Caleb's Development
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02/02/2014 - Positive pregnancy test!
02/27/2014 ~ 1st ultrasound confirmed heartbeat.
03/13/2014 ~ 10 weeks ~ 2nd ultrasound still confirmed heartbeat.
03/27/2014 ~ 12 weeks ~ 1st trimester screening at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 
July 26, 2014 Caleb ~ One Week Old 
August 12, 2014 Caleb's CDH Surgery Day ~ 24 Days Old 
August, 19, 2014 Caleb at One Month Old 
September 3, 2014 Caleb's Shunt Surgery Day ~ 46 Days Old 
September 5, 2014 Caleb is extubated for the first time ~ 48 Days Old 
September 19, 2014 Caleb at Two Months Old 
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 
October 19, 2014 Caleb at Three Months Old
November 19, 2014 Caleb at Four Months Old 
December 10, 2014 Caleb is held by big brother, Brody, for the first time ~ 144 Days Old 
December 19, 2014 Caleb at Five Months Old 
January 19, 2015 Caleb at Six Months Old
March 19, 2015 Caleb at Eight Months Old 
April 19, 2015 Caleb at Nine Months Old April 30, 2015
Caleb's first leisurely trip outside ~ 285 days old
May 5, 2015
Caleb's 6th Surgery ~ 290 days old GJ Tube Placement & 2nd CDH Hernia Repair
June 16, 2015
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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!
June 19, 2015
Caleb at Eleven Months Old
July 19, 2015 ~ Caleb at One Year Old
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August 19, 2015
Caleb at Thirteen Months Old
September 19, 2015
Caleb at Fourteen Months Old
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October 19, 2015 Caleb at Fifteen Months Old |
November 19, 2015
Caleb at Sixteen Months Old
December 19, 2015
Caleb at Seventeen Months Old
December 25, 2015
Caleb's 1st Christmas at home.
January 4, 2016
Caleb's 8th Surgery
Bronchoscopy, Endoscopy, PH Probe Study & Circumcision
January 19, 2016
Caleb at Eighteen Months Old
January 27, 2016
Caleb's 9th Procedure
GJ Tube Replaced
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
May 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Two Months Old
June 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Three Months Old
July 19, 2016 ~ Caleb at Two Years Old
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September 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Six Months Old
October 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Seven Months Old
November 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Eight Months Old
December 19, 2016
Caleb at Twenty-Nine Months
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January 2017 Caleb at Thirty Months |
February 2017
Caleb at Thirty-One Months
March 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Two Months
April 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Three Months
May 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Four Months
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
September 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Eight Months
October 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Nine Months
October 2017
Caleb at Thirty-Nine Months
November 2017
Caleb at Forty Months
December 2017
Caleb at Forty-One Months
January 2018
Caleb at Forty-Two Months
February 2018
Caleb at Forty-Three Months
March 2018
Caleb at Forty-Four Months
April 2018
Caleb at Forty-Five Months
May 2018
Caleb at Forty-Six Months
June 2018
Caleb at Forty-Seven Months
July 19, 2018 ~ Caleb at Four Years Old
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January 2019
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