Visual Trademark - A Blog By CJ Mills

Not his most flattering photo, but a great one for us to see.  He was very alert when we came in to see him this morning and locked eyes with his mommy and daddy right away.  This has been the first time he has really had his eyes open without looking “under the influence,” although, [...]

Today (well, actually yesterday as it is currently 2:15 AM) was a big day for Asher — the CPAP was finally removed.  What does this mean?  This means that he is fully off of oxygen assistance!  As you can see from the photo above, it was replaced with a much more comfortable piece that helps [...]

Given the unique circumstances of Asher’s entrance into the world, we haven’t really been able to do all the “fun” baby book stuff that we would have liked to do. As a result, I’d like to try something with the several 100 of you who have been checking in on a regular basis.
Here is [...]

In the midst of all the little victories, we had to say goodbye to Jadyn this afternoon as she left with Grandma for home. I know that everyone will benefit from the departure, but it was pretty hard on a mother who already feels as though she has neglected her little girl. Jade [...]

Good news item #1 came at 9:00 AM. The nurse that was inserting Asher’s PICC Line told us that there was a real good chance that he could be transfered as early as Thursday or Friday. The case worker at the hospital had spoken with our insurance contact who said that they would fully [...]

To the entire American Specialty Family - THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Today was a very good day for Andrea and Asher. Andrea was able to hold her little boy for the very first time. It was fun to watch her with him. I could see the stress and worry disappear as the two of them took a nap together. Asher is now breathing [...]

For those of you who do not keep up on my twitter posts, Andy provided a pretty good summary of the day’s events here. We were finally able to reunite with out little fighter where we were told by his doctors and nurses that he is doing extremely well. They have been slowly [...]

The last few days have been hell. I’d consider myself a fairly flexible guy, but Asher’s early entrance took it to a whole new level. I know have a greater appreciation for what my cousin, Chris, and his wife went through with both of their kids.
The reality of the situation didn’t hit me [...]

After a terrible night of sleep, I have made it back to the condo with Jadyn and Andy where we are trying to give Andrea a few hours of peace and quiet. At this point, we don’t know a whole lot more than we did yesterday. Asher is in Charleston where he is [...]