Category: Sam & Max Updates

I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last update, but, as usual, it’s been pretty crazy around here.  The good news is that there’s lots of good stuff to share. [singlepic id=89 w=320 h=240 float=right] Christmas was tons of fun.  Sam and Max, along with their cousins (four boys ranging from two to seven), […]

Here’s hoping you all have a great Holiday and a wonderful New Year! [singlepic id=83 w=320 h=240 float=center] Love, George, Laura, Sam and Max

[singlepic id=76 w=320 h=240 float=right] The holidays are upon us and the boys are doing great.  I’ve always enjoyed this time of year, but it just seems so much more special now that I have a family of my own.  Thanksgiving was fun.  It’s hard to believe that a year ago we were telling ourselves […]

  Happy Thanksgiving from the Buteras! Here’s hoping that you all have an incredible Thanksgiving and have as much to give thanks for as we do! [singlepic id=75 w=640 h=480 float=center]

Sam and Max are now ten months old (the latest monkey picture is on the Family Photos page).  It’s hard to believe there are only two more months until they are a year old!  In some respects, time has flown by.  In others, like waiting for Sam’s surgery, time has dragged.  But now that that’s […]

[singlepic id=69 w=320 h=240 float=right] It’s been five days since Sam has been home and he continues to do great.  His cough is gone and the speed of his feedings are getting faster and faster.  And now that Max is over his cold and back home, we’re finally all back together! It’s amazing how empty […]

[singlepic id=68 w=320 h=240 float=right] We are so happy to announce that Sam is back home with us!  Laura pleaded her case to have him come home so that we can get him back into his routine and to give him the chance to get the rest he wasn’t getting in the hospital, and the doctors agreed.  […]

[singlepic id=67 w=320 h=240 float=right] Sam had a great day yesterday.  Despite being diagnosed with RSV, he keeps plugging along.  His morning x-ray looked much better than the one from the previous morning.  Also, he came off the oxygen they had him on and removed the arterial line that was in his thigh, leaving him […]

[singlepic id=65 w=320 h=240 float=right] First let me apologize for not adding an update for a couple days, but things were pretty much status quo until this morning.  Sam is still doing great concerning all things heart related.  His “new” heart is going strong, his heart rate is good, and his oxygen level is good […]

Sam’s first full day in step-down had its ups and downs.  The good news is that he’s gone from the NJ tube back to the NG tube and is doing well with it.  The problem is that he still has a little reflux, and that’s giving him problems with his breathing. [singlepic id=64 w=320 h=240 […]