We set the day of the induction because they were worried about my blood pressure, I had never been fully induced before just helped along. It was long and painful. David had decided that we were going to change Logan's middle name we had set for him while I was in labor from Lockmann to Lehi, and I must say it fits him very well. Right after he was born he was taken to the table to get checked out, I did not see him and the doctor did not show him to us, at this point i knew something was not right. David followed them and took some pictures. He was cleaned and i was able to hold him for just a couple of minutes before the took him off to the NICU. David followed and I stayed in the room waiting for him to come back with any news at all. We were then told he was born with Apert Syndrome (www.apert.org). His fingers and toes were fused and so were the sutures in his skull, and he had a sunken midface. I did not know much, but it was a start. After 5 hours I was able to see my little man again. He was adorable and I could really see him, the swelling in his face had gone down and he had a full head of dark hair! He had issue with his breathing throughout our stay and they would take him to the nursery so I would sleep and they would keep a close eye on him. On the day we were going to be discharged he was taken Back to the NICU for breathing issues, and stayed there for about a week. He came home with an Apnea monitor. We had seen many doctors and he was delayed developmentally and had and still can have issues with weight gain.
Logan is why we have learned to cherish everything big and small. He did not sit up unassisted till about 10 months, did not crawl till 15 months, and started walking at 2 1/2. The little things took longer as well and he is still at 2 years 9 months 3 weeks and 5 days old he is still not talking, he is making sounds and has been trying to say words, he know some sign language. Logan is a trooper as well his first surgery he had was at 6 months old which was 12 hours plus, he had half of his skull taken apart and put back together. He has has 2 hand surgeries both 8 hours or so, and a few other small surgeries. He wears glasses and hearing aids. At 2 1/2 he stayed still through a many CT scans. He still has a long road but he is a trooper and a fighter and can make it through the tough things all with a smile on his face.
