Little Heart Family: Eli Loves Clayton

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Eli Loves Clayton

Lately Eli has really been watching his big brother, Clayton. He's got to know what Clayton's doing. He's starting to interact with Clayton too. He loves when Clayton talks to him and shares toys with him. He hates when Clayton smothers him or playfully screams at him.

Tonight Eli was in Clayton's bed as I got Clayton in pajamas. When Clayton crawled into bed, Eli lit up completely. I ran to get my camera, and although I couldn't get Eli to look as excited as he had, I did get this shot of Clayton so generously sharing a sippy cup of water with a very hungry Eli. Can you see the excitement on Eli's face?

I pray these boys will always have each other.

1 comment:

michelleMay 21, 2009 at 9:11 PM
They are so sweet! I'm glad Clayton is going to be alright. He is cute in his cast!
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

From http://www.mayoclinic.org/hlhs/

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is an abnormality in which the left side of the heart (left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta) is severely underdeveloped. The condition is congenital (present at birth).

When the left-side heart structures are underdeveloped, the right side of the heart must pump blood to both the lungs and to the rest of the body. In the womb, a baby's body receives oxygen-rich blood through a communication (connection) called the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). After birth, the PDA spontaneously begins to close. An undeveloped heart cannot pump efficiently enough to support life and that is when a baby with HLHS gets very sick. Without treatment, the defect is usually fatal within the first several days of life.