 Lincoln's Due Date

Sleeping on mom 2 days before his last surgery...

Really holding on tight to Dad's candy bar!

Sooo tired!

Pictures from the week before Linc's latest surgery...

Lincoln is doing well! He is off the ventilator and back on the cpap for now.. it's a new 'big boy' version so it looks horrendous!! Like a huge mask that covers his nose and has a helmet type thing on his head... he absolutely hates it and is very grumpy but it is so much better than the ventilator. We are hoping he can go to the nasal cannula in the next week... that would be sooo nice! Too early to tell about the success of the last surgery but we are keeping our fingers crossed! His scar is still not well so they are having the wound specialist look at him tomorrow.. No new infections, except for the wound area so that's a good thing. We got to hold him tonight.. first time since surgery and it was great... as long as he has his binky he is pretty good but without it he will cry.. haha. He finally fell asleep in my arms until his neighbor started screaming.. so he gave her the stop sign, turned totally red and started crying.. it was funny!!! He is back in a crib!! Thank God for awesome loving nurses (seriously!!)!!! So he has all his cool toys back and that makes him happy... today was his 'due date' so he is officially born! Crazy.. but in the words of the Ridgedale HIgh School Business Teacher/Athetic Director: "It IS what it IS"... all you students reading this have heard that one before I'm sure! We can look at Linc in his gorgeous dark eyes and see the little boy he is and will grow into.. he will be just fine.. the road we will take may not be the easiest but we will all be fine and Lincoln will be an example to all of us!