Internet access is easy enough here but it has a very short inactivity time before it kicks you out. It is really just an annoyance but as a result I typed on Word and have posted them all at once. Stick with me as a tell Gideon’s story (chronologically) from his dad’s perspective. Sorry, no [...]
Archive for May 7th, 2008
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Labor & Birth Story
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Gideon Ries Smith was born at 1:11 PM on Saturday May 3rd 2008. He weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz.
Michelle was such a trooper. She was very brave and labored for 38 hours long. She woke me up around 11:00 on Thursday night to tell me she was having contractions. I was half awake told her [...]
God’s Plan
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I have faith in God. I really do. I know he has a plan and he is always working it out in each and every person. I also know that he loved Gideon before Michelle and I ever even met. I know that what is happening is because it is in His plan. That being [...]
The Third & a Half Stage of Labor
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What they don’t tell you about childbirth is that time while the mother is trying to birth the placenta and dad can do nothing but sit back as both his wife and child are in a delicate state.
After Gideon was born he was not completely responsive and you could tell that he was having trouble [...]
The Transfer
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I was following Gideon throughout this. I got to ride in the ambulance and hang out at Bayshore. Michelle had a little bit of some bleeding issues so she had to stick around the birth center. It wasn’t until several hours later that she was able to meet me at Bayshore. By that time I [...]
Thank You Texas Children’s Hospital
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I must say that every one here is absolutely wonderful. They are so nice, so caring, so competent, and so informative. I have had many experiences with doctors that are insulted when you ask questions. I don’t know if they think I am questioning their authority or their ego is hurt or what. They especially [...]
In the NICU
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Back to Gideon’s journey. We got him here and they put him a special room inside the NICU. The NICU is huge here and I am still getting lost. I will try to keep the some of the details here simpler because, first off all it was a little bit of a blur since I [...]
Being a Dad is Hard
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I was alone and tired and did not feel like I had full brain capacity. Not to mention that the emotional stress was beyond anything I had ever experienced. They have a wonderful program here called the Ronald McDonald house. They provide a sort of hotel for family of patients to stay, all free of [...]
It’s Officially Serious
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After a little sleep (30 min?) I got a call in my room from the doctors. They had been monitoring him and not seeing any positive signs of improvement so they made the decision that he needed to be put on ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Click here or here for more information. This is very [...]
Wait and See
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The ECMO provides relief for the lungs so they don’t have to work hard and can concentrate on healing. There isn’t anything that they can do at this point to solve the underlying condition. Science has its limits. This is where we have to trust in the Lord. There is nothing we can do but [...]
