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02/02/2014 - Positive pregnancy test!

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02/27/2014 ~ 1st ultrasound confirmed heartbeat.


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03/13/2014 ~ 10 weeks ~ 2nd ultrasound still confirmed heartbeat.


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03/27/2014 ~ 12 weeks ~ 1st trimester screening at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.


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05/13/2014 ~ 18 weeks/5 days ~ Fetal anomaly scan at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.  Found out we were having another boy, but also received the devastating prognosis that he had a condition called a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).


05/15/2014 ~ 19 weeks ~ Arrived at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.  A full fetal assessment was performed including a high resolution ultrasound, fetal echocardiogram, fetal MRI, and meeting with the genetic counselor.  After the diagnostic exams were complete, we met with a high-risk maternal-fetal medicine specialist and pediatric surgeon who confirmed Caleb's diagnosis.  
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05/27/2014 ~ 20 weeks/5 days ~ Arrived at the John's Hopkins Hospital for a 2nd consultation.  They performed a high resolution ultrasound and we discussed Caleb's diagnosis with a perinatologist, pediatric surgeon, and NICU doctor.  

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06/16/2014 ~ 23 weeks/4 days ~ Follow-up appointment at the John's Hopkins Hospital.  Another fetal echocardiogram and high resolution ultrasound were performed and I had my first appointment with my new perinatologist.  
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07/14/2014 ~ 27 weeks/4 days ~ Our follow-up ultrasound showed that polyhydramnios is now present and represents the excessive accumulation of amniotic fluid, which is the fluid that surrounds the baby in the uterus during pregnancy.  Polyhydramnios occurs in about one percent of pregnancies and can be associated with CDH pregnancies.  My perinatologist also concluded that I am measuring larger than expected for this stage of pregnancy, based on my due date.  He was able to determine this by measuring my fundal height, which is the distance from my pubic bone to the top of my uterus.

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Caleb Brian Salkeld
Born At:  Johns Hopkins Hospital
Date:  July 19, 2014
Gestational Age:  28 weeks/2 days
Time:  11:44 pm
Length:  15 and 3/4 inches
Weight:  3 lb and 2.09 oz

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July 26, 2014
Caleb ~ One Week Old


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August 12, 2014
Caleb's CDH Surgery Day ~ 24 Days Old


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August, 19, 2014
Caleb at One Month Old


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September 3, 2014
Caleb's Shunt Surgery Day ~ 46 Days Old


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September 5, 2014
Caleb is extubated for the first time ~ 48 Days Old


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September 19, 2014
Caleb at Two Months Old


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October 8, 2014
Caleb meets his big brother, Brody, for the first time ~ 81 Days Old


October 14, 2014
Caleb's eye surgery to correct his Retinopathy of Prematurity ~ 87 Days Old

October 15, 2014
Caleb's 4th surgery to repair his 1st CDH recurrence ~ 88 Days Old

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October 19, 2014
Caleb at Three Months Old


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November 14, 2014 
5th Surgery ~ Tracheostomy 


118 Days Old
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November 19, 2014
Caleb at Four Months Old


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December 10, 2014
Caleb is held by big brother, Brody, for the first time ~ 144 Days Old


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December 19, 2014
Caleb at Five Months Old


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January 19, 2015
Caleb at Six Months Old


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February 10, 2015

Caleb gets transferred to Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital ~ 206 Days Old


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February 19, 2015
Caleb at Seven Months Old. 

Introduced to a bottle for the first time ~ 215 Days Old


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March 19, 2015
Caleb at Eight Months Old


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April 19, 2015
Caleb at Nine Months Old


April 30, 2015

Caleb's first leisurely trip outside ~ 285 days old
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May 5, 2015

Caleb's 6th Surgery ~ 290 days old

GJ Tube Placement & 2nd CDH Hernia Repair
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May 19, 2015
Caleb at Ten Months Old
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June 16, 2015
Caleb finally comes homes ~ 332 days old

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All snug in his car seat.
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Arriving home...
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Caleb in his new room.
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Brothers bonding on Caleb's 1st day home!

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June 19, 2015
Caleb at Eleven Months Old


July 19, 2015 ~ Caleb at One Year Old

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​Caleb celebrating his 1st birthday with the best big brother.
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July 18th ~ Brody turned SIX
July 19th ~ Caleb turned ONE


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August 19, 2015

Caleb at Thirteen Months Old


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September 19, 2015

Caleb at Fourteen Months Old


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October 19, 2015

Caleb at Fifteen Months Old

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November 19, 2015

Caleb at Sixteen Months Old


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December 19, 2015
Caleb at Seventeen Months Old


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December 25, 2015
Caleb's 1st Christmas at home.



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January 4, 2016

Caleb's 8th Surgery

Bronchoscopy, Endoscopy, PH Probe Study & Circumcision




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January 19, 2016
Caleb at Eighteen Months Old




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January 27, 2016

Caleb's 9th Procedure

GJ Tube Replaced


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February 19, 2016
Caleb at Nineteen Months Old


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March 19, 2016

Caleb at Twenty Months Old

Caleb's 10th Procedure

Bronchoscopy & ABR Hearing Test ​
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April 19, 2016

Caleb at Twenty-One Months Old


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May 19, 2016

Caleb at Twenty-Two Months Old


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June 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Three Months Old



July 19, 2016 ~ Caleb at Two Years Old

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​August 19, 2016

Caleb at Twenty-Five Months Old
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September 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Six Months Old


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October 19, 2016
​Caleb at Twenty-Seven Months Old


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November 19, 2016
​Caleb at Twenty-Eight Months Old


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​December 19, 2016
​Caleb at Twenty-Nine Months


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​January 2017
Caleb at Thirty Months

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February 2017
Caleb at Thirty-One Months


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​March 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Two Months


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April 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Three Months


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​May 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Four Months


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June 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Five Months


July 19, 2017 ~ Caleb at Three Years Old

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August 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Seven Months


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​September 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Eight Months


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October 2017

Caleb at Thirty-Nine Months


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​November 2017
Caleb at Forty Months


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December 2017
Caleb at Forty-One Months


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January 2018
Caleb at Forty-Two Months


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February 2018
Caleb at Forty-Three Months


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March 2018

Caleb at Forty-Four Months


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April 2018
Caleb at Forty-Five Months


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May 2018

Caleb at Forty-Six Months


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June 2018

Caleb at Forty-Seven Months


July 19, 2018 ~ Caleb at Four Years Old

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​September 2018



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​October 2018

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​November 2018


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December 2018

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January 2019

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February 2019


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March 2019

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April 2019


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May 2019
Caleb's CDH Story
Tim & Candice Salkeld
calebscdhstory@yahoo.com


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