Caroline's Pictures 8-18-07

Bronchoscopy

We went to see Dr. Ashe today, he was a wonderful doctor and very patient with us. He listened to our concerns about Caroline's eating etc....She is eating and swallowing and keeping her food down. However, there are times when she coughs and chokes during some feedings and spits up hours after eating. So we are going to make sure all her airways are clear along with vocal cord development etc... She will have a surgery that will hopefully be outpatient if she does well. We pray for results, we pray for Caroline to not have any complications with this surgery. Her surgery will be at the CMC Main hospital next Wed. It should be a quick procedure and we hope all goes well. Please pray for it to be easy on Caroline and answers for us.

Tipping the charts

Caroline went to her pediatric appt today. She is 5 lbs!!!! We saw Dr. Culpepper today and he was very positive about how Caroline looked and how she was doing so far. We need to be patient and wait for things to happen. We also got our referral to PT so we will begin our process for evaluation at Carl Watkins Center here in Charlotte. We have another appt. on Thursday to check on reflux, but we are pretty sure she does not have that either!!! The doctor could not hear a murmur today in her heart - so her small hole or VSD has most likely closed. Pray that her heart has closed on its own. We will have confirmation at Sanger Cardiology next Thursday.
Thank you for being faithful friends and family members your time and investment in praying for our family is no small thing!!!!

One more notch in our belt

We are so happy to report that Caroline's hip ultrasound is normal!!! No brace. We also received a report on a cranial ultrasound of her brain and it is normal. We rejoice in these reports and are hoping for continued progress and development. Thanks be to God and we offer our gratitude to you and your prayers for our sweet Caroline.

The Cure for Cabin Fever~~ICE CREAM

"Did someone say icecream?"

When I got home from work tonight Kim informed me that she needed to get out of the house. Well since it was over 100 degrees in Charlotte today we decided to go out for ice cream at Maggie Moos. Carley loves the blue (cotton candy) ice cream.

I was nice to get out tonight and enjoy icecream. It helps break up the routine sometimes!

Here are some pictures of our fun night out~

One more Doctor

Hello to all. Caroline is now 4.12 and we are pleased with her weight gain. She had a marathon sleeping day yesterday. I think she may have only been awake two hours. Then she stayed awake 2:30am - 4:30am last night and this am 6:30 - 8:00am so we are back on track I hope.
We went to get another referral yesterday from her pediatrician to check on possible reflux. She does not spit up a lot, but has a strange weird cough at different times during feedings. It is scary if you are the one who she decides she needs to spit up through her nose and mouth at the same time. It can be scary. But we are hoping it is something she may outgrow. We go to the hip doctor Thursday this week. And next week to the pediatrician on Tuesday and on Thursday to the pulminologist to check on coughing and the possible reflux. The new request is that Caroline does not have a blockage in her trachea etc....

Who is burning the midnight oil?

Caroline has gained yet another ounce. Today she weighs in at 4.8. She is till sleeping and eating good. Yesterday she stayed awake nearly all day. Today she is playing catch up. However, I know many of you guys are still praying for her little body to develop and heal. Today she has kept her arms down and not folded into her body. This is a big step for me. She can move her hands and arms, but only does so when she feels like it. Please pray for her movements to be more fluid and for her body as it continues to grow. Thank you so much for the time that some of you have given to us through prayer support. We are going to Sanger Cardiology on Aug 23 for our Eco Cardiogram. We are also going to Morehead Imaging Ctr on Aug 9 for a hip ultrasound . Pray for healthy results in both of those appt.