Aiden update.. Posted Pictures! Must end the Aiden thread. Aiden is doing excellent. THANK YOU COTH!!! (137) 1/23

[canterlope]

Lisa

I’m so glad the package arrived and you like the lion. As soon as I saw it, I knew Aiden just had to have it. It’s probably bigger than he is, but I figured he would grow into it.

Also, I wanted to let you know what a blessing it has been to be a small part of Aiden’s life and his story. Two things happened during the course of sending the lion to him that reaffirmed my faith in the goodness of people and I thought you might like to hear about them.

First, I ordered the lion on Saturday and Fedex had already made their daily run to the shop where I bought it to pick up the rest of their outgoing packages. I didn’t think the shop would be able to get the package posted until Monday. However, the sales lady that I talked to was extremely nice and very interested in Aiden and his story. As soon as she heard where the lion was going, she made a special trip to the Fedex depot to get it into the mail on Saturday. Now, all of the employees at the shop know about him and are sending their prayers. I received an email from them yesterday asking how he was and whether or not he liked his lion.

Then, after I found out that I had the wrong zip code, I was scared that Fedex would be unable to find you. I had the tracking number and kept checking its progress via the internet. It would have gotten to you on Monday, but it was put on the wrong delivery truck because of the zip code and then sent back to the main depot in Atlanta.

When I saw that it was back at the depot, I thought they would ship it all the way back to its original drop point, so I called Fedex in Atlanta. Apparently, the person who was supposed to route it back to the drop point had heard of Aiden, saw who the package was addressed to, and took it upon himself find the correct zip code and get it to the proper delivery truck.

Aiden’s story reminds me of ripples in a pond. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger, bathing everyone it touches with goodness and love. Blessings to you and your family for allowing us to be a part of it. And tell Joey that I think he would look fabulous with a lion wig. Tell him to wear it with pride (Get it. Lion. Pride. I know, very bad joke).

A dog has one master, a cat has an entire staff.

[crystalacresponies]

for watching over Baby Aiden!!!
This is truly the best Christmas present EVER!!!
Best of Luck to the Miracle Baby who is Loved by so many

Dreaming of pinto ponies!

[shea_smom]

It must feel so good to hold him!! I am off to a Pony Club rating, will be anxious until I can check back in tomorrow!
Love to you, baby Aiden,
Kathi

[Midnight_s_Momma]

Aiden, Lisa, and Joey…know that you are in our hearts and prayers and will continue to be. Your strength and courage has raised my spirits and we have many people rooting for you all. Aiden…keep on fighting little one, you WILL make it. And Lisa and Joey, thank you for the gift of sharing your lives and tribulations with all of us as I believe it has made each of us better people for it. Our prayers are with you and anything we can do, we will! God Bless you and keep you in His loving care. Keep on keepin’ on Aiden…you can do it! Jingling and Jangling for you all… Love, Barb- Midnight’s Mamma…and of course my precious Sarah, Alohamora.

[canadian_eh]

Yay Aiden… you did it little buddy

So relieved to hear the good news.

-Shannon (Canadian Eh?)
Horses: Jodie (MardiGras) CLYDExTB and Spring (Evermore)ISH

[hitchinmygetalong]

GREAT NEWS!!!

Thank you so much for this uplifting news. How humbling it is to read of a mom that weeps for joy when her child can sleep on his tummy.

The day Aiden rides into a showring in his first class, I hope we can all be there to cheer him on.

Tally-ho, Hawks!

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.”
-Louisa May Alcott

[HuntJumpSC]

Happy Happy Joy Joy!!! Great & wonderful news!!! GO SIMBA!!! SUZ

~Proud member of the Baby Aiden Cyber Support Group~
“KICK ON!”

[Badger]

Tears of joy!!!

I am thrilled to read this latest post. Keep on kicking, little guy.

Don’t take life so seriously…it’s not permanent.

[Melzy]

Thanks for the update Lisa. Positive thoughts are really the only way to go.

It is so funny how all babies say Dada before Mama much to every mother’s disappointment. I bet you got his first smile though. Thank God you get to cradle him in your arms now whatever he says!

Prayers for Aiden are standard here from MD. Bumps on the road to recovery are normal before a smooth ride. Aren’t those wagon rides done on the level hallways?

Best wishes Hawk family. Hang in there.

[DCN]

I can’t even imagine how difficult it is to watch Aiden in pain right now, but take some comfort in knowing that he won’t remember the pain. If he does remember anything at all about this extraordinary ordeal, it will be that his parents were with him every step of the way to support, comfort and love him. I ruptured my spleen when I was ten (yup, riding accident) and was in the PICU for a week after the surgery to remove it. Although I know that was the most intense pain I’ve ever experienced, I have no memory of the pain itself. Truly, all I remember is that my parents were with me every minute after I woke up from surgery, until about the fourth night, when I was feeling well enough to ask them to go home because my Dad’s snoring was keeping me awake (how rotten of me)!!

Hang in there, Lisa, and take solace that your presence comforts Aiden and gives him the strength to keep soldiering on as his body slowly heals. And be grateful that he’s not old enough to sass you and tell you to stop fussing over him when he’s feeling better!

[_Infinity]

Yippee!! That’s the best news!! Thanks for updating us all…and Merry Christmas Aiden!!

[JBO]

That’s awesome!

[onetempies]

Awesome news about the surgery! Sounds like things went well & continuing to jingle that healing keeps going this good!

Give Aiden a big hug and raspberry for me! Wish I were closer to visit you guys myself!

Thanks EVER so much for sharing the pics! They weren’t offensive at ALL! We could already see the great improvement! Can’t wait to see more pics!!! We need our Aiden fix!

Hugs to the entire Hawk family!

Show goals achieved & Sass is in foal! 6 months down... about 5 more to go.

We've got STANLEY! Wings Rock!

[canadian_eh]

Lisa and Knowonder you are both an inspiration to us all, god bless you.

[_SC]

He looks beautiful and wonderful and PINK!

Lisa, I love how you and Joey always keep up the family rivalry with the Georgia/Florida stuff. Too bad for FL that the Dawgs are kickin’ butt this year. Glory, glory to our Georgia…

I’m sure Aiden will contine improving miraculously fast!!! He really is a miracle child.

~Sarah~

~Disgruntled College Students Clique~Georgia Clique~Junior Clique (Can I please still be a member?? )~ Buckle Bunnies

[EquiMom]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>
I think that the best parts of the advances in Internet technology have made us less dependent on packaged news, on someone else’s idea of what is newsworthy. Lack of communication between and among individuals is what fragments us. To be able to reach out to each other always reminds us of our shared humanity.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

How true, how true! The best part of humanity always shines through–even unto making a keyboard into an extension of ourselves…, to “virtually” reach out to one another.

I am so gratified to see be able to see Aiden through those pictures. The machines don’t unnerve me at all. They’re there to facilitate the process of getting “our” baby back “in-the-pink”…!

I just know that there will come a day when all of this will be behind you, Lisa and Joey. Better still, Aiden will not even have any real memories attached to all of this. He will only know of it in the telling…and in the telling, he will know how well he is loved!

[elizabeth]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tackpud:
My vote is Upperville for Aiden’s leadline debut! I’m more than willing to supply a mount for him and will have the pony turned out to the max. Just say the word! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Of all things, that made me tear up.

We have a big-hearted group of people on this BB. Aiden is in good hands.

God bless us all.

[JustaLurker]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by knowonder:
I will be printing this thread for you to keep Lisa–I already have the binder for it!

To all COTH’ers–if you have any poems, artwork, or any special messages you want to go into Aiden’s binder email them to me at smason@workgroup.net
I will print them out–if you would like something “original” to go in–mail it to me at:
Sara Mason
2147 Everett Rd
Knoxville, TN 37932 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sara, you might telll us the size of your binder. Is it 8.5" x 11" or is it 12" x 12"? I’ll bet there are serious scrapbookers on the Board who might make up a beautiful page or two for Aiden’s book if they knew the size.

Cheers, Maggi

[SBT]

…and cheering for Aiden!

Can you hear me down there in GA?
Fellow COTH-ers, let’s raise the rooftops:

AI-DEN, AI-DEN, AI-DEN, AI-DEN, AI-DEN, AI-DEN!

Stomp your feet, clap your hands, whistle and shout! All our prayers will NOT be defeated! We are an army! Alone we are not strong, but together and with the power of our prayers, we can overcome!

Go, Aiden, go! Go Aiden, go! Go Aiden, GO!!!
YAAAAAAAAYYYYY AIDEN!

~Sara#2

~Sara
Charter member of the GM Fan Club
Member of the Dirt Divers 78th Airborne Unit, ATH Squadron

[horsesrlife65]

Haligator - what an appropriate saying under your user name!

Lisa - I have been trying to keep up with how you and Aiden are doing, and am so sorry to hear that he’s having a time of it.

You have been through SO much, and I know it must be tough, so I’m sending prayers your way!

Just remember that everything will be ok in the end, and if it’s not ok, then it’s not the end!