Grandmom Virgo

Traveling through rain, ice and snow Grandmom Virgo arrived safely for a visit.

Hey Dude

Dad thought I would look cool in these glasses.

Dane and Grandmom Carol

I got wobbly again so Grandma helped me. Carol, it has to be the best feeling in the world holding your grandson in your arms.

Toys Rock!!!

Morning Nap with Mom

Napping with Dad

I have been sleeping on dad for an hour.
I could get use to this!

I Found My Thumb

OHhhh

I do look like my Dad.
This is a picture of Tony Virgo, Chris's Dad holding him at about the same age.

Heirloom Craddle

Baby Dane is sound asleep in a cradle that has been in the family since the middle 1800's. .

Baby Dane is getting bigger every day.

See That Bath Wasn't So Bad

Quiet Time With Mom

Hanging Out With My Dad

Friday's doctor visit.
The Cardiologist said Dane's artery condition is improving. He appears to be doing just fine. Sometime down the road he many need surgery. For the moment they are giving him a chance to work through it on his own.

I Think

I am going to grow up to be just like my Dad.

Bath Time

It started out easy enough.

Mom and Dad worked together to give Dane is first bath at home. Baby Dane decided he had enough of his bath time.

He showed Mom and Dad how strong he was with his bath cry.

Mom and Dad showed Dane how nice it was to be cuddle and snuggled in a warm blanket after his bath.

Painted Photo of Jaimee and Dane

Who but another mother would understand the completeness of a mother's love for her child?

Thank you Nita and Carol for letting me share this beautiful picture with all of Dane's family.

Digitally painted by Artist Nita Mata

(Source photo and copyright belong to Carol Melton)

Dane Happy in the Arms of his Mom

Mom's special time.

Mom's love is shining through

A Content Baby sleeps

Bonding with Dad

Don't worry your Daddy's here.
I know what to do.

Dane and Dad. Love grows stronger

That's going to be one spoiled baby!!

Locked In I am Going Home!!!

Happy to be home.

Being With Mom

Dane with his mad face. He looks so cute mad.

Hugs and Kisses With Mom

Practicing My Naps With Dad

Grandpa's first time holding Dane

Precious Moments

Mom and Dane

Dazzling My Grandma

Keeping Watch

It wasn't the news Jaimee and Chris wanted to hear tonight. Baby Dane will be staying in the hospital over the weekend. They want him to go home on a week day when the cardiologist office is open and he can have Dane put directly back in ICU if there are any problems. The doctor is being overly cautious. The Ductus has not completely sealed but they expect that it will without complications. Sleep tight Baby Dane. We are praying and keeping watch, waiting for you to come home.

It's Daddy's Turn to Fed Me

January 8th

Grandmom Carol feeding Baby Dane. Chris and Jaimee got their baby care briefing from the nurse for when Dane gets to come home which will be tomorrow or Saturday.

Sleep Tight Baby Dane

A Normal Bed

Two more days of observation and Dane should be able to come home. The doctor said the artery hasn't totally closed. He doesn't think there is any narrowing of aorta. Chris and Jaimee will have to follow up with a visit to the cardiologist. Prayers for continuing healing for Dane and Jaimee are most welcome.

Sweet Dreams

Dane has officially gone 48hrs without any kind of episode! He is sleeping soundly as Mom and Dad wait for his next feeding.

A Word From Dane's Mom

Dane Anthony Virgo was born on 12/31/08 11:16 p.m., 8lbs 6oz and 21 in long…our little tax deduction!! So far, this has been the only thing he has cooperated with his momma and daddy on!

Long story short, I was in labor for a long time, almost 30 hours before they decided I needed to have a c-section. They discovered that he was sunny side up (facing up) and that his head had wedged itself into my pelvis, so I never would have been able to deliver him on my own. We had the NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit) team with us during the section because I had developed an infection during labor, so they took him right up to the NICU after he was born to monitor him for 48 hours to make sure he didn’t get the infection as well. The next day in the NICU they heard a heart murmur and noticed he could not regulate his body temperature, so they ordered a ECG to see what was really going on with his heart. While waiting for the scan, he all of a sudden turned blue and his oxygen sats dropped down to the 20-something%. His heart never stops and he hasn’t stopped breathing at any point. They did the first scan Thursday morning and discovered that he has something called a PDA. This is when there is a defect in a blood vessel that connects the lung artery to the aorta. This vessel helps the baby’s blood circulate when he is still in the womb. When most babies are born, this vessel either closes off or clots off. However, Dane’s has not yet, which could be why he is turning blue sometimes. So far, he has only had 5 or 6 of these episodes, and as of last night he hadn’t had any since Sunday evening. One of the other issues they are worried about is stenosis of the aorta, this is when there is narrowing of the aorta. When they did the second scan of Dane’s heart on Friday, they thought they saw a ‘shadow’ on his aorta, which could be a stenosis. They decided to wait it out and do another scan on Monday to see if he will start to heal the PDA on his own. After Monday’s scan, it looks like it is starting to heal on its own, but they are still concerned that there could be a stenosis. They think that IF a stenosis occurs, it could be because the PDA has healed into the aorta. So, we are going to wait until Wednesday and do another scan to see how things are healing with the PDA. It’s another wait and see game. As it stands today, we are going to wait until Wednesday and see what the scan shows and come up with a game plan from there. If the PDA has not healed, there are several options. They can give him a medication which mostly likely would close the PDA. If that does not work, there is a very simple procedure where they go in and clamp it off. This procedure is generally 15 minutes long, so fairly easy. Then, they would observe him and make sure there is not any sort of stenosis.

At this point we are still getting a lot of, if’s and could be’s. All we really know for sure right now is that he does have a PDA and it’s starting to close on its own. He could have a stenosis, but they are waiting to diagnose that until the PDA has cleared up and they can get a better view of the aorta. There are several different options of attack if he does have a stenosis, but the doctor’s really don’t want to discuss that route. Basically we could go from it’s so slight that nothing needs to be done to that it’s so severe that they have to do surgery and replace that section of the artery. But right now we are concentrating on the PDA.

As soon as we know more, I will let everyone know what is going on. I would have sooner, but they really tore me up during my section since he was stuck so well. I was released on Sunday night. It’s nice to be home and in my own pj’s, but it’s still really hard to get around and move. Thank you to the person who invented Percocet!!

We want to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers, they have really worked miracles! Other than the PDA, he is a healthy beautiful baby boy. He has wonderful color, he is eating well, he is regulating his body temperature and he pees and poos like a champ! Oh, and he burps like a MAN according to dad.

Jaimee and Chris

I'm smart enough to hold my own Binkie

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