Kaden Asher's Story

Kaden Asher was born Jan 30th 2004. 8lbs 3oz 20inches and VERY healthy. He has a unilateral cleft lip & palate.

Sunday, September 26, 2004

I can do it!

Last night Kaden learned to clap! He was in the tub and started splashing water and then clapping.. YAY.. he's so funny. He was doing it out of the tub too so i know it wasnt just a "tub" thing. he smiles So big when he's doing it & laughs its funny. LOL his eyes look all weird in the picture.


And his new game is dropping something on the ground & having one of us pick it up.. then that all over again. I know he wants to crawl... he just wont get his legs up. My lil baby is growing up :( it's sad.. but fun to watch him grow. I'm trying to find a way to post his video's of him online... i have alot... and i still need to work on his movie... from the very beginning. i need to buy some more cdr's too because i'm almost out and i have to back up his pictures again... our computer wouldnt boot up the other night i got upset because i thought i lost ALL of his pictures from this month... but thankfully i got it working and all pictures are there... Ok well i'm off... my throat hurts and kaden's nose has been running for the past day... so he needs lots of cuddling... :)

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Good Day

Well today was a VERY good day. I didnt hear or get any bad news.. YAY..
but on the sad note Allie did pass away on the 13th. Very heartbreaking, but now she is an angel and a beautiful one!
Today we went to Kaden's PS office for pictures lots of pictures. he was being all shy it's so cute! he puts his head down and then puts his face into my shoulders.. :) he got fitted for arm restraints... Bob the Builder ones.. they will have to stay on for 10 days. boy is that going to be fun!! i realy hope a tooth pops through before surgery and not during recovery. I have to put off my vacation to Oregon for a week, Kaden has a wellbaby apt on Nov. 2nd. then on the 5th he has his followup with the ENT doctor. So after the PS office we went to his ped's office for a well baby and shots. he weighed in at 20lbs 5oz and 29inches... big boy... everything looks great. :)
Kaden can get from a sittng postion almost to a crawling his one leg gets stuck but he tries. and he can get from a crawling postion into a siting by himself.. he's a smartie.. well i think that's it for now. i need to finish writing letters that are going out with his pictures :)

Friday, September 10, 2004

WE HAVE A DATE!!!

Finally we have a date for surgery!!! YAY... ok my keyboard is making me mad. i will write all About it tomarow!

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Almost the end of the week

Well it's Thrusday just about the end of the week, and still no word from the PS office. So in 30 mins i'm going to call because we will be gone all afternoon. Right now Kaden is sleeping. he's been a real grouch lately I dont know what the matter is? Yesterday he woke up from his afternoon nap and didnt smile for like a half hour he's usually smiling before i even pick him up! Nobody could get him to smile, heather, mom or yasmine... very strange but then he started smiling still a grouch so i gave him a bitter biscuit and he was happy then he got in the bath and was even more happy. He hasn't ben eating baby food, just wants his bottle...??? We go to the doctor next week for shots, I hope i get to see the actual doctor because I need to find out what i can do about his exczema, it's not clearning up.. it was for a little on his elbows but it's back even worse and he's got a patch on his back and all around the rim of his diaper... I have tried aquaphor & Aveeno moustiure lotion.. .so i duno.. I got his soft sipp and we have tried them out. he seems to be ok with it just makes a huge mess! Only have tried juice in it... after i find out when surgery is i will use it more so he gets us to it... i'm sure thats what he will be using for a few weeks.. :(
Well i think i hear kaden crying so i will write more later

Saturday, September 04, 2004

Whole lotta nothing

He he, well the title explains it all! we didnt a whole lotta nothing today.... wait we do that everyday.. LOL.. Kaden is soo funny, he's always SO happy. Last night i guess he woke up around 1am or so. Grandma came & got him, i must have been sleeping hard because i didnt hear him crying. So he got held for a while, then layed down in bed with me and went back to sleep. Then woke up bright and early, stayed up for a few hours and went back to sleep. When we woke up around 10:30 it was dark in my room (unusual) i look out side and it's POURING rain. very odd. Reminded me of waking up in Oregon. He ate some brunch, i can't remember what he had... Then slept for some more, played for a while... the usual ;) then for dinner he had carrots & sweet peas mixed with rice cereal yummy... ate most of it then didnt want it anymore.. Just went back to sleep woke up i dont know why.. but went back to sleep when i layed with him in bed. spoiled... thats ok. i like cuddling with him. :)

Friday, September 03, 2004

Appointment with the ENT..

I like this "journal" better :) So forget the other one. I will re-post everything here eventually. Going to cut down on a lot of different pages.

Anways, today Kaden had his apt with the ENT. Dr. Ayra. Very nice, not bad looking doctor :) They tested to see if there was fluid in Kaden's ears sure enough there is. So Dr. Ayra wants to put tubes in his ears. He's going to do it when they do his lip surgery. So now with that said, i have to wait for the PS (plastic surgeon) surgery coordinator to call me next week with the time UGHH!!! i'm so sick of waiting. My lil man is going to have to go through soo much now, because they will most likely do his palate not too long after his lip surgery ... i just wish this all could have happened sooner. God must think i can handle a lot because he sure has given me a bunch... :) Getting through it with lots of tears.

Tonight Kaden was eating dinner he was sooo tired he fell asleep while eating.. it was SO CUTE! aww i took pictures.. i had to he he..Sorry if the picture shows up a little big... :)


So cute.. he's been having a hard time sleeping... he's woke up a few times already tonight... i dunno. He's sleeping in my bed right now, and has been for the last few nights.. but tonight he's got to sleep in his bed. my neck is killing me. Sleeping on a twin with a baby not fun. Well i am going to end tonight So i can add the past posts... fun fun... Love you all