JourneyWithTheCrosiers: The NAME Announcement

Sunday, June 13, 2010

The NAME Announcement

It has officially been decided. This sweet little boy to be born no later than July 7th will be named...

BECKETT JOSIAH CROSIER

We have spent many hours pondering about what to name this child.

Many baby name books have been purchased.

Many, many, many websites have been searched.

Beckett: Dweller by the brook. Bee cottage. Not my favorite meanings, but I LOVE the name.

Josiah: God will save. Healed and supported by God. Perfect in every way!

Paisley purchased the Leap Frog dog, Scout for Beckett today. She cannot wait to give it to him. Scout can sing him to sleep just like YaYa (Violet) does for her each night. We brought him home and got him programmed with Beckett's name, favorite food (Paisley chose applesauce), animal (dog), color (red...Daddy chose this), and some favorite songs.

We sure do love these little critters!!

3 comments:

Joanna said...: LOVE the name!!!! A mix of new and old - Josiah is such a strong name to give your little he-man and I know he'll live up to it! :) So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.; June 13, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Terry, Leslie, Noah, Allie, Laynie & Gracie said...: Aww!!! LOVE the name and love this post! So sweet! :); June 14, 2010 at 9:39 PM
Chris and Melissa said...: I love it! Beckett is just a cool, classy name. Cade has a Scout, too, and I had completely forgotten you could program it with his name. Thanks for reminding me. And I have to say thank God for wiggling toes! So glad to read that!; June 15, 2010 at 2:09 AM

Beckett's Beginning

6/30/10: Born at 1:20 pm, 8 pounds 7 ounces, 20 inches long
7/1/10: Myelomeningocele repair surgery and insertion of EVD (exterior ventricular drain) to temporarily drain fluid from the brain. 2:45 pm-6:45 pm. Off the ventilator in recovery room. We saw him around 7:30.
7/2/10: Lots of waiting and staring at our beautiful boy! Finally ready to eat for the first time around 5:00 pm after the anesthesia wore off. What a relief!
7/3/10: Beckett was in a lot of pain as the anesthesia was completely gone by this point. Pain meds/Tylenol today!
7/4/10: Bandages from back incision removed.
7/9/10: Removal of EVD and shunt placement. 1:15 pm-5:30.
7/15/10: "Flip Day!" Beckett was given the okay to be on his back today, which means...we finally got to hold him! Lots of snuggling! :)
7/19/10: VCUG-normal. :) Hip Ultrasound-normal. :) Renal Ultrasound-normal. :) Circumcised.
7/20/10: HOME!!! After 20 days in the NICU. Discharge weight: 8 pounds 6.7 ounces.
7/23/10: First visit to see Dr. Nassim. Weight: 8 pounds 6.7 ounces.
7/29/10: Suture removal and wound check with Joy at Dr. Moriarty's office. No problems.
Weight check/One month check-up with Dr. McMonigle. 8 pounds 12 ounces (30th %). 21 1/4 inches long (75th %). Head circumference 37 cm (50th %). All looks great! :)
8/9/10: No more weight checks needed for this big guy... 9 pounds 7 ounces!!!!
8/11/10: First Steps Case Conference...Beckett will receive PT once a week for one hour. There is no real concern with his development at this point, but he qualifies for services, so he might as well get them!
9/1/10: Head CT...all normal. A little fluid. Back Dec. 15 for an MRI.
12/15/10: MRI. Fluid in the ventricles similar to the day the shunt was placed on July 9. Shunt revision on Friday. :(
12/17/10: New shunt placed by Dr. Moriarty. New location...behind the right ear instead of the frontal location! :) In Kosair Children's Hospital until 12/19/10.