Kaden Asher's Story

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

Saturday, November 20, 2004

Exhausted

I have been extremely bad keeping up on this! I'm so drained and Kaden has been well very cranky lately. He's finally getting his teeth in and it's been causing HE double hockey stick around here! his right side has popped through just a bit and now his left is trying very hard! And he is getting over a runny nose cold. Hasn't been sleeping too well until i get in bed but still wakes up crying sometimes.

Not too much longer until his palate surgery. I'm getting worried/scared/anxious now. I'm happy it's being done early but i hate how it's SO close. Maybe that is better though? Kaden is crawling ALL over the place and getting into EVERYTHING! And putting anything he finds in his mouth. My mom's boyfriend works at a cement company and Kaden always finds his boots and the dirt... yes he's had a "brown" chin many times now.. lol.

We went to see SpongeBob Square pants today. I dont care too much for the movie.. i couldnt have fallen asleep, Kaden did but before he was being a buger and tearing up a napkin and trying to eat it. Boy i bet those employees are happy they got to clean up after him! But then he fell asleep shortly after eating 12 oz's ! He must have been pooped because he usually wakes up as soon as i stand up and start walking or when we get outside but NOT this time... he even stayed asleep after i put him in his carseat he NEVER does that.. But then he woke up went to sleep around 6 and was up at 6:30. So now he's up playing with Yasmine. I can't believe it's already the end of the year, it goes by SO fast he's going to be 1 soon. I'm SOOO happy i got to spend this year with him though. When he was sleeping this morning i was talking to him as i do sometimes and telling him how much i'm going to miss him when i have to return to work, it's going to be so hard to leave him. But luckly after we move back to Medford, i get to babysit desiree so i am able to stay home with him for a while longer :) Thats what i would LOVE to do is have a daycare in my home... but you have to have a home first! I dont want to go back to work I do for the $ but i dont want to leave Kaden...

Well i REALLY need to do some things on his homepage.. I'm re-doing his photos because my storage i was using ran out of room so i'm moving and adding and updating AHH there are SO many new pictures... Ok well i am off to do that!

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Not keeping up very well huh

Gosh I haven't been keeping up well at all! What's my excuse.. oh yeah i have limited time on the computer because Kaden is more demanding that ever! He's just about 1 month post op & doing great! His lip & nose look wonderful. We met with his PS on Thursday and he said Kaden looks good for this stage. Met with his Pediatrition on Tuesday last week he got the first part to his flu shot, a TB skin test and poked in the toe to test Iron. He weighed 21.1lbs & 29 3/4 inches & then 47cm for head that is above95%.. yes he has a big head. But his ped examined it and said there is nothing to worry about some families just have big heads! He's always had a big head. Even in my sonograms they said he did. We saw his ENT on Friday everything is looking great and we dont go back for 6 months. Although we wont be here in 6 months. Then this last weekend i babysat for my mom's friends while they went to NASCAR.

Kaden is ALL over the house eating EVERYTHING on the floor he can find. The other night he ate one of those listeriene strips that "melt" in your mouth. it was funny because he was coughing like he was choking & i could smell it on him! Although he probably was "choking" those things are strong.

I called the PS surgery coordinator today and Kaden's palate surgery is set for December 14th! yes soo soon. but it's good. It's at 10:30 but we still need to be there at 7:30. Pray that he stay's healthy and doesn't get any colds. He has to be healthy for surgery. Well i am off It's time for his after noon nap. I think i may take one too pretty tired ... probably not i have to order some pictures... Oh yeah speaking of pictures Kaden & I are getting ours done on Friday.. they will be back the first week of Dec. So i will be able to get them out with Christmas cards.. Yay.. hey if you want on my "mailing" list e-mail me ;) lol.. Ok i am off to get him to sleep.