Baby Fouts

My nephew Chase was in the paper yesterday for his upcoming race on Saturday and now James (my husband) is on the front page of the paper today. James was called out to a bad wreck where he had to use the Jaws of Life. More of the story below:

Wichita Falls firefighters and paramedics use brute force and the Jaws of Life to free the driver of a Honda that crashed into a parked school bus Wednesday morning at Sam Houston Elementary School.

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Paramedics and firefighters work Wednesday morning to extricate the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a bus parked in front of San Houston Elementary School. A witness said the car sped up and swerved to the left side of the street as it approached.

An accident involving a Wichita Falls public school bus Wednesday sent one man to the hospital.
Alejandro Caballero, 35, was airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas after the car he was driving ran into the front of a bus.
Crews worked for about half an hour with the Jaws of Life to free Caballero from the Honda Civic. He was taken to United Regional Health Care System, but later transported to Dallas.
Caballero of Wichita Falls was driving north on a street near Sam Houston Elementary School about 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to Renae Murphy, public information officer for the Wichita Falls Independent School District.
She said the car suddenly accelerated, sideswiped a parked car, then slammed head-on into the parked bus.
Murphy said Caballero is not the parent of a child at the elementary school.
The bus driver was helping one girl get off the bus when the accident happened. Neither were injured. No other schoolchildren were on the bus at the time.
No one inside the parked car was injured.
Sgt. Joe Snyder, public information officer with the Wichita Falls Police Department, said medical personnel believe Cabellero suffered a seizure, which might have triggered the crash.

For those of you that know my nephew Chase you know how into cars and racing he is. He has been asked to be a driver for one of the cars. I think this may be the beginning to his racing career.

We always get excited when it comes to birthdays because for one that means that we made it another year which is a great thing and two we get to have a party! Blake is going to know exactly what to do when it comes to his 1st birthday because he has now been to 6 birthday parties and this will make # 7! Happy Birthday Becca! We Love You!

I’ve really wanted to get back to playing tennis so this past weekend I talked my dad into going to play on Saturday. Let’s just say I’m a little rusty and a lot sore! On Sunday I went to Week’s Tennis Park and hit with the tennis pro. I did a lot better then I thought that I would after not having picked up a racket in 3 years! We are trying to get a league together so if anyone would like to play just let me know.

When I was leaving I noticed that they are having a city wide tennis tournament so I decided to grab a sign up sheet. I’m so excited because as of today I found out that my doubles partner (Jenny Miller) from high school has agreed to be my doubles partner in the tournament! This is going to be like old times! The tournament isn’t until March 27th so hopefully we will have enough time to practice!

This is an e-mail from Caden's mother.


We are in the ICU currently at Children's Medical in Dallas. It has been a busy night of tests, doctors etc. since Caden and I flew in around midnight. They have been hard at work with many different doctors with different specialties working to come to a conclusion. They have concluded that Caden has infant botulism. They said we will probably never know how this happened for sure. Spores in the air, soil etc. are all possible causes. We have talked with several different teams of doctors that are confident enough that they have ordered the anti-toxin from California. They will also take a stool sample at some point if possible to confirm further but the results will take too long at this point and we need to proceed with treatment. They have done an EMG(?) to look at the nerve/muscle connection which is conclusive also. The anti-toxin should be here tonight or in the morning at the latest. It is still a critical time in the next few days to keep Caden breathing on his own-if not they will definitely give him assistance until his body begins to recover. We are looking at a very long process. We will probably be here several weeks. We will be in the ICU for sure until his breathing is not a concern. It could take a few days once he receives the anti-toxin to notice a shift in his condition and then it will be gradual from there. They will work with him at therapy at some point to gain back any developments that he's lost. He has a great chance at a full recovery. It could just be a slow process. We are thankful that we are not dealing with a lifelong disorder as we were afraid at first. We are still in great need of prayers to get through this time. We pray first for Caden and his health to stay stable and that they will keep him comfortable, strength for us to get through this, and wisdom and patience as we work to figure out how all of this will work with Brazier, Brandon 's job etc. We have many things to be thankful for but still many concerns. Above all we are. SO thankful to be here where they have dealt with a few cases of this before this year and they are on top of their game!! We will have a Caring Bridge site shortly to keep everyone informed. Thank you for your continued prayers and concerns.

Dana

Please pray for this little guy he’s only 5 months old! Blake was in the hospital at 5 months as well so I can relate. It was hard seeing Blake in the hospital but at least the doctors knew what to do to make him well. (Praise the Lord!!!) But with this little baby they are not sure what’s wrong with him.



I write you all to beg for your prayers for our precious Caden. Many of you already know but we are have been in the hospital with him since early Sunday. We got to Lubbock Covenant Hopsital ER Saturday night about midnight. They are not sure what is wrong with him. They have run every test they can think to run at this point and really have no direction to proceed. He is stable and for that we are very thankful. On fluids to keep him hydrated but hasn't nursed since Saturday at 4 pm. They have him on strong antibiotics but still we have seen no improvement. He slept alot yesterday but today he just moans. He hasn't cried since this whole thing started. They've drawn blood repeatedly and ran all sorts of tests and never a whimper-just a moan. He's not himself by any stretch of the imagination which is what prompted us to come to the ER Saturday. He became very lathargic (sp?) and dehydrated and just out of it. We are in the process of moving him to Dallas. They have approved the transfer at Children's Medical in Dallas but we have been waiting for transport there since the middle of the night. We are supposed to leave at 4 and pray that it happens. We are praying earnestly that we can all get there safely to get further help to figure out what is wrong with him. (We are on the waiting list at Cooks in Fort Worth as well just in case.) Please continue to pray for him and that Brandon and I will have wisdom as we proceed to make decisions on his behalf. We pray this is something that will turn around and that we might find some answers as to what is the root of the problem. He turned 5 months old last weekend and has been such a joyful healthy kid up until this point. Brazier is with Brandon's parents in Artesia and my parents are with us here. We miss Brazier and need him here to cheer us up but know he is in great hands and away from the stress of this situation. Thanks for all the prayers, calls etc. I'm going to try and e-mail as often as I can to keep you all posted. I didn't have everyone's address that I thought I did so please share the news with anyone I might have missed.

Dana Joy
bdjoy2002@yahoo.com

Yesterday I took Blake to have his 6th month pictures taken and I found out that we don’t like grass to much. Can you believe a boy not liking grass? I’m sure that this is only temporary! He did however love the sand! It was perfect because by the time he could grab the sand to put in his mouth it had slipped out of his hand.

DeEdra with Photo E Motion took his pictures again and she did a fantastic job as always! After seeing his hair in the sunlight I do think that he has auburn hair. Who would have thought given my hair color? jk

We have teeth!

Glad we got the pictures done before the cold front hit!

Blake just turned 6 months old on 2-28-09! It has gone by so fast!

Here is a little list of milestones for the grandparents. =)

Milestones for the 6th month*

*Your baby now can sit on his own.
He is sitting on his own but tends to fall over from time to time. I believe this might be more of a weight issue.

*He rocks and pivots while lying on his stomach.
He does rock but not so much pivoting.

*Baby can roll from his back onto his stomach–and back again.
He likes to just roll from stomach to back. He doesn’t really like to be on his stomach to much.

*Baby can eat a cracker.
We haven’t tried this one yet. Waiting on a few more teeth.

*He can pick up a small object.
Not a good idea with everything going into the mouth.

*Baby has more than doubled his birth weight.
We have almost tripled our weight. Birth weight was 8lbs 7oz and now we are 22lbs 11oz.

*He can say vowel-consonant combinations.
If “ah goo” is a vowel-consonant then will check this one off.

*Baby expresses unhappiness when an object or toy is taken away.
He does show a little temper from time to time.

*He can pass objects from one hand to another.
Then insert into mouth.

*Baby looks for dropped toys.
Then waits for you to pick it up.

*He has discovered himself in the mirror, and loves having conversations with this new little friend.
He thinks he’s pretty funny.

Blake has a date with the photographer at 5:00pm today for his 6th month pictures! I’m so excited because these will be our first outside pictures so check back in a few days to see how cute they are. I just hope that the weather is good! Have a good week and God Bless!