1 year old

Well, I made it. I am a whole year old. I had the best birthday. We had a big barbecue at a nice park, on a nice day. All my family showed up, plus I made some new friends. I got my own birthday cake, which I had fun with. I got lots of presents, which was nice. Thank you to everyone who came. I also got a new tooth in. My upper left front tooth is poking through the gum, so now I have 3. I still doing really good. I have a couple of doc appointments coming up, one in Eugene, and another in Portland. Nothing major, just stuff to do with my Mickey, not my heart. My heart is doing great. Mommy and Daddy will put some pictures of my party on here soon. Well, just thought I would drop you all a line. Love Ayden

Home Sweet Home

Well, Mommy, Daddy and I got out of the hospital today, after just two days. I didn't even know that was possible. I thought it was mandatory that you had to stay for a week or longer, being as how every other time but one has been that way. LOL. Big brother was happy to see us, I sure missed him. He is my best friend. Anyways, I am a very happy guy, who no longer has a garden hose growing out of my nose anymore. My cheeks are already getting better and I am just a bit sore from the surgery. The area around my MIC-KEY (G-tube) is sore, especially when it gets turned. Mommy and Daddy are being really careful picking me up and if they hurt me, trust me, I let them know. We are probably going to go get pictures done, sometime around my birthday, which will be awesome. Just gotta give my cheeks some more time. We are also going to have a bar-b-q for my birthday, starting about 1 pm. Everybody who wants to come see me is invited. If you are going to come, please call Mom or Dad at 541-860-5986 to let them know. We would love to have you. If your looking to get me something for my birthday, any clothes or pj's with button up fronts, 12-18 months will work, but no zippers. Onesies are also good or you can just get me diapers, size 2 or just wipes. Well I need to sleep to mend. Love Ayden

I look like a turkey!

Well I had my surgery today and everything went really well. The procedure took less time than it did for me in post-op and the recovery room. Like I said, this thing in my tummy looks like a cross between a water spigot and a turkey timer. It has kinda the same connection as my NG tube, but the nice thing is that it disconnects from the button that is on my tummy. I don't have to be hooked up all the time and it also needs to be washed once a week. We hopefully will be leaving on Thursday, if everything goes well. I can't have any food today but tomorrow, we are going to start working on getting back up on my feeds. So anyways, wish me luck. Love to you all. Ayden