Liam was born at 10:46 a.m. He weighed 6lbs and 12oz and was 19 inches long. His initial apgar score was 4 and the second was 7. He had some difficulty getting started breathing, but is doing just fine now. His vital signs all look great, and so far the only thing that has been done is to give him the medication to keep his duct open.
The initial echo results were great! Dr. Liske will review the pictures and continue to monitor Liam's heart with further echos, but for now, here is what we know:
* Liam does have coarctation of the aorta and will need heart surgery early to middle of next week to correct the problem. It is the less severe coarctation, so we hope that open-heart surgery won't be needed.
*Liam does not have HLHS!!!!!!
*Liam does not have a VSD!!!!!
*The three areas of concern will be:
~A bicuspid aortic valve
~Small left ventricle
~Small subaortic area
These will be monitored over the next few weeks and months to see if additional surgeries are needed, but the docs are hopeful that these things will not require an immediate surgery, and perhaps can be tolerated over Liam's life.
Please keep praying, and we will post more as we can.
In Christ,
Bill & Lisa
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Praise God!!!! We will pray for the other heart defects to be corrected succesfully! We are stil praying, call us/email us if you need anything!!! Lots of Hugs!!!
Thank you God!!! What wonderful news! We will continue praying alwo. It sounds GREAT! Much love and prayers. Max's Grangran
Oh Lisa!! I'm sooo happy to hear that Liam is doing so well! I have thought about you all day and hoped for a positive report. Thanks for updating the blog so quickly! I can't wait to see pics of your sweet boy!
Thanks to the Lord! You know that Cameron and I say a special prayer each night for "God to heal Baby Liam." When I told him that Baby Liam had been born (that it was his birthday), Cam was very excited. He thinks Liam should have a dinosaur birthday party and a chocolate cake with strawberry icing.
God bless, Ali
Praise be to God! I'm so glad you received good news. Prayers continue for strength and healing. Blessings, Susanna
Rarely does something in life make a heart leap...Liam's news made mine pole vault. God is good.
Karen
Amen to all the comments that have been posted. It was such a great source of comfort to know God has listened and continues to hear our prayers. Praise God for his goodness and concern for Liam.
Paul
How wonderful he is here and oing well and Praise God that he will not have to have open heart surgery. I have been following your blog as I was due with a baby Aug. 17th and had her last Sat. the 4th and know the love and excitement you have right now and can not imagine how scary all the other stuff has been for you. We will continue to check on you all and pray for you and little Liam!
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Jodie :)
Praise God! We will continue to pray for the other concerns!
Lisa and Bob,
Congrats on the birth of Liam. We are so excited about the good news and will continue to pray!
David, Shelly, Christy, and Andi Beth
Bill and Lisa,
I thank the Lord for the good news with the arrival of Liam. I am so happy that open heart surgery was not needed. God is so good. I thought of and prayed for you all day. I will continue to pray for the other health concerns.
Doug and Carla
Thank God for Liam's great news! You and your family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.
Congratulations. I hope that Liam does well in the NICU and you are able to hold and cuddle him while he's there.
My baby has almost the same diagnosis - and had a coarc repair at 6 days old and a cath of his bicuspid AV. I hope your little boy does well with the surgery and we will be sending all the good we can your way.
Shannon
Lisa,
I am so happy to hear about your good news. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts.
Kim
Praise God! I'm so happy for you!! I can't wait to see him!! i'm sure he is adorable.
Praise the Lord! I'm so thankful to hear that he is doing well! We will continue to pray for both of you and that the other heart defects can be dealt with with minimal surgeries. I've been waiting anxiously to see this post and I'm so thankful there's good news!!! Congrats!!!
Praise God!!!! What wonderful news. Liam, as well as his family, have obviously been covered in prayers by many, many people. May those prayers continue and may you continue to receive good news!
Karie Green (Max's aunt)
God is good! We will continue to keep ya'll in our prayers.
Chris and Susan (Jones) Klamm
Congratulations on Liam. Hoping for a quick recovery for all of you. So glad Liam only needs the coarc repair at this time. Having been where you are now, everyone in our house is pulling for you. Looking forward to more positive reports.
Katiebug (rubberducky)
Congratulations! I am so excited to hear all the good news. You didn't tell us how Lisa is doing, but I know that all this good news will help her recovery!
We are anxiously awaiting pictures.
Much love to all, Nancy
Lisa, God is good! Congratulations on Liam's birth! I am just so happy Liam is doing so wonderfully. Praying for Liam, your family and the surgeon's skill on Weds. Thanks for the BB updates. I can't wait to see pictures of your little man!
Blessings,
JillTx (rubberducky)
Lisa,
I'm so happy to hear that your sweet Liam is doing SO well! Thanks for keeping us updated. Many prayers being sent for a very successful surgery (if it needs to happen...he may just amaze you again!)
Take care.
Lisa M (rubber ducky)
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