This week has been a hard week for baby Tommy. We have been back and forth to the pediatrician and found out that baby T has reflux and colic. We have tried him on every formula imaginable but nothing seems to work with his tummy.
Wednesday night he was up most of the night coughing and then the next morning he had his first projectile vomit. Needless to say we got dressed and headed back to the doctor.
Baby T has gotten his first cold and he is just so pitiful. It breaks my heart that he is in so much pain and that there is nothing I can do to fix it. So needless to say it was Nana to the rescue.
Hopefully he will get over this nasty cold in a couple of days.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Appointment
God is so good!!!! We went on Thursday to Atlanta to meet with his pediatric Neurosurgeon, Dr. Boydston. We both were very anxious and scared about the appointment and what news may hear.
My mom, Tommy, and I left Macon at 6 a.m. to head to Atlanta. Baby T did so good on his first road trip. Once we got there we were the only patients in the waiting room which was a relief because I have been such a germ freak.
Once we got back to a room we gave the nurse the video of the CT for Dr. Boydston to go over with us. The video would not play in their computers so he sent it over to Scottish Rite for their radiologist to look at. After the doctor talked to him he told us that it is Dandy Walker Variant, the milder of the DW, and that Tommy had some vermis and vermis tissue. He then proceeded to tell us that it would be rare if he developed hydrocephalus and that seizures shouldn't be a problem. There may still be some developmental delays but that is something we will have to wait and see. So far everything that he is doing and his muscle tone is good. What a relief!!! He wants us to get an MRI in May to make sure nothing has changed and to get a better look at what the CT couldn't show us.
We have been so blessed to have such a compassionate neurosurgeon. He spent so much time with us and loved on Tommy. He told us that we probably wont need to see him again but that he would like to look at the MRI once we get it done. I love that we probably wont have to go back to him but he is such a great doctor and person that I wish he practiced in Macon.
When I called my friend Lauren last night to tell her the news she told me that it sounded like I had a load of bricks lifted off my chest. She also told me that I sounded like the old me. Since September I have been preparing myself for the worst and was constantly stressing and worrying about all of the what-ifs. I am so thankful to be able to breathe a little easier.
There is no way to explain all of our good fortune expect for the power of prayer. There is no doubt in my mind that all of the prayers for Tommy have healed him. God has made Tommy and I stronger in our faith and he has made us realize that the power of prayer is an amazing thing.
Please continue to lift Tommy up in your prayers.
God is good!
Holli
My mom, Tommy, and I left Macon at 6 a.m. to head to Atlanta. Baby T did so good on his first road trip. Once we got there we were the only patients in the waiting room which was a relief because I have been such a germ freak.
Once we got back to a room we gave the nurse the video of the CT for Dr. Boydston to go over with us. The video would not play in their computers so he sent it over to Scottish Rite for their radiologist to look at. After the doctor talked to him he told us that it is Dandy Walker Variant, the milder of the DW, and that Tommy had some vermis and vermis tissue. He then proceeded to tell us that it would be rare if he developed hydrocephalus and that seizures shouldn't be a problem. There may still be some developmental delays but that is something we will have to wait and see. So far everything that he is doing and his muscle tone is good. What a relief!!! He wants us to get an MRI in May to make sure nothing has changed and to get a better look at what the CT couldn't show us.
We have been so blessed to have such a compassionate neurosurgeon. He spent so much time with us and loved on Tommy. He told us that we probably wont need to see him again but that he would like to look at the MRI once we get it done. I love that we probably wont have to go back to him but he is such a great doctor and person that I wish he practiced in Macon.
When I called my friend Lauren last night to tell her the news she told me that it sounded like I had a load of bricks lifted off my chest. She also told me that I sounded like the old me. Since September I have been preparing myself for the worst and was constantly stressing and worrying about all of the what-ifs. I am so thankful to be able to breathe a little easier.
There is no way to explain all of our good fortune expect for the power of prayer. There is no doubt in my mind that all of the prayers for Tommy have healed him. God has made Tommy and I stronger in our faith and he has made us realize that the power of prayer is an amazing thing.
Please continue to lift Tommy up in your prayers.
God is good!
Holli
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tommy's 2 week check-up
For the past three nights baby T has had an upset tummy and has gotten little sleep which also means we have gotten little sleep. After the first night of his tummy ache I was in desperate need of my mom. She spent the night on Sunday and let me get some sleep. She has been amazing!!! I would not be able to function without her coming over everyday so I can nap since Tommy loves to "play" during the night.
I was excited about having his two week check up to ask our pediatrician if there was anything we could do to help his tummy issues. We went today and thank goodness he didn't have to get any shots this time. He now weighs 7lbs and 5ozs and is 19 inches long. She also told us that everything looks good(huge relief). I have started giving him formula to see if that helps his tummy. Today was the first full day on the formula so hopefully tonight we will get some sleep.
I can't believe how fast he is growing up. Big Tommy gets up on the weekends with him so I can sleep. He tells me that it is their "man time" and they watch fishing and cooking shows and talk about everything that they are going to do together once he gets bigger. I just hope big Tommy realizes that I plan on making baby T a mommas boy!
We go this Thursday to Atlanta to meet with the neurosurgeon. I am excited and anxious all at the same time. I continue to pray for no Hydrocephalus and no developmental delay.
I am still amazed at how much I love baby T. I could have never imagined a love greater than this. It is absolutely amazing!!! I am so thankful that God has blessed us with him and I am forever grateful.
Thank you so much for all the prayers. Please continue to keep baby T in your prayers.
God is great!!!
Holli
I was excited about having his two week check up to ask our pediatrician if there was anything we could do to help his tummy issues. We went today and thank goodness he didn't have to get any shots this time. He now weighs 7lbs and 5ozs and is 19 inches long. She also told us that everything looks good(huge relief). I have started giving him formula to see if that helps his tummy. Today was the first full day on the formula so hopefully tonight we will get some sleep.
I can't believe how fast he is growing up. Big Tommy gets up on the weekends with him so I can sleep. He tells me that it is their "man time" and they watch fishing and cooking shows and talk about everything that they are going to do together once he gets bigger. I just hope big Tommy realizes that I plan on making baby T a mommas boy!
We go this Thursday to Atlanta to meet with the neurosurgeon. I am excited and anxious all at the same time. I continue to pray for no Hydrocephalus and no developmental delay.
I am still amazed at how much I love baby T. I could have never imagined a love greater than this. It is absolutely amazing!!! I am so thankful that God has blessed us with him and I am forever grateful.
Thank you so much for all the prayers. Please continue to keep baby T in your prayers.
God is great!!!
Holli
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