Day of Prayers

We were informed by Sky and Carla yesterday that their son Joseph passed away, our hearts and prayers go out to this wonderful family. Sky and Carla are the first people that we met at the hospital that had a child going through the same thing as Oakley. We had read up about CDH and new just about everything we could know we thought, but until you talk to someone that is going through it just like yourself you really don't understand that there are sides of CDH that cannot be taught by reading about it. Sky always referred to Joseph as a Warrior, I don't think that I will ever hear that word again and not think about Joseph. CDH is the toughest thing that we have ever battled with any of our kids and these babies are all miracles that are born with CDH. We also met Joseph's sisters, these are two of the most precious little girls in the world, I have been and will continue to pray for them everyday. Please continue to Pray for our little Miss Oakley and continue to pray for Joseph's family. Our family has been blessed to have met Mr. Joseph and his wonderful family.

2 WEEKS OLD TODAY

Oakley had a good night last night, some days are better than others and we are being patient. She is a remarkable little girl and continues to be strong. The Doctors are slowly weaning her off of the ventilator. This process has been allot slower than we expected. She is so tough the Doctors have taken her off of the Morphine and I think that this will help her coming off of the ventilator. Oakley has done great considering what she has been through and we know that none of this would be possible without all the Prayers that she has received and we also know that the hands of God are on her at all times and he is guiding her through this tough journey. Please keep praying for our family and especially for our little Oakley. We are truly thankful to each one of you. We are also very thankful to our family members that have visited, called, and been there for our family, we Love each one of you.

Day 12

Oakley is doing very good as she has been throughout her "CDH" journey. We have been blessed with a great amount of prayer from old and new friends, and even people we have never met. We would like to say thank you to each person that has prayed for our little girl, she is truly a miracle and we thank God everyday for her. The process of being taken off her ventilator is slow and some days she does very good and some days she has minor set backs. We know that in our hearts she is going to be fine, but it is very hard sometimes trying to stay patient as she heals. We are so ready to take her home to see her 3 big brothers, but we also know that she is not ready for that step yet. The doctors are slowly taking her off of her meds now and she is staying awake a little longer each day. Sky and Carla have been great and we are so proud that we met them, as hard as this situation is, it is nice to talk to someone that is going through the same things that you are. We pray for them and Joseph everyday, just like we pray for Oakley. God Bless each one of you that are reading this.

Brian and Sheree

Oakley's Surgery

Oakley had her surgery today and is really doing great. Her stomach and intestines are all that were up. They were able to close the hole in her diaphram by using her own muscle and tissue. The surgeon told us that the chance of her ever reherniating are very small, since they did not have to use the patch. She had the surgery Laproscopic and only has three small incisions on one of her sides. As she grows I don't think you will be able to notice unless you know what she has gone through. Oakley is a special little girl and has amazed us everyday. The Doctors and nurses here have been wonderful and have given our little girl the utmost attention. We have loved everyone at Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston. This place is full of miracles that happen everyday. We appreciate all the prayers that we have received and please continue to pray for Miss Oakley, because now the healing process will start she still has a long road ahead of her.

Welcome to the world Oakley

Oakley decided to come and join us a little early. Oakley was born on 2-12-2009 four weeks earlier than expected. She has a head full of hair and is really doing good so far. We give all the glory to God for the health of Oakley and we pray that this continues. We met Joseph's parent's yesterday and we met Jospeph, he is another baby in the NICU with CDH. Joseph's parents are super nice people and Joseph is a little warrior. It was nice to talk to some people that are going through the same things that we are and understand what we are talking about. As far as the Hospital, the Nurse's, and the Doctors where Oakley is located, they are all wonderful. We have 3 other childrem and during none of there births have I ever seen so much care that my wife and child have received as they did at this location. We are thankful to our family and friends that have been praying for Oakley, God bless each one of you. Please keep praying for Miss Oakley and if you are praying for Oakley please say a prayer for Oakley's new little friend Joseph. The 2 of these babies are beautiful and wonderful and appreciate every prayer that they can get. We Love you all and keep praying for us.