Sorry for the long breaks in between posts. I have had a few things going on lately, just can not seem to find the time to write. So here is an update...
We took a road trip to Idaho to visit family. It took up 16 hours to get there. We decided the best way to do the drive would be to leave in the late afternoon and drive ALL night. Well our plan worked for the most part (well for the boys anyways). We were exhausted when we arrived. It was a good trip and we enjoyed all the time we were able to spend with family and friends.
When we got home Finn came down with a cold and I did everything possible to keep him away from Matthew, well it didn't work. Matthew came down with it too. Finn ended up with an ear infection so he was put on antibiotics. His cold only lasted about 4 days. Well Matthew is another story. I know I have said from the beginning that Matthew can not get sick and some of you may have wondered what that means, Well here is what it means... Matthew came down with a cold and went to the pediatrician 3 times and ended up on antibiotics, steroids, and albueteral nebulizer treatments. So the same cold that Finn had totally knocked Matthew on his butt. He coughed and coughed and coughed for about 4 days. Poor baby :(. He is finally on the mend Thank Goodness. During all of this he just so happened to have appointments with Cardiology, Pulmonology, and GI. He had an Echo and an EKG and they all came back unchanged. Which is good for now. I am hoping that they eventually change for the better. He has what the call a PDA Patent ductus arteriosus. You can read about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_ductus_arteriosus The doctors call it cosmetic for now and they are not concerned with it. This is something he was born with. They will just keep watching it to make sure it doesn't get any bigger.
When we went to the pulmonologist he was actually pleased with how Matthew was doing considering he had a cold. He said he heard wheezing at the end of his breath, but it was very minimal. He said that the fact that this cold did not land him in the hospital says that he has some reserve lung. This is a good thing, but with each illness it can compromise that good lung development as well. He also said that it looks like his Pulmonary Hypertension is gone. YAY for that, But I will not hold my breath that it won't come back. He has had slight PH since he was discharged from the hospital.
The GI doctor was pleased with his growth. So she is going to leave him on infant formula for another 3 months and then discuss what we will be feeding him after that. He has made it to the 60% for weight and 25% for height. He is slowly climbing the charts. Go buddy Go!!!
So overall he had pretty good visits with all his doctors.
We have just been staying busy with therapy, and entertaining two kiddos. We are at the age that we can not do a ton with the boys. Everyone keeps asking if we have been to Disneyland yet and the answer is no. I am not going to spend a bunch of money just to push a stroller around. They are not quite big enough to enjoy it yet. So we go do things they can enjoy like go to the beach, the zoo, and parks. This is enough to keep all of us busy for now. Nothing else too exciting happening here. I will post again for Matthew's 1st Birthday which is less then a month away now. WOW!!!! Where has the time gone?!?!
J
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