Tuesday, February 4, 2014

ENT doctor update and my mom!

Yesterday was our follow up for Connors ear. He passed a part of the hearing test but not the other. Part of that could be due to his congestion. So we were going to have to rely on what the dr. Could see. Well, Connor still has such tiny ear drums and canals that it's hard to see. He said we have two options. The first option,  he could do surgery to open them up and that would allow him to hear or secondly we could just wait and see if they grow as he grows. We agreed on the second one. So village, please pray that his ear canal and ear drum grow. We will go back when he's 9 months to access. Not that we would do surgery at that point but we would want to see them growing. One of the reasons we are waiting is because at his age it won't effect his speech. 
If you would also pray for Connors constipation. Long story short I switched Connors formula and he now has more of a solid stool. It's not hurting him but I'd like to see it softer. I'm not a big fan of formula but this is the better option for us out of all of them. Before we switched he was only going once ever 2-3 days but it was loose. Now he will go every day, sometimes multiple times  but they are harder and pebble like. I hope that's not TMI. I'm a mom and poop is now a big deal!  Kids with DS are known to have problems with constipation do to their low muscle tone. So is his constipation caused by low muscle tone or his formula? Ugh. 

Here's my last and big prayer request. It's for my mom. She is having hip replacement surgery tomorrow. Please pray for the doctors and nurses. Pray their are no complications and that she heals quickly. Every time you think about her, would you please pray for her? If you know my mom, you know what an amazing women she is. I love her to infinity and can't wait until her pain is reduced. 

Thanks Village for your prayers and encouragement. We love you!