Welcome to our site about our son Brodie Dick who will join our family on August 8, 2011 at 8:00. At 22 weeks we went in to find out if we were having a boy or a girl and we found out that we were having a boy but that he may have a birth defect. After an agonizing week we found out that our son had CDH (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia). CDH occurs when the diaphragm fails to fully form, allowing the abdominal organs into the chest cavity and preventing lung growth. CDH occurs in 1 of every 2500 births and a baby with CDH is born every 10 minutes. 50% of babies diagnosed with CDH do not survive. The cause is not known. This will be a journal of our journey and will allow our family and friends to keep up to date on what is happening with us and our son Brodie. Thanks for your prayers and support!


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Good Stable Day

Brodie had a good stable day today. His oxygen was in the 60's most of the day and his oxygen saturation was in the mid 90's as well. This sounds crazy but we actually saw our son move today. It seems like it has been forever since they let him wake up enough to move. He had his eyes open for a little while and would grab our finger. He wanted to lift his arms but we think his muscles are too weak right now. We are cautiously optimistic but encouraged by his recent progress. As I type this we are at the Astros game and Bradie is in heaven. He has been talking about going to a game for days now and he is having a great time. Not sure if he likes the game or the hot dogs and cotton candy but he sure enjoys himself. It is nice to get out with him because he is definitely being effected by our situation. If Brodie has a good day tomorrow the plan is to let him wake up even more. Hope everyone has a great evening and we look forward to giving you more good news. We can't thank everyone enough for all of the kind words, offers of help and your donations.

10 comments:

Lindsey said...

Yay for good news! I check this blog so frequently and I'm so happy to hear of the recent news. Glad ya'll made it to the Astro's game! I'm sure that was so nice for Bradie. He's so young and I'm sure doesn't realize to the full extent what is going on. That is such amazing news about Brodie grabbing your finger! What a miracle. Marvel in these moments. I'm sure this was heaven for you! And, I can totally relate to Bradie being in heaven with the hot dog. Had one myself at the game on Monday. Amazing! Haha. Brodie and you all are in my prayers and we think of you all often. Hugs to you all. And, prayers your way.

Suzan Kimball said...

keep the good news coming...always brightens my day....

Anonymous said...

Still praying...

Anonymous said...

Thank you our graciously awesome God for these miracles you are doing for Brodie & the Dick family! To all u reading this please remember to pray for Brodie @ 11:05a.m. no matter where u are, with the Brodie Payer Warriors! ;-) ALL PRAISES AND GLORY BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY!

michellefieldswhite said...

praise the Lord!!!! great news today!! love you all and still praying....

Diane said...

PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSING FLOW!!!!!!!!!!! Prayers for continued healing and strength. You are an awesome family. God definately knew what He was doing when he placed Bradie and Brodie in your lives and you in theirs, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Hang in there and know we are all here to help in anyway you need us to.

Sonny and Bernadette said...

God is so good!!! This is such wonderful news! Just put a huge smile on my face. How amazing it must have felt to have Brodie grab your finger...he knows mommy and daddy are there fighting right along with him. Praise GOD for answered prayers. And Brodie's Prayer Warriors will continue to lift him up in prayer everyday until he is healed and goes home with his family!! You all are in our thoughts and prayers everday. Love you guys!

Anonymous said...

Awesome news! It's amazing how much you can love a baby you have never even met. Hope things keep going in this positive direction. Still praying for baby Brodie and his family.

Anonymous said...

Awe....Sweet Baby Brodie....Glad you had another good day!

Glad Big Brother & Mom & Dad had a good day too!

Praying every day!

(((HUGS)))

Linda LaRoque said...

Wonderful news! And so glad Bradie had a great day eating cotton candy and hot dogs!