Cooper Visits CCRM -- the Place he Was Created!

Cooper landed in Denver and went to CCRM to see the place he was created.  What an amazing feeling standing in front of the place he was created with him!   Thank you for our miracle Dr. Schoolcraft.   There are no words….

Mommy and Daddy have decided to do IVF again, in hopes of adding another baby to our family and to try to get Cooper a brother or a sister. Ever since Grandma passed away, mommy has been feeling a real need to grow her family and to create a big happy environment for Cooper to grow up, rather than seeing it get smaller and smaller. So back to CCRM in Denver and the miracle worker Dr. Schoolcraft we go!!

After a few weeks of medication and daily injection, we all travelled to Denver to complete the cycle here. Grandpa came to help watch Cooper, and Uncle Henry is watching Phinnegan at home.

It was so fun to bring Cooper back to the place he was created! What an amazing feeling it was to stand in front of the building he was created with him. If only Grandma was here to experience all this with us, it would be perfect. But we know she is with us in spirit and cheering us on from up above. Hoping for another little member to join our family.

The first night we went to Detroit and stayed over before our morning flight.  Cooper LOVES hotels rooms and was so excited to check in!

Brushing with mommy and his new Diego toothbrush!

The plane ride was so different this time – Cooper got his own seat now that he is two!  And he did great. 

He sat beside daddy the whole time and watched his Dora movie marathon.  He didn’t sleep a wink.  Or cry.  He was PERFECT!

Finally in Denver – Hee-haw!   Let’s go try to make a brother or sister for our little guy!

After we checked into our place we hit the road to Red Rock Park to enjoy the great weather.

Daddy is holding on from behind.  Much to Cooper’s protests.  He wanted to CLIMB all by himself!!!  I don’t think so cutie pie – you’re only two!

The next day, after all mommy and daddy’s appointments at CCRM we decided to take another day trip to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.   It was a fantastic blue sky day with full sun and 85 degrees!  At least it was somewhat cooler in the mountains because we didn’t bring any shorts!  

We saw two herds of elk while we were there!

Here’s Cooper enjoying a homemade cookie as a special treat.  What a great little town.

Another herd of elk.

Beautiful backdrop. 

Grandpa and his little buddy.

On top of the world!

Cooper and Daddy – good looking pair!

Our little cutie pie, hanging out on the mountain!  

Hiking up the trail.  Cooper pretended he was Dora and was going to the ‘highest mountain’!  He he.  It was very cute.

He navigated the log steps like a pro!  His balance is really great!

A beautiful elk came out to say hi.

Cooper asked me if he could go ‘play with them’.   Hmmm.. Why don’t we just look!

Mommy in Denver!

Cooper and Daddy WAAAAAAY up high on the mountain trail.

I think Grandpa wished he brought his fishing pole.

A fun lunch out for Nacho’s and Elk Burgers!

The air is so dry here being 3000 feet above sea level, so here’s mommy moisturizing her little guy.   Stay soft and smooth Coop!

The cycle is going great so far, and we’re having fun with our little guy.   Cycle details on Mommy’s fertility blog at:  http://waywardstork.blogspot.com/2011/10/here-at-ccrm-day-5-monitoring.html

A Follow Up with Cooper’s Doctor

YAY!

We took Cooper to a pediatrician specialist this week, who thinks that the two seisures Cooper had were unrelated. He called the first one at 7 months old, Acute Life Threatening Event and not an actual seisure. And he said the second one might have not been a real seaisure either, but him passing out due to stress, dehydration, and heat stroke --- and then experiencing seisure-like shaking and stiffening. The doctor said that unless it happens a third time, they don't think they need to test him. They have an appointment set for six months from now. But as of right now the doctor just wants us to keep an eye on him, and feels that this is probably not something that will continue.

BIG SIGH OF RELIEF!!!

What a scary day–Cooper has a Seizure at Ferguson’s pumpkin farm

Cooper scared us so badly today when he had a seizure and lost consciousness for about 60 seconds.  He had a seizure when he was 7 months old too, and it lasted about the same amount of time, minus the shaking.  

It was the worst feeling ever, watching him and feeling so helpless.  Luckily mommy, daddy, grandpa were all there to help and a nurse came over and helped us through it.   Sadie was a great big cousin and was very concerned for her little cousin and helped by calling nana, who just left to check on the Thanksgiving turkey know.

The day had been so great, it’s hard to know what happened or why.   The only thing that we can think of is that it was a very hot day and he could have been overheated because of such an active exciting morning.  And he hadn’t had much water that day.  The other thing that may have set him off was the face –painting, which he was watching about a minute before he had the seizure.  He was clearly scared by this, and started to cry.  That;s when mommy carried him away and about a minute later, the episode happened. 

The seizure (for our records)

· Lisa was carrying Cooper away from the face painting, which had upset him.

· She felt him start to go stiff in her arms, and he began to shake (for 3 to 10 seconds).

· After the shaking he went limp in her arms, and was completely unresponsive.

· He had some spittle forming at the corners of his mouth, and was making some coughing, not quite choking noises.

· Lisa called David over, and David took Cooper to sit in the shade while Lisa got water.

· He stayed unresponsive until Lisa returned with the cold water, which she splashed on his face. (He may have been coming out of the unresponsive state just prior to this).

· He snapped out of the unresponsive state and began screaming and crying very loudly.

· The whole thing was about 60 seconds. 

· Lisa called 911, and the ambulance came.  A nurse told us to undress COoper and put him on his side. 

· Ambulance arrived, we talked to them, then the paramedics examined Cooper in the back of the ambulance.

· At this point when the ambulance arrived, the entire scenario has been 10 minutes or less.

· Paramedics checked his blood sugar (6.x), temperature, pulse, oxygen content and other vital signs had come back to normal. 

· Afterwards, he was aware but listless and quite for the car ride home.

And then finally, he got some milk at home and spoke.  He asked for his teletubbies!  THen he snapped back to his usually happy self.    THANK GOODNESS!!!

Here are a couple of pictures that were snapped by Grandpa at some point after the worst was over. 

Afterwards, Cooper just laid in our arms and didn’t speak for about an hour.  He was white as a little ghost.

Oh Cooper, what a scare you gave your mom and dad.   We love you very much and are so thankful you are okay.  Please don’t ever scare us like that again!!!!