LIFE FLIGHT TAKES OUR BABY | PARENTS WORST NIGHTMARE

one two three okay so that's how you open the door so good it's a

flight

of

life

and they're taking Ali and our new

baby

to the primary children's hospital. This is not good. It's hard to know where to start. we want you all to know leo leo anthony childs was the name we came up with for our little one here and right around the night of the last video we shot we had a couple of bloody diapers so after these damn diapers we had we sent some photos for the doctor. I apologize if I sound cognitively off.

It's been a few days, I think, since we slept and last night I slept maybe 10 minutes, so we sent these photos to the doctor and she said. which seemed a little alarming so she wanted us to go to the emergency room and get some x-rays and see what was going on and that all started the night before, I think we went to the hospital last night. at night, around 10 p.m. It's currently like 9:30 in the morning, so we went to the emergency room and they took these x-rays and the pediatrician on call came in and looked at everything and started saying, you know, I think. this looks good, it looks like maybe it's a food allergy, it could just be an allergy to this milk protein that caused some irritation in the gut and then they were about to discharge us and basically send us back home and then make us return. the next day for another x-ray and he asked a pediatrician, uh, radiologist, pediatric radiologist, to look at the x-rays and then he came back and looked very concerned and said, you know what we've actually talked about with the children's hospital in Salt Lake . city ​​and um, it's a little more worrying than we thought, so he talked to other people and he talked to other people and then he came back and said that there was a helicopter on the way and that Life Flight would take Leo to preschool and you know, he assured us that this is just a protocol, this is how we transport babies, you know, the

flight

of

life

is not because it's like this life or death situation, but what they suspect he has is necrotizing endocolitis, which it's basically where the intestine the inside of your stomach is irritated and has caused air bubbles to get in there and in premature babies it's quite serious and it's nice, it's not necessarily common, but you see it a lot in premature babies and a lot of times it can They get to the point where the intestine can perforate and then they have to do surgery to try to repair this.

He hasn't gotten to that point, but they are treating him quite aggressively and that's why the treatment they have come up with. The prognosis is that they don't feed him so his intestine can heal and then they give him antibiotics for 5 to 14 days, so that's what's happening here, it's really hard because such a small

baby

really cries as much as he can. What I do is feed them or put them to sleep and he doesn't sleep because it's been too long and we can't feed him, so it's very stressful. I basically haven't slept since the day I went into labor, which was five days ago.

Now and last night what we thought was a food allergy and we were starting to lose stress turned into something extremely stressful. I ended up flying with Leo on my first helicopter ride to the primary children's hospital, which is where we are. Right now where they take amazing care of really sick kids and he's not that sick and he's fine and he'll be fine and the doctors and the teams here are amazing and they really know what they're doing and they're trained in neonatology and nicu and working with really premature babies like leo, so we are a little stressed, but i think eventually everything will be okay, that's my hope.

What makes me feel very good is that here in the primary daycare there is not just one doctor who comes, there is a team of like five doctors who come and all of these people are the best in their category at whatever they do and we had , you know, a group of five or six pediatric doctors, you know, the nicu doctors come. and after that, five different pediatric surgeons came in and you all looked at him and you all assured us that you're pretty sure he's going to be totally fine and you know this treatment will solve the problems.

It's still very stressful, but there's probably no other place in the world. I think we'd rather be here, so we're very lucky in that sense. Really the only problem is that Trent and I are so delirious and so sleep deprived that we're like we catch ourselves falling asleep standing up we want to be here to help hold the baby and comfort him because we're the only people he has in the world um but It's also very important that we get some sleep, so we'll stay a little longer and then I think we'll go home because there's really no rest here and now that we've talked to the doctors and we've had a better idea of ​​what the treatment plan and where you are in that plan right now, I think it's important that we go home and get some rest.

There really is nothing worse than abandoning your baby, but he is in good hands and we should take him. Taking care of ourselves too, so we'll go home, take a nap and come back later this afternoon. This is very difficult if you Google necrotizing enterocolitis. The definition is pretty bad. The results are quite bad. The mortality rate is quite high. It's really scary on paper, but every single one of the doctors has been very confident that Leo will be fine. His case is not that serious. We caught it early and noticed that just a small tinge of blood in his stool was something we could.

We've easily overlooked it and honestly we did it through several diapers and finally said you know what this isn't really going to go away, maybe this is blood. We should probably send a picture of this to our pediatrician just to be sure and even our pediatrician said you know the chances of what this could be are most likely like a food allergy to the protein in the formula they gave you upon discharge from the hospital. hospital and that there is probably nothing to worry about but the blood. in your stool is not a good sign so let's get you checked just in case and she sent us to the hospital late at night which I was even hesitant to consider waiting until morning no big deal. and if you wait to diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis, the results worsen dramatically, so the fact that we caught this early is incredible and I'm trying to look for all the positives possible today and that's a really important one, it's not your fault and it's not your fault.

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I slept very well. I think that was very important. If we do it. It's amazing what a full night's sleep can do for your mental health. Your physical health. I feel in Today I had better headspace. I slept very well after not sleeping for five nights. We really felt guilty about not being at the hospital, but Leo had a couple of procedures yesterday, so they actually sedated him, so we didn't think he'd mind if we took. the night off to take care of ourselves we stayed home and rested a little and now we are back to the hospital this morning it snowed a lot last night a lot, a lot from my mom who is from DC where it doesn't snow much It's definitely not as mountainous as here so we want leave because we want to get to the hospital early before they change shifts in the morning and the doctors are nearby.

We want to talk to the doctors, so we are trying. to get my mom out of here because we want to follow her or maybe Trent will go with her and make sure she gets down the mountain safely, okay mom, I got it, so Leslie grew up in Michigan, she's no stranger to this. driving in the snow and on icy roads and things like that, however, driving here in the mountains with a lot of snow on dirt roads is a little different than driving in the city in the morning and first thing in the morning and it's like the third time.

She's driven the land cruiser, so we're, well, I'm going to ride with Leslie to make sure she's more confident and doesn't have any problems on the way down and Ali will follow us in the precursor and hopefully everything will go smoothly. incidents. Here we go, I can't get over this week how amazing Trent is, literally every single thing that has happened, he has been so calm and so patient, it's like when people say I'm trying not to get emotional, yesterday was my emotional day. today is about good vibes, positive thinking, mind over matter, um, but trent has been my rock this whole time and he's so, um, so sweet, even with my mom, who is, you know, you know how they can get Moms sometimes, at least my mom comes close to me. nerves even though I love her very much, she is one of my best friends and he is very patient with her.

It was like this morning. I need to go down with her. I want to be in the passenger seat. I want to make sure she feels comfortable. I always do my best to make sure other people feel safe and supported and there is a lot of snow this morning so it is definitely a good idea and will do very well in January. My dad put me in the back of the um. truck in the truck and we went to the school parking lot early one morning, so it hadn't been plowed, it was a weekend and he just made me spin out of control, do it again and catch it, what is it, what is a season? wagon what is now known as subaru is a leap inward faith one step away from the comfort zone and be a little afraid so look around you as far as you can see boy I'm glad we're over this stage that does It doesn't seem fun right now, it's a little crazy, we are at such a high altitude that at our house there is four to six inches of snow and right at the foot of our mountain, not even like in the town, in the city, there is enough.

There's not much snow, just rain and mud because that's how many thousands of feet we have to go down to get to the bottom of our own mountain, but my mom did amazing. I'm very proud of her for someone who's not used to driving. in the snow it was definitely a gnarly morning that was a big test and no I shouldn't be surprised I should give her more credit but she killed it you did great you're you're ready for the snow ready for ready for lesson number two anyway, yeah, so Leslie's going to the rental house and I think we'll go there later after we go see Leo, have a good rest of the day and kiss the baby for me.

I will, I think you crushed it, that was amazing, yeah, how do you feel? It was good, it was great that he was with me, he's a good guy, isn't he? It's very nice, yes, thank you. Okay, let's change seats. IM going to the hospital. My mom is going to get another job and run other errands. We'll pick them up in a moment. Close your eyes. Get some rest. I am next to her. Rest her head on my chest. I know them. I've had a really bad day, but I'm here, everything is going to be okay.

We've arrived at the primary children's hospital and I'm thinking about walking into this place, which is like it's not a place where any parent ever wants to have to go or be um, but I'm so grateful that this is where we are, already. You know, like, there's just a lot of emotions, it's very easy to let your emotions take a backseat and try not to let them go. It bothers you and you just wait this time until Leo can come home, but just getting here is like, oh god, our baby is there. I was telling these guys today that it's all about good vibes, positive thinking, mind over matter and being.

There to support Leo no, he's going to be fine and he just needs, he just needs his

parents

, oh my God, why don't you worry? Don't worry, mom and dad are here, oh my god, is it cuter or what he doesn't have? an IV in his head, so that's true, oh, he took it out automatically, it makes him cuter, boy, everythingWhat he has is the IV in his leg and then some monitors, oh my god, he doesn't even have oxygen, yeah, good boy, yeah, stay just to wake up one more. glimpse of your skin when I look at the way you sleep I know, I don't know I understand how because I've only known him for five, actually, six days, but I love him so much, how is that possible?

How is it possible? Look at your beautiful lips, oh you are so beautiful, I don't know if it's because he was having a lot of problems with his colon and now maybe he wasn't absorbing many nutrients or maybe just because he was only four days old or maybe now that they have him with this IV that's giving him nutrition, but he just looks so much healthier, more sustained and developed and shiny and he looks amazing. I am very happy and we received good news from the gynecologist. We're waiting for a group of pediatricians to come and something like that.

Take a look at it and talk about it, but everything, oh, I guess here they all come right now, if you want, I can show you the x-rays. Yeah, did you look around a little bit online? His neck and yes, so this was previously okay and this. It was the most recent, okay, it was this morning, so it's a little difficult to see a fine definition of that on the sides of the intestinal wall there is a little bit of bubbling clarity, that's what the radiologist called it, but basically that's what it shows us. like bugs, it should be a little bit solid, there's a little bit of bubbling and there's more air present there, so there's a little bit of air in the intestinal wall and it just blurs the margins a little bit, it does it like this over here. there are nice lines, you can see that this is inside the hood, you can see that it is outside the hood, whereas here you can see a little bit that it's almost like something wrinkled or a little bit blurry, that's why you have to go to school to be a radiologist this is understanding these photos it is very difficult we also get these x-rays from the side to make sure that when we turn them sideways there is no air rising to the top okay great thank you all.

A lot, yes, seriously, thank you incredible, that is exactly what I have been talking about, is that not only does a gastrointestinal doctor or a pediatrician come, but there is a group of four or five doctors who collaborate in the cure and the treatment . and basically just taking care of leo and all these other kids that are here, but i think it's much better when you take four or five extremely bright minds and they all collaborate and try to figure out what exactly needs to happen in better forms of treatment instead of having a person make the call, but also like they said, Leo is doing amazing if you looked at that scan that x-ray, the initial scans showed all this lining that was bubbly and unhealthy in his intestine and it's basically the colon so it's not even the stomach it's at the end of the digestive system and there was this problem and it could have been fatal if it hadn't been treated but now that they've done this treatment even for just 24 hours it looks amazing, so they're just going to do it, you know, continuous antibiotics and no feeding for five days, you don't even need any more x-rays because everything looks good at this point, so basically for the next five days you're just going to get nutrients through the intravenously. food and then they're going to reintroduce food and everything should be fine from there, so it looks like Leo has turned a corner and is doing amazing.

I'm so relieved, oh my gosh, initially there were like maybe two of us. weeks, maybe longer, like they just didn't know from the beginning what their trajectory would be like, so we were thinking

worst

case scenario, obviously, and it's so amazing to see them smile, they don't seem worried, you know, when the doctors look worried, you're very worried and uh, yeah, this is just it's been a difficult experience, but I'm so grateful for everything that's happening. Hello, how are things going? Oh, that little baby is there. Things are well. Things are really going very well. Oh, there he is.

Yeah, Leo's been doing amazing, we've been hanging out with him all day, they checked his vitals, they've been giving him the next round of antibiotics and he's just a champion and a rock star and I just want to get through the day. time with him. All the time I just want to hang out with him at home, but I'm so happy that he's doing so well and that he'll be home soon. You are such a fragile thing, I know, and with winter comes ice and snow. Alright guys, what's up? We're back at the house. Leo is still at the primary children's hospital receiving the best care possible, but as long as he is there and we can't bring him home, we will do the best we can to try to get him home.

This house is completely ready for final inspection before Leo gets back, so what I'm going to do today is, if you remember from our previous video, these handrails over there don't have the proper threads attached to the post, so I have to go. Get a tap and die set. I'm going to have to thread that post with the tap and die set. I'll also have to go get the bmc brackets so I can attach the rest of these posts to the stair rails once To do that I just need to mount the rest of the post to the bottom of the stairs with red heads on the concrete and once that's done, it's basically a matter of installing all the cables, which I think should go relatively quickly while I'm at it.

I'm gone, ally is going to be painting the door slab that will go on the sliding door over here. We are making a lot of progress for our little one. I already cried a lot this morning because we didn't wake up. with leo next to us in our bed, but like trent said we're going to try to be as productive as possible with leo in mind, try to make this house as ready as possible for him to come back and the only silver lining that I have What I'm really excited about is that now that I'm no longer pregnant I have a lot more energy to contribute to the progress of the house, so I'm ready to paint, I'm ready to do some work, we're going to get a ton done today floor looking ahead up wanting more this is so unreal I must have been wrong because your love is very difficult to describe the helplessness you feel when your baby is sick and there is nothing you can do to help him, there is no way to calm them down I can't give Leo any food, I can hold him but he wants to be fed he is hungry or he feels hungry even though he is getting nutrients and it's like watching him cry with all these tubes and wires on him it's so hard to watch and I think part of the reason why The reason we decided to work a little around the house today is to channel some of that helplessness into being productive for Leo, so that we can feel like we are doing something to distract ourselves and just kill time and help him by working around the house so that when he comes back there will be less. what to do, we're closer to our final inspection so we're finishing it up, we're definitely just thinking about leo, it's still very hard to focus on anything else the day you came, you're so small to me, it's just that you're all grown up now , tall as a tree, strong as the wolf, we've been working as long as we could and uh. doing a lot of things, Trent was working on the banisters, I was painting trim and painting the doors and actually, we both think the whole day is like biting time and waiting until we can go to the hospital, so we'll just call it a Cleanup day, head to the hospital and go see Leo because I don't know about you, but I can't take it anymore, yeah, I gotta get out of here, okay guys, well we're back at the hospital and Leo's okay. that's the good news, the bad news is that this is the third day of letting their intestines rest and food deprivation and the nurse told us that the longer they go without eating, the sleepier they get, so we've been here for a couple.

He actually opened his eyes once for about 45 seconds, which even compared to yesterday he was very awake, alert and active and we were interacting with him and he seems to be completely out of it. I asked the nurse if he had been sedated because he was so lethargic he can't even open his eyes she said no that's how they get which is a little hard to see but like I said he's fine he's responding well to treatment and Everything is getting better, I think we are probably looking at two more days of food deprivation and then a couple of days eating real food and being monitored and then I should be able to go home, so I hope that happens as soon as possible because We I would love for him to come home.

This video was supposed to be the reveal of his name and then obviously life happened and here we are in the hospital, but Leo was my great-grandfather's name on my mother's side and Anthony was my great-grandfather's name on my mother's side. my father. side and both men were hardworking family men, super dedicated to their families, they were immigrants who really made a life for themselves and their families in America, all the things that we hope Leo will embody one day and, um, we had like two names that we were going back and forth between before he was born and we were like, well we'll wait and get to know him and then we'll decide and the other name is all Trent's last names so we just have to have more kids so we can name more babies with the name of both sides of our family, but for now he looks like a leo, he feels like a leo, his name is leo anthony.

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