It is funny how a teeny, tiny newborn can cause one's house to look like a bomb exploded!! Poor Eli... it is not his fault, but it sure seems like newborns have lots of paraphernalia. There are diapers, wipes, creams, bottles, pump parts, clothes, socks, blankets and stuff everywhere. Last night I decided to take action and worked for hours trying to get our house back under some order, at least for a day or two.
Eli is doing well. He is a very easy baby so far. He eats, opens his eyes a little, and then is back asleep again. In reality, he still should have about 3 more weeks tucked away in my tummy, so I am expecting him to wake up more in a few weeks. So far, he is definitely the easiest of the bunch.
We are so thankful for each little leg movement that we see. The other night my mom cooked dinner for us and we all sat around watching Eli kick his legs. We are all learning to be thankful for more and more through all of this. I never sat around and watched Ella or Eliza move their legs. We have seen a lot more movement in the past two weeks. He does not appear to have feeling in his feet at this point and his ankles are very week. We are still thankful for what he does have right now.
We have three appointments for Eli this week. On Tuesday, we will meet with the pediatric neurosurgeon and also with the orthopedist. Honestly, I am nervous about those two appointments and what we may learn about Eli. I am praying that his ventricles will remain stable and that his head circumference will remain in normal limits. We will continue to pray for no shunt. I am also praying that the ortho will see his leg movement and that his hips will not be dislocated. We would covet your prayers for Eli on Tuesday. On Wednesday he will have an evaluation for babynet, which is our state's early intervention program. This service will provide in home therapy(PT/OT) for Eli, which will be helpful to our family as well as Eli. It is already so much harder to imagine him having to go through difficult procedures. My love for him is growing and growing.
I also have a whole post roaming in my head about little boys, but I am sure thankful that God knew we needed another one.
2 comments:
Julie, I am rejoicing with you that so many prayers have been answered already. I am praying for you as you meet with specialists and surgeons. That is always overwhelming but just take it one at a time. We can't wait to meet that sweet little man!
It's still very early. SB is DIFFERENT for everyone so don't worry about the test... they don't really mean much at this point:) Enjoy your sweet little one, as you know it goes way too fast!!
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