This is a quick update on the shunt surgery. Since it has gone in Leo's eyes have cleared up tremendously. He has beautiful stone-cut blues like his mother. The tightness in his face has gone down now that the pressure is off. We think he is looking a lot like his sister did as an infant, only with a very funky head. Today I trod new territory rigging up his "car-bed" for the likely occasion that he will come home with us towards the end of the week. Car-beds are awkward things and the hospital rarely uses them, but they just happen to have one in storage. Thank God. If they didn't have one an ambulance ride home was our second choice! We are learning more about hospital policy discharge procedures and all that. Leo is looking more and more boyish and cute and fascinating. But then again most parents think their kids are baby models. He has picked up his eating now 48 hours after the surgery, but he still takes much less than a normal infant. Nothing to do now but watch, feed, and even drive him around! I never thought this day would come. Friday it is...
A school bus can mean all sorts of different things: dread, boredom, excitement, responsibility, change...it means something different to all of us. I was primarily homeschooled as a kid, and though I preferred that, there was still an element of desire and curiosity for me every time I saw a school bus when I was young. I couldn't help but wonder what it would have been like to be part of the school bus world. Of course I didn't have to wonder about it for very long because I did, in many ways, have the ideal education. There was that time I took the winter off from school instead of summer to practice my extra curricular work which was...downhill skiing and snowboarding. Then there was the part-time jobs at the local farms that I was able to do because of my own set and very flexible school hours. To clarify, because it sounds like I didn't do any academics at all in the above two sentences, I did. Lots. Tons. But I did them efficiently and completely independently, e
I thought he looked beautiful since I saw the picture at the top of the blog page. I love the post-op pic, too! His gaze has something wise in it.
ReplyDeleteI love his eyes. They're so inquisitive!
ReplyDeleteJacob and I think he is really adorable. He does look a lot like Nika, and in his post-op pic, he looks a lot more comfortable. Love you all!
ReplyDeleteWords fail. I am all amazement.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy the pressure has been relieved...Praise the Lord! Our prayers continue as Leo continues to recover from his surgery. He is so beautiful. Hope to see you all soon.
ReplyDelete"With God ALL things are possible!" So amazing!
ReplyDeleteGod is Love. We still want to come visit you soon! Thank you for including us all in your journey. Love, the Yates
ReplyDeleteoh he is sooooo cute!! WElcome to our hydran group. My son Noah has hydran - you can see our blog at www.lisajking.blogspot.com
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