Super Matthew

Super Matthew!

Hi Friends! I haven't written to you in a few days because the days have been so busy. A couple days after the nurses took that breathing tube out of my nose they took lots of other tubes and that drain out as well. I'm practically a free man now.

Around the same time they moved me out of that super high tech room and into a room with one other baby (he's kind of noisy - he burps a lot and he makes, well, other noises too). Of course I keep getting the hiccups so maybe he's writing on his blog about that other baby with hiccups sharing the room with him.

However, the most important part, and the reason I haven't written, is that Mom and Dad have been holding me all the time. I can't really explain it but as soon as they touch me my whole body feels better. It's like some kind of magic healing touch they have. They also started giving me yummy milk through my mouth, rather than putting everything right into my belly. My taste buds are oh-so-happy!

Most of my swelling must be gone too, because people aren't looking at me like I'm an alien anymore, so I know things are improving. Of course Mom and Dad didn't look at me like that, but I can see they look less worried every day, which also makes me feel better.

Grandma Hall has been here all week. Aunt Addie, Uncle Jamie, Mimi and Aunt Jen are coming this weekend. I'm the luckiest kid in the world to have all this family come all the way up to my hospital in Boston just to see me.

Well I just wanted to let you all know I'm doing really well and feeling better every day. I've even heard the nurses talking about maybe letting me go home one day soon.

 I also want to say a big giant thank you to all the nice people who have been helping Mom and Dad be able to pay for all my care and to get me back home. From the nice people at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, AL to Mend Maddie's Heart to friends in Daphne, AL, Durango, CO and my Uncle Ryan's family as far away as Oregon and Alaska, I am just amazed at how wonderful people are in this big world. I heard Mom crying again the other day when she heard about the people who have sent help for her and Dad. I'm really having to work hard sometimes to know if she's happy or sad when she's crying. I'm pretty sure those were really happy tears though. For that, I thank you all.

I continue to do my part to strengthen my heart. I'm doing some kick boxing and running in place, and I talk to my heart every day, encouraging it to keep healing and getting stronger so that Mom and Dad can take us all home again. The more I hear about people the more I love you all and am so happy I decided to be born into this world, and to these two special people.

Happy New Year! XOXOXO
Matthew