Hello Everyone!
Well, at Nathans last visit Dr. Finnigan heard something in his lungs. I didnt mention it because I wasnt really too concerned. He went today to have Dr. Finnigan listen to them again. He heard the same thing. So, not good news. What does this mean? Well, not sure at this point. Dr. Finnigan seems to believe it could be the way his aortic arch is positioned next to his trachea. This would explain whay he tends to breath heavy when playing. At this time if this is the problem there is no cure. No medicine. No surgery. But sometimes kids grow out of it. We are going to wait and see if this is the case with Nathan. So please pray again! :-) He has a followup in July. If the sound is worse in his lungs we will do an MRI to see what exactly we are dealing with.
Hope everyone is well!
Laura
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Jason Dresses Nathan
Jason put Nathan's pants on.....yep he put both legs in one pant leg without realizing it until he tried to stand Nathan up:-) Even got his shoes on!!! Ha!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Typical conversation with Joshua
Me: Joshua are you hungry
Joshua: yea
Me: I can make pancakes
Joshua: ok
Me: It will just be a few minutes I need to cook them
Joshua: NO! I dont want them cooked
Me: Ok - you want them cold?
Joshua (near tears) : NOOOOO I dont want them COOOOLD
Me: Ok, you want them cooked
Joshua (full out cry at this point): NOOOOOO!!!!! I just want I want I want I want.....
Me: Honey calm down, what do you want? You dont want them cold and you dont want them hot.....would you like them warm?
Joshua (still crying, but I am seeing a light in his head) I just dont like them cold. I just like them kinda cold.....but not hot.
Me (i may have rolled my eyes at this point): Honey that is what warm is. I will make your pancakes warm.
Joshua (no tears now): Clean my face mama? (he asks this everytime he is done crying)
I clean his face and make pancakes.....
Me: Here are your pancakes Joshua
Joshua: I just dont want pancakes.
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!ARGH!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!
Me: Ok then......starve
(ok maybe not the last part but I was so thinking it!)
Joshua: yea
Me: I can make pancakes
Joshua: ok
Me: It will just be a few minutes I need to cook them
Joshua: NO! I dont want them cooked
Me: Ok - you want them cold?
Joshua (near tears) : NOOOOO I dont want them COOOOLD
Me: Ok, you want them cooked
Joshua (full out cry at this point): NOOOOOO!!!!! I just want I want I want I want.....
Me: Honey calm down, what do you want? You dont want them cold and you dont want them hot.....would you like them warm?
Joshua (still crying, but I am seeing a light in his head) I just dont like them cold. I just like them kinda cold.....but not hot.
Me (i may have rolled my eyes at this point): Honey that is what warm is. I will make your pancakes warm.
Joshua (no tears now): Clean my face mama? (he asks this everytime he is done crying)
I clean his face and make pancakes.....
Me: Here are your pancakes Joshua
Joshua: I just dont want pancakes.
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!ARGH!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!
Me: Ok then......starve
(ok maybe not the last part but I was so thinking it!)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Update on the boys
Nathan's appointment went very well! He is doing great heart wise and the doctor is very happy. :-) hooray!
Joshua started preschool! He is really enjoying it. The teacher wrote me a note and said on his first day when one of the other kids were crying Joshua went over and gave him a hug and told him it was going to be okay:-) I am so proud of him! And this is coming from a kid that has not been away from his parents at all except to spend a few hours with his Granddad and Grammy. I am so glad I waited until he was really ready.
This is also good for Nathan. We get to spend the one on one time that he really needs. He seems to miss his brother though. When I say Joshua's name Nathan starts looking around. So cute.
The boys are still total opposites. Joshua is so outgoing and Nathan is very reserved. Sometimes when Joshua is "acting like a monkey" I catch a glimpse of Nathan's face and it looks as if he is saying "dear god, whats wrong with him?"
They are also in different stages. Joshua is all about building things.....where as Nathan.....he is all about knocking things down. So it is a balancing act to say the least.
I hope everyone is doing well!
Love
Laura
Joshua started preschool! He is really enjoying it. The teacher wrote me a note and said on his first day when one of the other kids were crying Joshua went over and gave him a hug and told him it was going to be okay:-) I am so proud of him! And this is coming from a kid that has not been away from his parents at all except to spend a few hours with his Granddad and Grammy. I am so glad I waited until he was really ready.
This is also good for Nathan. We get to spend the one on one time that he really needs. He seems to miss his brother though. When I say Joshua's name Nathan starts looking around. So cute.
The boys are still total opposites. Joshua is so outgoing and Nathan is very reserved. Sometimes when Joshua is "acting like a monkey" I catch a glimpse of Nathan's face and it looks as if he is saying "dear god, whats wrong with him?"
They are also in different stages. Joshua is all about building things.....where as Nathan.....he is all about knocking things down. So it is a balancing act to say the least.
I hope everyone is doing well!
Love
Laura
Thursday, April 2, 2009
March 28th
Hello Everyone!
Well, this is just a bit late but better late than never:-)
March 28th was the one year mark for Nathan's surgery. Yes one year has passed. Jason and I can not believe what all our family has been through. And we havent gone crazy! I call that a success.
Nathan is doing very well. He has his cardiologist appointment tomorrow at 9am. Of course I am nervous but I am hoping that he will get a good report.
As far as day to day stuff Nathan is just like every other 17 month old. He is running and playing all the time! So I have two crazy boys to run after now. I couldnt be happier.
I will let everyone know what the doctor says tomorrow. Please think of us tomorrow and send good thoughts.
Love
Laura
Well, this is just a bit late but better late than never:-)
March 28th was the one year mark for Nathan's surgery. Yes one year has passed. Jason and I can not believe what all our family has been through. And we havent gone crazy! I call that a success.
Nathan is doing very well. He has his cardiologist appointment tomorrow at 9am. Of course I am nervous but I am hoping that he will get a good report.
As far as day to day stuff Nathan is just like every other 17 month old. He is running and playing all the time! So I have two crazy boys to run after now. I couldnt be happier.
I will let everyone know what the doctor says tomorrow. Please think of us tomorrow and send good thoughts.
Love
Laura
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