Gideon day 8 (off the tube)
9.00u
Gideon is one week old today! And how well he is doing!!!
Last night too, he had another good, stable night. The nurse was very pleased.
We are so happy with our beautiful little man. Of course, we think he is the most beautiful of all. J
We enjoy every moment we can be with him and look forward to the day when the three of us can be together and we can take care of him ourselves. How wonderful that will be!
We slept in a bit today and are about to visit him. We have a meeting with our contact doctor at 11.30am, so maybe we will hear some new things or discuss next steps. We are curious!
14.00u
Today a bit of an emotional day. But for a good reason. When we visited Gideon this morning, the thick stomach tube was already out of his nose because it was no longer needed and they said he could start feeding today. We have since given that around 1pm. How special!
Furthermore, they now only measure 1 point for saturation instead of 2 because they no longer see a risk of pulmonary hypertension. Wow, what a relief!
And to top it all off, they were also already reducing the ventilator so that he can do more on his own so they might be able to take him off the ventilator tomorrow and give him other breathing support instead of a tube in his lungs (or nothing at all if that is not needed). This could also save a lot of mucus development.
All in all, a lot of good news that we are a bit overwhelmed by.
The main reason for all this is that they find him particularly calm and his values remain surprisingly stable despite a few areas of concern, an infection and lots of mucus development.
How happy and grateful we are that it is all going so fast!
22.30u
And as if it were not enough...
When we got to Gideon tonight after dinner he was off the ventilator
YES!!!
(I just screamed really loud with joy in the park on the way to the RMhouse)
How grateful we are!
He now has CPAP, a cap on his nose through which there is a continuous flow of air. This keeps the lungs slightly open and makes it easier for Gideon to breathe on his own. But now he does it all by himself!
Because he seemed to be suffering more from (and fighting against) the breathing tube and too much mucus partly because of that tube, and because he was responding so well to the tapering off of the breathing, they have already taken him off it. This also means that from now on, we will hear from his sounds as there is no longer a tube going through the vocal cords.
He also seems to be digesting the food he has been getting since this afternoon well!
God has surprised us again 🙂
I had made a little poem-like thing this week to express a little bit how we feel, but it is and will be anyway... Little feet, big steps....
The days are long
Mornings are yesterday
Evenings become tomorrow
Time liquid
Like sand between your fingers
Intensely volatile
Vulnerably powerful
Little feet in the sand
Big steps
Carried in HIS hand
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Miranda Kooij.man
friday, 30-11-12 13:23
How wonderful all of you!!! Your process reminds me so much of how it went with our thirza.... Also a very large defect and such a miraculous recovery. So your little poem is very relatable.
I am soooo happy for you guys! Kisses for Gideon!
Carla van den Broek
friday, 30-11-12 10:49
Enjoy everything....you are so lucky!!! Also had to think when I read your poem of that other poem about those footsteps in the sand. That there is a trail of footsteps next to yours and when only one footprint remains don't think you are alone....but that you are carried in His arms that are always strong and His feet that are never weak. Happy day !!!
corriejanne michon from Amersfoort
friday, 30-11-12 10:36
wow, how nice, big kiss and hug
Paula Brewer
friday, 30-11-12 10:28
I am remotely enjoying it with you!
Beautiful poem!
Love
Michael & Esther Klaver from Amersfoort
friday, 30-11-12 09:35
in 1 word: WOW!!! Okay, I'll say it again: WOW, WOW, WOW!
Really fantastic news!!!
And what a beautiful poem!
Wow, God is sooooooo good!
Big hug from us
alinde knepper from elburg
friday, 30-11-12 09:03
Good morning!!! What a HUGE piece of news!!! I was just reading it with a tear...I am so happy for you that it may all go so well. Enjoy this miracle, enjoy all the good and so beautiful moments with each other and with Gideon! How beautifully you expressed your feelings in the little poem!!! Have a very happy, hopeful, loving day today!!! big hug for you!
gijsbert and hennie den hertog from amersfoort
friday, 30-11-12 08:52
Just read the last post and : BEAUTIFUL THE DAY CANNOT BEGIN !!!! :) :) :)
Benjamin
friday, 30-11-12 08:34
Yeaaahh!!! :)
Fam . de Bar
friday, 30-11-12 08:26
What a day, fantastic. Enjoyment at the top......
Matthieu Wolff from Amersfoort
friday, 30-11-12 07:09
What a day say.... Great to read this. We are so so so so happy for what God is doing. He is so good. We share your gratitude and continue to pray for you.
Carla van Osnabrugge from amersfoort
friday, 30-11-12 00:10
I shout to Hedwi: Gideon is off the ventilator !!! and I burst into tears, what joy !!! We go for more of that news !!!
Inge&KJ,A,J,C
friday, 30-11-12 00:03
SO SO SO happy for you!!!!! SO SO SO grateful!!!!!!
charlotte from nijverdal
Thursday, 29-11-12 23:53
HAPPY !!!!!!
Martineke Poppe from Woerden
Thursday, 29-11-12 23:39
What fantastic news! It makes us incredibly happy. We continue to pray for you all!
Chris and Sjoerd
Thursday, 29-11-12 23:34
VET!!!!!
ans vermeulen from Achterveld
Thursday, 29-11-12 23:04
Dear treasures,what wonderful news.Tears of joy that your little guy is doing so well.I look forward to the day you 3 can go home.Praise the Lord for so many blessings.Ans
Leonieke Koolstra from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 23:01
Wow! How special!!! Glad things are going so well!!! X
ellen from ridderkerk
Thursday, 29-11-12 22:49
I am cheering (though quietly) with you (everything is already asleep here). We keep praying to God that he may continue to surround your beautiful baby with an army of angels protecting him from illnesses and infections and that he may start to recover. God bless you. Even though I don't know you personally ... you are in my heart.
Mattanja from Harderwijk
Thursday, 29-11-12 22:48
How well I can imagine that cry, what a special day what a blessing and how wonderful! How well you will sleep tonight :-)
fam Kleine from Leusden
Thursday, 29-11-12 21:39
How wonderful for you! that it's all going so well.
We pray that Gideon can go home with you soon.
Kind regards, Jan, Lianne Wolter and Gerdien
Marijke from Leusden
Thursday, 29-11-12 21:24
Hallelujah, I have no words for this.....Thank you dear God for so much good news read with joy and gladness, with deep gratitude and awe we look up to you............loves from me.....
charlotte from nijverdal
Thursday, 29-11-12 20:06
with goose bumps I read all the good news
How wonderful that Gideon is doing so well!
ENJOY!
Carlos & Antoinette Verhorst from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 19:32
Hi N&M,
What cool news to read.
Beautiful and special moments as a family.
We enjoy and sympathise with you from Amersfoort.
Hug from us, Carlos and Antoinette
Elza&Evert and Eliza van de Kamp from Scherpenzeel(GLD)
Thursday, 29-11-12 19:31
What good news all!!! What a blessing!!!
We are silent with wonder as we read your posts.
We remain connected to you in prayer.
sweet greeting from us
Arno&Eunice
Thursday, 29-11-12 19:29
Wow!!!
This song we just sang and applicable to your story:
'My God is so great, so strong and so powerful.
There is nothing He cannot do'
I especially like the Peace with you 3; God is there!
X
verena
Thursday, 29-11-12 19:22
Tears of joy here too! I/we are soooooo incredibly happy for you guys! Enjoy!
Gerard & Aleid from Woudenberg
Thursday, 29-11-12 18:55
Those ????? are faces, but you don't see that so......state a bit weird, is not meant to be
Gerard & Aleid from Woudenberg
Thursday, 29-11-12 18:52
Gideon is a very special Ukkie????, God is there! And our God is faithful, always and everywhere! Enjoy yourself????
Benjamin
Thursday, 29-11-12 18:52
hey toppers! how special to read all this:) i will keep all 3 of you in me prayers.
lfs Ben
B & E from Hoogland
Thursday, 29-11-12 18:38
How lovely to read this post. I notice it makes us a bit emotional every time we read it. Fantastic say, what a blessing! You'll see, you'll probably all be home soon. Even though we are far away as of tonight, we will continue to follow you and pray for you. You guys are doing great, and we are super proud of you. Big kiss from both of us
Rolof and Conny
Thursday, 29-11-12 17:40
Totally fantastic how your Gideon is doing
What a whopper(and you too)
We are happy and grateful for all the good news
Love
Bert and Alette from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 17:17
Wow! I got tears in my eyes too! We know who to thank for that peace with all three of you! Really super happy for you guys! Hope you won't have to wait long before your little man can come home with you!!!
Jedidah Mulder from Arnhem
Thursday, 29-11-12 17:13
Glad things are going so well and you can enjoy your beautiful little man. Good luck to you all. Love Jedidah
tamara vd group
Thursday, 29-11-12 17:02
Tears I my eyes! What great news! Hope the three of you can go home soon. God is good, he takes care of you. Kind regards, Tamara
Famke and Elianne
Thursday, 29-11-12 16:35
Ow what wonderful news all!!! How well things are going! How God blesses and what a strong little man he is. Every day I read your blog and empathise completely, and how wonderful to read good news every time. I am often thanking God more for what He is doing than having prayer points! How beautiful that is!
Love Famke
Debby
Thursday, 29-11-12 16:27
Wouw wouw wouw, how special to hear that things are going so well, God is so good, Really touching to read, I am so happy for you. Regularly when I read the blog I am deeply touched. Many blessings, you are toppers all three of you
Paula Brewer
Thursday, 29-11-12 16:20
Yoehoeeeeee!
My prayer is that we stop counting days.....months counting....years counting...
xxxx
Richard and Françoise
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:54
Wow what good news! We are very happy for you! Enjoy your little guy!:-)
Love, Richard and Françoise
Suzanne from Vleuten
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:46
wow what a super news!!!!! I am so happy!!!
Rianne
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:46
What news! 3 cheers!!! 1 for dear Gideon, 2 for you as wonderful parents, 3 for our great God, who gives Life.
Klazien and Joost
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:41
Wow what beautiful hopeful posts!!! And nice to see the photos of your little man. we keep praying for further recovery and thanking for all that God is already giving. Greetings!
Anneke Smedes from Almere
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:36
Cool cool cool cool cool!!! No words for it, how positive everything is. We continue to pray for recovery and strength for you guys.
marije henriquez
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:03
WOW what wonderful news! how God is taking such good care of you and how nice for Gideon that he is doing so well.
Rebecca van Boven
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:03
What fantastic news! lovely to read:)
Andre and Tamara van Walsum from IJsselstein
Thursday, 29-11-12 15:00
First of all, congratulations on your second son!
What a whopper Gideon is and what positive news.
We pray with you that the recovery continues so well and that you can take this little beauty to his own room very soon!
We enjoy your site immensely, what great people you are, how much we learn from your walk of faith.
Love Andre and Tamara
Mattanja from Harderwijk
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:55
Am silent once again... And I keep looking at the photos of your beautiful little man!
Esther A from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:47
:'-)) Soooo cool!
Thank you Jesus, for you are faithful!
fam. Promm.
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:39
Towdah!
Esther from Ede
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:28
What good news all!
Lovely for you guys!!!
We continue to pray but also give thanks quite a bit this past week ;-)
Hanna Wolff
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:28
YES, I say (read: pray) home for Christmas.... :))
Fam . de Bar
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:23
What wonderful news to read! You are all so lucky.
Love from us
Natanja from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:14
You can't read a post like the one above except with tears in your eyes! I am very happy for you that Gideon is doing so well! You deserve it! I'm looking forward to see you soon at Emiclaer with Gideon in the sling or pram. How wonderful that will be!
Christa & Sjoerd from Leusden
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:13
WoW WoW, what overwhelmingly good news all! Tis a little less light here at home....and we now know why: As many as possible Angels are to Nijmegen!!! God's power and greatness is endless!
Big hugs from Leusden!
Amarillis and Jaap from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 14:10
What an incredibly good news all! Can imagine that this good news also evokes a lot of emotions, but now for a very good reason!!! Great that you are enjoying him so much. We will be praying you towards Amersfoort very soon :-)
Much love from us
Johan and Marjan van der Kuijl from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 11:29
Hi Nathanael and Marieke,
You are absolutely right, it is a gorgeous, wonderful and too cute little boy! I am melted by the beautiful photos and your loving care! Gideon can totally count on you and you give him the love and touch that he needs so badly now.
How nice that the worries are easing a bit, we are of course continuing to pray, even my (Marjan) mother is praying along and again with her whole prayer circle.
The rainbow is a sign of God's faithfulness, for you and at this time also for us.
God blesses you with miraculous peace. God is faithful, his faithfulness colours the morning.
Love Johan, Marjan, Bram and Evi van der Kuijl
Erna Vedder from Bunschoten
Thursday, 29-11-12 10:52
Hi Marieke and Nathaniël,
Touching say when I read your story and see pictures. I am very touched by it when I taste and see such enormous love for your little son Gideon, truly wonderful parents you are say!!!!!!
Lots of strength today, Jesus is beside you and Gideon, His hand is holding you! Psalm 63: 9
Much love, Erna
Midwives Thijsseserre from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 10:21
Hi Marieke and Nathanaël, We would like to congratulate you on the birth of Gideon. We wish you lots of strength for all the exciting, but most of all lots of happiness and many moments of enjoyment.
Greetings, Midwives Thijsseserre.
Kees and Karin from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 10:13
We are incredibly happy with the good development after the worrying hours. How wonderful, that there are also so many moments of enjoyment. We keep praying! Have a very good day with the three of us!!!
Love and greetings, Kees and Karin
Jioke and Ton from Leende
Thursday, 29-11-12 10:02
Dear mum and dad,
How nice that Gideon is doing so well!
We hope you can relax a bit too!
Lots of love to you three!
Tjitse & Malieke from Soest
Thursday, 29-11-12 09:44
Good morning,
How nice that you were able to sleep in for a while:) And good to hear that things are stable. Hope you can go home soon, to enjoy your maternity time with the 3 of you.
Love
Michael & Esther Klaver from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 09:29
How good to hear that Gideon is doing better again after the earlier, somewhat worrying, reports! And how well your little man is doing! Enjoy your son to the fullest again today too!
Love from us
Hester van Kooten from Amersfoort
Thursday, 29-11-12 09:21
How lovely to keep reading that Gideon is doing so well. I am so happy for you that you are enjoying him so much. I hope for more good news this afternoon from the doctor.
Joni
Thursday, 29-11-12 09:08
Dear N&M,
We think much of you and thank our heavenly daddy for Gideon!!!!!!!
Cuddles, Flippers