This is Thomas & he probably has the most complications of all the babies here. He has a cleft in his backbone, kidney problems, an exposed bladder & a heart problem. Because of the heart problem he has very poor circulation & consequently he is what is called a blue baby. Basically because his skin has a blueish tone to it (just thought I'd add that in case it wasn't obvious). These photos don't show how blue he actually is - his extremities like his fingers show his condition better. Think of the girl in Willy Wonka (Veruka Salt???) that ate all the blueberry bubble gum - he's kind of like a toned down version of her. Thomas will need a lot of surgery over a period of time - we were hoping he was going in for his first one tomorrow but it has been delayed.
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