Fire Girl

While at the NICU tonight we received a phone call to come home ASAP. When Jake got home he found out the kids had started a fire!!! Here's the culprit...

The kids explained what happened when Jansen threw the green ball into the lamp.

Jansen's words..."duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh..." that's about it.

Reesa's words, "mommy we started a fire with the green ball!" She was so proud.

Poor Grandma Sue didn't think it was funny. She said she left the room for a minute, and when she came back the flames were two feet high, all the alarms were going off. She unplugged the lamp, bolted to the front door, and proceeded to trip over the lamp while the flames continued on. She threw the lamp down the steps and hosed it down... while Jansen ran away, and Reesa danced around asking to do it again. They thought it was AWESOME!

Just a normal day at the Geyer house!
I deal with this everyday and no one will even believe it!
This kid is a real juggernaut! Check out those bruises...

Jansen's war cry.

Skin to skin time with mom. Just looking at these pictures makes me want to cry. Mitchell is so sweet and cuddly. Even though he has many uncomfortable things hooked up to him, he falls right asleep in my arms EVERY TIME!
Our nurse Kim called this "packed and ready to ship!" She couldn't get Mitchell to settle down so she filled his bed with blankets so he couldn't wiggle around. Then she took these pictures for me since we couldn't be there to show us how much he liked it!

Grandma Sue got to visit Mitchell

Dad got to give Mitchell a name and a blessing last night. It was such a special experience. The NICU made an exception for us, and let Aaron and Chelsey come to the bedside.
(Only 2 allowed at a time)

Update: Mitchell's condition has remained the same, if anything has worsened some. They have had to increase his pressure on the CPAP and considering putting him back on the ventilator. Ughh. Yesterday I spoke with the cardiologist who told us that Mitchell's PDA is very HUGE. It's the same size as his pulmonary artery. It's not causing many problems now, but as the weeks go by it could become a serious problem. They are recommending we have it surgically ligated. Typically this is a simple procedure, that has a very successful outcome. HOWEVER, 2 reasons why this is very serious for Mitchell. #1. The PDA is a very large size and when closed could substantially increase the pressure in his lungs. #2. He already has bad lungs and they are going to have to temporarily deflate one side to get to the PDA. They don't know how this stress to his body will make him react. He has never responded well to any stress, making this procedure life-threatening.

This surgery is usually done by a pediatric surgeon, but the cardiologist felt Mitchell needed someone more specialized. She spoke with a pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeon at the University of Virginia and asked if he would consider doing this surgery. Since he is the only specialist in the state of Virginia, he hand picks his cases. After reviewing Mitchell's echo he agreed to do it!!!

Mitchell will be transported to UVA (70 miles away) as soon as a bed becomes available there. We will have one hours notice. The plan... we don't exactly know at this point. I want to go and stay with Mitchell at UVA, but still have 2 other kids to care for.

This was a very hard and scary decision to make. The cardiologist cried with me, and told me this decision would make any mother cry. We are so scared for Mitchell, but remain convinced that he has a special purpose here on this earth. It's up to the Lord how long he will be with us. He has been a tremendous blessing to our family already. We feel so lucky to be his parents.

When talking to Jake, we realized we have never before felt so strong when facing a challenge. We honestly feel that it is because so many people are praying for our family. We feel strengthened and loved daily. It truly does make a difference. Thank you so very much.