Thursday, February 24, 2011

Catch Up

So, my poor computer still has a virus. Everytime I turn it on, it comes back! Its crazy! And my sweet husband continues to fix it, but the virus still returns. Hopefully, the whole computer hasn't crashed...Anyways, I have found a computer to use so that I can get caught up!

Moving day is Friday. We will be leaving here Friday morning headed for our big adventure. It will be quite a transition for us, but we are ready for the challenge. We did manage to sell our house here pretty quickly, and we have found a new house there, so I guess we are ready! The movers have been working at our house the last 2 days, so we are living out of suitcases for now. Brant has had some pretty funny questions about the move and what will/won't be coming with us. It is interesting to see the move from a 3 year old's perspective. I think we are all just ready for it to happen.

Sweet baby is doing well. Really just kind of more of the same. He is still slowly, steadily putting on weight. He is not a big fan of night time sleep, but is a pretty happy little guy during the day as long as things go his way. He learned to roll over 2 weeks ago! That was big for us, and I was so thankful to see him learning new things. He has the biggest smile that can light up the room.

He is still off of the NG tube. We decided that the tube wasnt really a success for us. It did not help him "catch up" and gain the weight. So we are now testing for a couple more GI issues. In a little over a week, he will be tested for Hirschsprung's Disease. It is disease where the colon doesn't move food through the system the way that it should. It causes severe constipation (which can lead to food coming up the other way and refusing to eat). He will also get an endoscopy at some point in April probably to see if his reflux is controlled and to check for allergens. I am assuming this will test for an allergic condition called Eosinophilic Esophagitis. We have also added a new medicine to help with motility of food through his system.

Our sweet little one is quite tough. He has put up with a lot of pokes and tests. He still seems uncomfortable. He now arches and throws his head back A LOT. We are still looking for answers to learn how we can help him feel better, sleep better, and grow.

So that was a real quick catch up! Thanks for checking in!