Little Heart Family: Happy Birthday Clayton!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Happy Birthday Clayton!

Clayton turned four on Saturday. We were in College Station for the weekend and were able to celebrate with a few friends and family. Unfortunately the birthday boy contracted a not-so-pleasant birthday stomach bug, so the partying was limited. He did manage to make an appearance to open gifts and eat a piece of ice cream cake (against my better judgement). Thank you to all who stayed during some not so pleasant moments. I can't believe you didn't run for the hills. I would have.

I can't believe my boy is four years old. He definitely had a rocky start to life, but the past couple years have been good to us. We are so fortunate to have him with us. Happy birthday Clayton! May the Lord bless you with many more birthdays to come!

Opening gifts

Clayton picked out sports themed plates, so Nan ordered this beautiful ice cream cake for him.

He loves when people sing Happy Birthday to him.

Blowing out candles.

He enjoyed his cake while he was eating it. Unfortunately it didn't end up agreeing with him. Yuck.

Somone else loves cake too.

4 comments:

Lucas and MeghanApril 13, 2010 at 3:09 PM
I love my sweet nephews and I was SO glad we all got to celebrate Clayton's birthday together!
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KristaApril 13, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Yay! Happy Birthday Clayton!
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Mandy HornbuckleApril 13, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Awww! Happy birthday, Clayton!!
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CeciliaApril 14, 2010 at 12:19 AM
The pictures are too cute Wendy. We had a great time at the party. Thanks for having us. I thought Clayton was such a trooper. If I would have felt like he did, I know I would have not wanted to open presents, much less be excited about them. He, on the other hand, had so much enthusiasm and excitement - it was fun to watch. Happy Birthday Clayton!
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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.