Babies born~May 16th-31st 2009 #7

vic - jade was the same, backwards bum shuffle now strong willed commando crawl! lol

krystie that is awful i really hope she gets better... :(

Krystie - I am so sorry to hear about your cousin! How heartbreaking!
Lots of hugs and we're all here for support should you need us.

Hi everyone, just a quick pop in before bed. I'm pretty stuffed. Played netball today adn played pretty well for someone who hasn't touched a ball for 11 years. I even got best on for my team, so that was pretty cool. Am really enjoying it.
Allira is saying "ta' now and also playing a game where I say "ta for Mummy" and she'll giggle and hand me the object that she's holding. Then I say "ta for Allira" and hand her to object back. SHe giggles and walks away, then turns around to go again. Super cute. SHe's also mastered kicking a ball! It's insane! Just having a sibling to copy from has made her learn things so early. She picks up her ball and walks a few steps, then drops it on the floor and kicks it along the room. Very cute.

Ok me me me... Enough. I'm off to bed. Have a great long weekend!
xx

We thought we had some good news this afternoon. The doctors put my cousin in an induced coma, and mentioned that there had been some urine output. That's often a good sign that the organs are still functioning ok, and that there is still at least some form of brain function. We were told to hold onto hope and that they've seen some people come back from worse. They said the next 24-48 hours are critical...

Just now we've had a message that her organs are starting to shut down. They've put her on some stronger meds, but are now saying that the next 6 hours is now the critical time. It's really not looking good. DH has just gone to his parents place because a lot of the family are gathering there. This is all just so unfair! It looks like she is never going to see her son turn even one! I've tried so hard all day to stay positive, and to be strong for DH, but now that he's left the house it's really hit me and I can't stop crying. Crying for a life that looks like it's going to be over way too soon. Crying for a husband that will never get to grow old with his wife. And especially crying for a little boy that won't even remember his mummy

KL - that is heartbreaking hun - my heart goes out to your family

would post more but brain not working right at the moment - will be back i promise!

Oh Krystie, I have tears, I am so soooooooo sorry, what a terrible and unfair twist of fate. I hope she pulls through, her poor little boy, so so sad to think he may lose his Mummy. Sending all my love to you tonight darling girl :hug:

Krystie - i ahve my phone by the bed all night - if you feel you need to talk and offload at ANY time, sms me - takes two minutes for me to get out of the bedroom and i can talk to you on phone or online.

thinking of you all

Krystie- Oh honey, I am sooooo sorry to hear about DH's cousin. I'm not a religious person, but I will definately pray for her, her husband and her son tonight. My thoughts are with all of you. If you need me at all, you can ring me ANYTIME. :hug:

Krystie, I hope with this morning's light there is some good news for you and your family :hug:
Thinking of you all.

Thank you all for your support, love and well wishes. Unfortunately her condition hasn't changed over night. The only good thing about that is the fact that we are still able to hope for a miracle. Apparently she moved slightly overnight, but they are saying that it's not necessarily a good sign. They've increased her sedation because even the small movement she was making is taking to much strength from her body. She still have some pupil response, so that's a sign that there is at least some brain function still there, but they can't say how much from that test. If by some miracle she pulls through this, it is a guessing game as to how much brain function she will have. I still can't accept that this is happening, and just keep hoping that something miraculous happens and she comes out of this ok. Maybe my brain is just trying to protect me because things are looking so bad right now.

Despite the immense sadness of the current situation, I'm trying to stay happy and positive about Kyson's birthday and his party. He deserves to have a wonderful and happy celebration so I'm determined that that is what he will have. I wrapped some of his presents last night, and that actually made me feel a lot better. Then when I fed him at 11.30pm I reallllly didn't want to put him back down. I held him and cuddled him for quite a while after he fell back to sleep. I love him so much!

Enjoy your Kyson cuddles, Krystie. There is nothing like baby cuddles when you get such traumatic news. Many hugs to you as you and your family at this difficult time. :hug:

Krystie- Sorry to hear her condition hadn't changed. It's good though, that she didn't get any worse. I understand that you can't accept that this is happening, and it's absolutely awful. I felt the same way the day my dad passed away. We are all praying that she pulls through this. She must be a strong woman to have made it through the night. How is her DH coping? Is there anything that any of us can do for either you and DH or his family?
I imagine she would also want Kyson to have a wonderful day, and she wouldn't want you to not be happy. It is ok to be sad on the day, but it is also ok to be happy.

We are here for you. :grouphug:

Whatever vibes, thoughts, prayers, well wishes and anything thing that everyone is sending my cousins way must be working! There's been improvement!!! We are so ecstatically happy right now! This morning there had been no change, but we got a message this evening that she has been removed from all machines except the breathing machine, and she has regained consciousness. She's been able to respond to people in the room by squeezing hands, or wriggling toes, and has even tried to talk (but can't because she's intubated). Miracles are happening! It's still touch and go, but things are looking more positive now (well it couldn't have gotten much worse from last night...). The fact that she is able to understand to respond is a good sign that there is still some degree of brain function, so we're now hoping that she pulls through, and that there is minimal or no brain damage. I'm not sure how likely full brain function is though because I know that they were doing cpr on her for over 45 minutes. But if she's managed to come this far, then I'm going to hope for everything!

Thank you all again for being my rocks! :hug:

Bridg, thanks for your offer of help. We're doing ok. Her DH was a real mess, as was her dad, but hopefully they are doing a bit better now. I don't want to ring to find out because I'm sure they are being bombarded by calls at the moment. I think I am going to order some toddler food that they can keep in the freezer so that they don't have to think about meals for their little boy. I know he has allergies so I'll ring tomorrow to find out what they are so I can make sure the meals are suitable for him.


Nay - I can't wait to see more photos from Bailey's birthday!

Hooray!!! I hope the good news keeps coming, I will have everything crossed :crossfingers:

Oh Krystie I am sooo pleased to know that things are looking up for your DH's cousin!! Everything that you are describing sounds incredibly positive and hopefully they have had enough time now to work out why on earth a young woman like her has a heart attack! I have seen a few heart attacks like that with young ppl and it is so devastating because it is so unexpected. I hope they can work out what went wrong for her and fix her so she can go back home to her baby, her husband and her family. You hold Kyson tight darling. There is nothing like a death or a near death for us all to look around us and take stock of all we love and sometimes take for granted. So you cuddle your little baby and croon in his ears how much you love him and we will keep hoping and praying for your cousin and that everything will be ok.

Krystie- Great news! That is soooooo good to hear! I will keep praying that she gets better and better as each day goes by.

that's fantastic news Krystie! hope things continue to improve.

wow thats awesome K ive missed so much being gone for 2 days :hug: to ur cousin

afm: jamie slept horrible at my friends place then even worse last night when we got home and he woke up before it was even light i feel really crappy today coz im feeling sick and i just wanna eat some junk but i cant till 2moro coz thats when we get paid oh to be 18 and living at home again then i would be at maccas right now how sad lol jamie is walking a few steps more mostly towards the tv ooops lol and hes getting realy good at climbing and he can squeeze under things that his head fits its so funny he puts his head on the floor and slides it under if u say watch ur head

Krystie that is just amazing news! I have tears... unbeleivable! I hope your cousin can continue to recover. Wow. Big hugs for you.