December Surgery

So Josiah's surgery for his testes will be on Dec. 15th. At that time we will also get an MRI on is head and lumbar spine. He is supposed to go home the same day just on tylenol for pain. I pray that is the case for Josiah. He seems to be slower with everything than a typical child.



His heart is still doing exactly the same (not better... but not worse either). His kidneys were the same size at this most recent appointment as the one before. We were expecting them to be smaller so we will just continue to monitor them.



He can roll, but doesn't roll often. He is not quite sitting up, but is very close to doing so. He shares a room with Iylah and is almost sleeping through the night (about 7 hrs straight). Before I had to wake him up to eat because he needed the calories but would not wake up on his own. So it is a really good thing that his is waking up on his own to eat when he feels hungry. He definitely needs the calories still. He weighs 12 lbs. 7 oz. He is eating solids now, but has trouble with textures of food (this is one of the things we are working on with his occupational therapist). He is not quite babbling yet, but he coos often. He is doing great with his glasses now!! He used to hate them, but now I think he actually enjoys being able to see better. He smiles all the time :). He giggles often too. Overall, I feel like he is really engaging socially now and is so much happier. We can go places without him crying constantly from over stimulation. He smiles at people and before he used to cry everytime anyone other than me, Craig or Iylah talked to him.



He will be 1 year old in just two months!!! That is so crazy! I try not to have expectations on his development because I just don't know when he will be able to do things like sitting, crawling, walking, etc. Often times I miss the little steps in his development because everything is happening so slowly compared to Iylah. Lately I have been trying so hard to notice those small things.




If you all could pray that Josiah will grow lots before this surgery (so he can handle anesthesia better). Pray that nothing abnormal will show up in his MRI's. Pray for peace for me and Craig. I am so fearful of going to the hospital. I dread it. Pray for steady hands for the surgeon. I really trust Josiah's urologist (he will be doing this surgery). When Josiah was in the NICU, he came in nearly every day to check on him after surgery. He really cares.



Thanks for all the support and prayers. I figured out how to adjust the settings on the blog so that anyone can comment on the posts. We appreciated your words of comfort!


Lots and Lots of Love,
Cherie