2003 Journal Links
| Oct 26th - Archie is born |
| Oct 31st - Today, Archie is five days old |
| Nov 1st - We called the NICU at 3 a.m. |
| Nov 3rd - Archie's billirubin is down |
| Nov 4th - Today was Archie's due date |
| Nov 6th - Yesterday was the most trying day of our lives |
| Nov 9th - I think we knew that something |
| Nov 11th - Good day, bad day |
| Nov 13th - Archie looked great this morning |
| Nov 16th - If prayers were audible... |
| Nov 18th - I got to hold my son today |
| Nov 19th - John is back working again |
| Nov 20th - Archie slept all day |
| Nov 22th - I think I know what it’s like to be deaf |
| Nov 24th - Archie decided to stop fighting the ventilator |
| Nov 27th - Thanksgiving At the NICU |
| Nov 28th - John held Archie tonight |
| Nov 30th - If Archie doesn’t like something, he let’s you know |
| Dec 3rd - Archie will go for his first plane ride |
| Dec 5th - Tomorrow Archie will travel to Charleston, to the city where his father was born |
| Dec 8th - We got up extra early |
| Dec 10th - Although I spent the entire day at the hospital... |
| Dec 14th - The doctors attempted to extubate Archie twice |
| Dec 15th - We’re going to buff ‘em and shine ‘em up |
| Dec 17th - Santa Claus introduced himself to Archie today |
| Dec 18th - Archie is doing well |
| Dec 19th - Archie is continues to do well |
| Dec 23rd - It is Tuesday morning |
| Dec 26th - “Are you sure you’re Archie Moore?” |
2004 Journal Entries |
| Jan 4th - John is holding Archie and feeding him his bottle |
| Jan 11th - We dressed him in a light blue sleeper |
| Jan 14th - Oh, how I've missed Days of Our Lives |
| Jan 18th - Patient & Family Satisfaction Improvement Survey |
| Jan 20th - Archie discovered his hands last weekend |
| Jan 15th - Babies like this |
| Jan 29th - Archie Moore is a flirt |
| Feb 11th - I'm watching Archie study his fist |
| Feb 23rd - Guess who gained eleven ounces his first week off Portagen? |
| Mar 2nd - My throat began feeling raw yesterday afternoon |
| Mar 10th - Tummy Time |
| Mar 15th - I hate those machines! |
| Mar 31st - Archie was not interested in his early intervention therapies today |
| Apr 13th - Well-baby check-up |
| Apr 21st - Today Archie's world got a little bit bigger |
| May 7th - It's difficult to write |
| May 30th - I took Archie to the CDS yesterday |
| Jun 20th - I know I don't update my journal as frequently as I once did |
| Jun 29th - We Achie to Budka's |
| Aug 26th - Archie fights sleep with a fierce tenacity |
| Sep 12th - Yeah, I know. I need to post more |
| Oct 26th - Today you are one |
| We’re going to buff ‘em and shine ‘em up |
| by Anne Moore 12/15/2003 |
“We’re going to buff ‘em and shine ‘em up,” Dr. Atz said as he gestured toward Archie. “And then we’ll see
what we can do about the vent.” John and I smiled in response.
Dr. Atz and Dr. Hlavacek confirmed today that Archie’s surgery is tentatively scheduled for this Friday,
although there is the possibility that Archie will be operated on as early as Wednesday. “There’s a reason we
use magnets to build the OR schedule,” Dr. Atz explained. “There is the possibility that the schedule may change,
but we will most likely operate this week.”
While I hate it that my little man is headed to surgery, I am hopeful that it will be the beginning of a new,
healthy life for Archie.
When John and I visited Archie tonight, his nurse shared with us how much the PCICU staff senses our commitment
to our son. “You are both so positive,” she offered. “We can feel it when you walk in. We felt it the first time
we met you.”
“We just feel so lucky to have Archie in our lives,” I responded. “How could we not be positive around him?”