Thankful for Baby Ashton…
Posted by: Devyl GyrlI have a friend, Joe (I call him Dr. Joey … but he may not want the world referring to him that way!) whom I have known since high school. He married a lovely lady, Meggan, a couple of years ago (it was a BEAUTIFUL wedding, and I was thrilled to be invited and included in the fun!).
Meggan & Joe recently had a beautiful son, Ashton (April 4th). Unfortunately, they didn’t get to enjoy the first few weeks of his life because he had some very scary things going on. Ashton was transferred to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital the next morning, while poor Meggan was still recovering in the hospital where she delivered. Over the next 2 weeks, I watched their Facebook pages like an eagle, seeing updates about how Ash had thrown up blood, was having “brady” episodes (I’m not sure what they are, and I didn’t ask questions at the time), and about how he needed an endoscopy and echocardiogram.
Little Ashton was finally able to go home on April 19th (YAY!), and everyone breathed a little easier. It wasn’t until today, though, when I saw this update, “took Ashton to the cardiologist today. He was given a clean bill of health and they discontinued his heart monitor and there are no follow up appointments! Yay!” that I felt like I could truly celebrate for Joe & Meggan.
Congratulations, Meggan & Joe!! I’m so happy Ashton is healthy, and I know you’ll be amazing parents. I cannot wait to meet him and to see the both of you again!
xoxo
May 7th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Welcome Ashton!
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May 7th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
He’s beautiful!
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May 7th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Brady something would probably be bradycardia, a too slow heartbeat (<100 bpm in babies). Common in preemies it usually clears up on its own but they closely monitor it. Sometimes doctors will give caffeine or other drugs to increase the heart rate.
Glad baby and parents are fine!
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May 8th, 2010 at 8:17 am
Congrats to your friends, Ashton is adorable! What a great gift for Mother’s Day to have her newborn home and healthy.
Hope your Mom’s Day weekend is great too.
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