Define Successful.

I now know his Tonsil and Adenoid removal was successful!!
Not only is he quieter than before, but I can NOT hear him, I wake up out of a dead sleep to the thought “OMG, the baby is dead!”
Silence. Nothing. Lean in closer to hear the faintest “bruuuu”.
So, I am convinced that while the surgery was good for him, it was bad for me.
I can’t hear him. I can’t hear him snoring, huffing or puffing. It is so quite in my room, that if he weren’t laying next to me in his co-sleeper, you’d forget he was there!
He is sleeping much better! 45 minutes naps have turned into 2-3 hour naps!! Our night time routine is now just me waking up at all hours of the night. No more “Come on Knoah, let’s watch TV.” I mean, he doesn’t even wake up when he messes is diaper. My nose told me. He slept right through it.
He is sleeping wonderfully, I wish I were. Which makes me wonder when I should move him out of our room. The stress. I can’t think on it right now!!
He was also casted today. I don’t think he liked it much. He screamed and cried, even though they hardly touched him.
They did the cast in two parts, which in the end, should look something like this:

The picture is small, I apologize, but it will hopeful correct his spine and prevent surgery later.
There’s that word again, surgery. I can’t even think about them doing surgery on his back. The Orthopaedist said that *if* we had too, they could remove the furthest vertebra from his spine and bring the rest closer together, securing them with rods and pins. Effectively immobilizing his spine and any chance for contact sports has gone out the window. Not to mention working so close to his spinal cord….put it out of me mind!
Which makes me want to write a post about the needs of a child with dwarfism. What you need to know protocol.



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February 25th, 2008
We have some great pics from Saturday, the same day when he was shoveling those pierogies. (This morning I also discovered my camera lens was covered with little buttery fingerprints!) So, what’d you feed him to beef him up before today’s fitting?
February 25th, 2008
Formula, Graham crackers and a bagel.
So he managed to get your camera? Sorry!!
I can’t wait to see them!! We had a great time! Bri is soo good with the kids, although I think Hannah may have talked her ear off!
February 25th, 2008
Do you have a video monitor? That might help you when you do decide to move Knoah out of your room. We have one for Sawyer and I can’t tell you how many times we say “We’re so glad we bought it!!” It is so reassuring to see his little chest go up and down in the monitor…
I’m glad he’s sleeping so much better, though! Hopefully you can start getting more sleep, too, Momma!!
XOXO
February 25th, 2008
The thoughts and worries you have about surgery for Knoah is our reality…it’s more like when and how long can we prolong it then if…:( I hope this brace works for Knoah! I’ll keep him in our prayers! Surgery is a scary thought, especially as you said on the spine or near the spine! Scary…I’m so glad that Knoah is sleeping well…and wish some sleep for you
February 25th, 2008
Hi Tonya
We gave Clare and Andy a monitor which senses the movement of your baby breathing and will sound an alarm if there is no movement for 20 seconds. It has a pad that goes under the mattress which should be a foam mattress (won’t work with a sprung one). You can have it so that it just flashes a little light at each breath or makes a ticking noise.
We have used them with the babies we foster and even with babies over a year has not given any false alarms and is very reassuring to have by the bed when they are sleeping in another room. The make we have is Tommee Tippee – don’t know if you can get it in the USA.
Cheryl
February 26th, 2008
Jenn- We don’t have a monitor. I will look into one!!
Sarah- You understand about the back issue! Kaela will have lifelong issues too and we have to stay on top of them! You might want to ask DuPont about seeing Dr. Yassir here in Michigan!!
Cheryl- We do have something here called AngelCare. I did hook it up last night! Not one alarm!!
I slept, finally!! I had to figure out a way to use it in his co-sleeper because the base isn’t a solid board. Why did it take me so long to use it again? maybe because he is over a year and I didn’t want to seem paranoid. Oh, well I am, so I will use it!