Tomorrow Is A Big Day For Owen

Owen is scheduled for a swallow test tomorrow! So tomorrow we will find out if the hole is closed or not.  He seems to be doing very well and is adapting so well.   The last several days it seems like he has been having a lot less issues which gives us a little hope for tomorrow.

The little man is so funny and absolutely loves his family!  He is speaking a few words and his personality is awesome.  With all of the medical issues it is amazing how great his attitude is.  We finally moved him into his own room over the weekend and he had no problems.  We felt safe doing this as he has been doing so well at night (we still have a monitor though).

We are going to have a very busy May.  The kids are out of school in a few weeks and both Ansley and Elliot have birthdays this month.  Oh yeah, Iris is scheduled to have surgery on May 23.  They are going to correct one of her eyes that wants to cross.  It should be an out patient procedure and we hope it is simple and all goes well.

With all of this going on I arrived home tonight with the kids meeting me at the door to inform me that Mom has found our newest sister!  I told Melissa to move away from the computer.............  Then she showed me a picture.  I still asked her to mover away.  Then she showed me a video of a family with seven kids and they were announcing they were adopting two more kids.  This is how it started last time!!!!!!!

Owen Is Thriving

Sorry we have not updated in a while but things have been extremely busy around here.  Owen did fine in his last procedure and now we wait until the first week of May to know if the latest round of patching worked.  We are not convinced it is going to work but we are still hoping and praying.  The doctor did say that they were able to do what they wanted regarding the patch and if it is ever going to work this would be the one.

With that said, if it does not work they are leaning towards scheduling the "big surgery" when they will open him up and actually try to repair the hole surgically (instead of patching).  We hate the thought of Owen having to go through that but somehow we have to get the hole closed.

Owen is thriving aside from the medical issues.  He can now stand himself up and is very mobile when is is not hooked up to the tube.  He is also starting to get very vocal trying to talk and making a lot of sounds.  The kids all love playing with him and he loves when they pay attention to him.

We pretty much only hook him up to the tube when he is sleeping.  He eats yogurt, baby food, and pudding three times a day.  You can tell he does want to eat something else but he still gets excited when he hears the words food or eat.

We celebrated Owen's second birthday on Easter.  He was not sure what to think of all of the attention but he liked it. 

Here We Ago Again...

Owen is scheduled to go back in tomorrow for another procedure.  They will stretch the esophagus and patch the hole again.  Hopefully things go well and he is not scared. 

We are so ready for him to be healed.  Please pray for Owen (and Melissa) as they have to get up very early and go to hospital.

ALSO, please pray for our friends, The Fullers, as their son, Jack, is having a major surgery tomorrow.