What's In a Name

During my pregancy, Dan and I thought long and hard about what we were going to name our baby boy. Although a few names made "the list", we knew pretty early on that we both liked the name Evan. We looked up the meaning of his name and liked that it was a Celtic name meaning "Young Warrior". Now thinking of the meaning of his name it is very appropriate since from the day he was born he has had to be a fighter. He was born weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces with the cord was wrapped around his neck. He developed pneumothorax shortly after birth. A nitrogen washout was done by giving 100% FiO2 for 24 hours. He also completed 5 days of iv for an infection. He spent the first 12 days of his life in the NICU. We thought the hardest part was over when we joyfully brought our sweet angel home from the hospital. Now Evan is 8 months old and he is having problems with developmental delays. He has gone to hearing and vision specialists and was seen by a neurologist. He has to have an MRI and second hearing test done on October 14, 2009. Starting Friday, Evan will have a Early Interventionist come to our house to work with him on his motor skills and strengthening his arms and shoulders. He has been working so hard with Dan and me and we have seen improvements over the last few weeks. We are excited to see and learn what the therapist does with Evan and are very hopeful that he will grow stronger and stronger. Nothing has come easy for Evan. He has had to work hard to learn what comes easily to most babies his age. He is a true young warrior!