MMM Fingers!!!

 

One Doctor Down...

Baker has been discharged from his Pulmonologist!!! He did good on his last overnight test, and they said that he's been gaining weight remarkably so they released him! They took all the monitors away, and just told us to watch out for wheezing, extended periods of coughing, etc.. He has a risk of having Asthma but they don't see any signs so far. So we are getting close to my goal, of getting him down to just his pediatrician... :)

Look Daddy!

Recovery and Reflection

Baker didn't get sick and is recovering perfectly! He has his follow up appointment next week with the urologist, but from what we see he's looking great. The incisions were large, but it looks like he's going to have no scarring at all. They used a topical skin adhesive on the outside of the incision and dissolving stitches inside you can barely tell he had surgery at all. Modern medicine rocks! The first few days after the surgery he was especially cranky, but what would you expect? Since he started feeling better it seems he's been hitting developmental milestones at warp speed. Every day he does something new, it's just simply amazing.

Teresa and I took him on a long walk last week to a park by our home, and halfway through the walk we both looked at each other and realized that we didn't have one worry about him at all. Walks before consisted of carrying a bottle of O2, an apnea monitor and an O2 saturation monitor and a whole lot of worrying anytime his O2 levels dropped. We would watch the monitors so much, that we couldn't ever enjoy the walk. Now it's just Baker, Mom and Dad and the trees the river the fresh air and serenity. I could fill this page with words, and not even come close to describing how I feel – the joy, the wonder, the gratitude that that precious little boy brings me. (Yeah I said it Nonie, I used your "P" word) So Baker is doing great. Our next goal is to get him discharged from the many specialists he has.

Oh yeah he's off all the medication now, no more Zantac and Erythromycin for reflux. Finally he's HUGE!!! I wish I could take a picture that could capture his size. He now weighs almost 17 pounds!!!!

Baker's First Valentine (Thank You Grannie and Grandpa!)