Today was fairly quiet on Jakes end. Overnight he lost LOTS of blood because of all the blood thinners he is on, as well as the TPA they put in his leg. They had to give lots of blood and platelettes. His head is a bit bigger, but overall he is still looking pretty good. His leg is still very dark purple and I can't tell much of a difference, if at all. The surgeon wants to take him off of ECMO on Monday morning at 7:30am. He doesn't know how he will do, but it will be a struggle.
Some of my FANTASTIC girlfriends came over today and brought Macayos for lunch! It was delicious and very fun to sit around and chat with them. Then I brought them in to see Jake and we all just sat and stared at him for a really long time. It was great.
Tonight we took the kids to a Happy Birthday Dinner for Jerry (Tyler's dad). His actual birthday is Tuesday, but all of us went out to one of his favorite Chinese restaurants. Jerry died over 2 years ago, but we still love going to his favorite places to celebrate his birthday. It was really fun. Jake's middle name is Alan after Tyler's dad, Jerry Alan Dennison, and in fact, they share the same initials!! JAD!! He is a fantastic guy and we were proud to name Jake after him.
I always miss Jake when I am not here and Tyler helped me realize why. Jake has this amazing spirit around him that makes you just want to sit and look at him. It is true, and that is why I never want to leave and am perfectly content being in this hospital room. I truly believe the veil is very thin for him and that there are angels surrounding him and us and that is why it is so comforting to be close to him. His sweet spirit can be felt by all. Boy, do I love my little Jakey baby. Anyways, thanks again for everyone's love and support. I know that there are LOTS of people reading my blog and I am very humbled that so many people are interested in my Jake. I wish I could have you all come to the hospital and meet him, just to feel the love that surrounds him, but I hope you can at least feel a little of this while you read my blog.
Here are a few pictures of the kids and Jake today! We covered up the Cannulas (from the ECMO machine to his neck) and his tummy and made it look like he was all snuggled, so the kids didn't see any blood!
My sister Julie has only seen him for the 30 seconds after birth and then last Tues night when he looked horrible, so here she is when he looks TONS better. You can see his Cannula (dark red and lighter red tubes).
I found this photo on my camera-it is SO SWEET!! It is a photo of my dad's hands next to Jakes. Isn't this so sweet! I love it. I love holding Jake's hands because he sqeezes your fingers so well!!
8 comments:
It sounds like the spirit is strong over there at St. Joes! Jake really has a awesome family, you and Tyler and all those Palmers and Dennisons, thanks for the updates I dont know how you find the time and energy to keep us informed! Love you guys! prayers for another quiet day!
What a beautiful post!!! You guys have a wonderful family. We are so blessed to have the Gospel and know that families are forever...Jake is yours forever! Everyday is another step forward! We'll keep praying and sending you our good thoughts! Happy Sunday!
Enjoy the RAIN!!!!
We love ya!!!!!!
What a precious boy you have. Thank you for posting pic's of your other angels. I too am loving this picture of your dad's hand with is. It is amazing how small babies are with such giant spirits. We are hoping for the best and pray for your strength.
Love you!
Shelley Nevin
Hey Liz-
Your posts are so tender. I really felt that spirit the two times I have been around Jake. Jake and your family are being watched over and these are precious (yet stressful) times. Hang in there.
Love-
Heidi
Liz and Tyler-
We are thinking of you guys all the time. Jake is lucky to have such a wonderful family. Your faith is an example to us all. We love you and you are always in our prayers.
Love,
JR and Molly
You're right, there are many people reading this, including many of us at Progressive who are praying and hoping little Jake makes it through all this soon. Thank you for giving us the daily updates and know we are all here for you!
I sit here reading this post with tears in my eyes. I am so happy that I was able to come up last night and tonight. I can't get enough of sweet baby jake and I have thought about why, and it is exactly as you have put it, you can feel his sweet little spirit so strong and I just want to hold his little hand forever! The spirit is so strong and present with him. How wonderful to know the gospel truths and to be able to recognize that sweet spirit for what it is. It was so nice to be there with all the family basking in his light. Could you tell that no one wanted to leave!?! We love you guys. On the way home from Bingham's Haylee asked why she couldn't see and hold baby jake and then burst into tears because she just wanted to hold him!! We sure do love that little man of yours. I love this photo of dad's hand and jake. Oh the sweet spirit that he has brought to our family. The veil is oh so very thin! I love you and pray for calm and peace!
Oh the sweet pictures of the kids with Jake. My favorite is this little picture of your Jakes tiny little hand wrapped around your dad's finger. I hope you have pics like that with your hands too! I can feel the sweet spirit that is there in his room as you open this window to us. Taking the time to record all of these thoughts and pictures will be such a treasure. You do have a wonderful family.
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