stomach surgery

Well it has been an interesting week with lots of obstacles to overcome. Chance got transfered to Primary Childrens last night, for surgery on his stomach to find out exactly what was wrong. We were told that he had an abcess in his abdominal cavity, and that is about all they knew at the time. His surgery was schedule for 3 oclock on Sept. 28, and so we waited, they took him down to surgery a little before 3 and the waiting game continued until after 5 when the surgeon Dr. Meyer came out and informed us that the surgery had gone well. and that they were able to drain the abcess,but that it was not over yet he has a lot of scar tissue on his intestines and they can't clean it all off until he is older and stronger. She said that it could be any where from one to six weeks before he is ready so in the mean time they left his stomach open they put a protective dressing over it. She said his condition is called cystic meconium peritonitis. Meaning that sometime while inside the womb, his intestine ruptured and leaked into his abdominal cavity. She said he did really well and that he was recovering, when we got up to see him he was still sedated and they would keep him pretty sedated to help him with his pain. he had a pretty rough night as they were trying to get all his meds right to keep him as stable as possible, but other than recovering from a pretty major surgery he is doing pretty well. We will keep everyone posted on what happens, and just ask for your continued prayers for Chance that he will continue to grow and get stronger so they can finish this surgey and get his little belly taken care of. We thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers in our time of need words can not express what they mean to us THANK YOU.

Transfer

Well all has been well since his surgey on his heart, Chance has been recovering rapidly and doing very well. They were still concerned about his stomach and sent him to Primary Childrens Hospital this morning for a CT scan and a Contrast Enima, The results of those showed he has a absess in his abdomen, and slight calcium buildup by his liver. Around seven o'clock tonight we will be going with them while they transport Chance to Primary Children's Hospital where he will remain until he is either ready to come home or is no longer in need of a surgical team to assist him. However they informed us that he would more than likely need to undergo more surgery in order to drain the absess with in his abdomen... when we find out when we will let everyone know. Now for some good news! WE HAVE POOP!!!!! when they performed the contrast enima today the nurse informed us that he FILLED his diaper! he may have lost a few ounces in the process but the bowels are working! Again we can't thank everyone enough for all that you do and for all the prayers and support you have given us!!! We love you all!!!

Week three (surgery)

It is now week three for Chance, who has been through so much in life thus far! today is the day that he went in for surgery to repair the shunt in his tiny heart.We started the day meeting up with family at the hospital to give him a name and a blessing.His Dad did a beautiful job, the spirit was exceptionally strong as Mike and Jim laid their hands on his tiny little head... After we finished with the blessing the nurses started to prep Chance for his big day as Mike and I watched at his bed side.After about an hour the time finally came for Mike and I to go back to the waiting room where we all waited anxiously to hear word.The surgeon that worked on Chance today is said to be one of the best there at the U and we were very fortunate to have him.

A while later Mike and I decided to see if we could get an update on his progress, as we were walking down the hallway, we ran into his surgeon who had just finished. He told us that the surgery was a success and that Chance had done real well. After we breathed a sigh of relief, he proceeded to tell us that just after the surgery his vitals began to bounce back and he was resting comfortably.Mike and I continued on to see our tiny baby... looking at him as he lay there on his belly sleeping... a sense of peace and comfort comes to you in knowing that our Heavenly Father has a special plan for our little boy, and he is in good hands.

two weeks old

Chance is now two and a half weeks old!!!

The doctors and nurses say that despite how sick he is, he is doing well... he's a fighter!

We have had our share of difficult times so far but no matter how tough things have been all we have to do is look at him and know that he is strong and our Father In Heaven is taking good care of things...

Chance has finally opened both of his eyes and curiously looks around when ever he can, which usually tends to be early in the morning or really late at night.

He has had some improvements over the last few days, he is now down to just one infection now instead of four! however they will continue his antibiotics for a while longer.

Michelle had the opportunity to hold our little boy for the first time last week!!! and also to change, with him her first diaper, however she wasn't quite quick enough and the poor little guy ended up with a slight shower!

Week two

Chance is now a week old and is still okay. Everyday is full of its ups and downs, testing the waters seeing what he will allow them to do and not. Every day they adjust his oxygen levels and his glucose intake. over the weekend he started to develop an infection from some of the lines they had running into him, they are treating those and he has been doing good with the treatments. They started feeding him milk before the infection started unfortunately they had to stop the feedings till he is better. Chance is doing as good as can be expected of him, at this point in time . This has been a very trying week both emotionally and physically, on all of us we want to say thank you to everyone that has called or showed their support for us Thank you words alone are not enough to show the gratitude that we have for all of you. we especially want to thank our families for all they have done and are still doing for us, in these trying times. It takes these times to sometimes realize the blessing our heavenly father has given us. and how dependent upon him that we are. It is through our faith in him and his son that we know that this is but a brief moment and it will pass and he will have been here with us through the entire time and is always with us. For that we are eternally grateful.

first days of life

Chance James Prince
Born: September 01, 2007




It has been a crazy couple of days. that we have had. To start off Michelle Was life flighted to Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon, They said she was hour glassing, and having some pretty good contractions. In Idaho Falls they started her on medications to control the contractions, they continued those same medications in Salt Lake. They were able to stop the contractions by Friday and she started doing really good. She was doing well until Saturday Night when she started having problems and they decided to deliver Chance for his Moms benefit and his. Luckily they had made it 48 hr after receiving some steroids to help develop his lungs. Once they started, every thing happened quickly and he came popping out the doctor made a great catch. and in a flash he was gone into the New born ICU, where they have been taking care of him since. He was 1 lb and 110z and 12 inches long when born. He responded well to the treatments they were giving him and continues to do well, Michelle recovered quickly and we spent a couple extra days in the hospital to make sure she was ok after the problem that she had on Saturday. Were are grateful for the blessings the Lord has given us and for this beautiful baby boy. Our families are amazing and we are grateful for all they do for us. THANK YOU to every one that has helped and had us in their prayers.