Tooth

Haven't posted in awhile. Here's what's up. Caleb has to get one of his front teeth extracted. We'll post more later.

Birthday Pix

Birthday Thank You Video

G.I. Joe

We have far too many easily accessible girl toys laying around our house. The other day Caleb came running (he sort of runs) into the kitchen saying loudly, "Dada, dada." I turned around to my dismay seeing him, again, playing with a pink princess tea pot and two baby blue spoons. As any good father would do, I confiscated the teapot, gently rebuked him for playing with these type of toys, and went out to the car where just hours earlier my sensitive wife had stocked up some thirty G.I. Joe's she purchased at a garage sale.

Grabbing three of the manliest warrior-types I could find, I brought them inside, showed them to Caleb, made some grunting man sounds, and lovingly put them into his hands. He tried to repeat the man sounds and then took too G.I. Joes, placed their faces next to each other and MADE A KISSING SOUND!!!!!!

So we have some work to do....


On another note, a couple weeks ago Caleb and Genesis were involved in a beach photo shoot for Miami Children's Hospital. The pictures they took will be used in all hospital promo stuff: website, brochures, posters, etc.

Graduation!

Sara, Caleb's physical therapist who has been seeing Caleb since he was born, recently decided to graduate Caleb out of physical therapy! This is great news. It means that he is demonstrating age appropriate physical skills.

We will miss Sara; she has been absolutely wonderful. We still remember the first time we met her. It has been evident all along how much she loves Caleb, and all her patients.

Approaching Two

Hard to believe we're getting close to two years of Caleb's life! What a blessing this little guy is! He is eating well, a bit picky. We've seen much of his eating problem had to do with his will. A little discipline went a long way!

He's growing fast. The GI doctor is happy with how he is doing. We'll be taking him to the cardiologist in a month or so for a routine check up.

I've attached a recent picture from the Magic Kingdom of Caleb with mommy!

Thank you all!

Doing Good

Caleb's actually doing quite well. Today is Tuesday and on every Tuesday Caleb spends a couple hours at Miami Children's Hospital with his friends Sara (physical therapist), Meredith (occupational therapist), and Laura (speech therapist).

All of them think Caleb is doing great. "He's our little star. We're so proud of him."

He is behind on speech but we are confident that he'll catch up.

Thank you, Jesus, for doing a good work in Caleb.

Caleb Not Eating

Caleb's home from the hospital after his dental surgery. He's not eating well AT ALL. Please pray that he starts eating better. His eating doesn't have to do with his dental stuff; he was having this problem before.

Anyway, it's enough to drive you crazy, especially since he was eating so good before.

It's not that he's picky or just eating a little - he's really not eating for real.

Thanks for your prayers.

Dental Work Done

The dentist plugged four cavities and crowned several of his teeth. The doctor explained that one of the reasons he has weak teeth is because of the lower levels of oxygen.

He'll be at the hospital for awhile recovering. We will either go home tonight or tomorrow morning.

Operating Room Tomorrow

At 6:00am Tuesday morning, Caleb will be at Miami Children's Hospital one more time. This time, it will be dental work that will take place. Caleb has a tooth that is decaying, a cavity, and hypoplasia (teeth that did not develop properly, evidently he has little holes in his teeth).

So they will take x-rays first. Then they will cap all his teeth so that he will be protected from future cavities and decay. Of course they will fix anything else that they see wrong.

Obviously, Caleb will be under general anesthesia, so recovery and eating are always an adventure.

Thanks for going on this journey with us through your prayers. Please continue to accompany us!

Three Stiches

So Friday night at church, Caleb stumbled and knocked his head on the tile floor. So we had family night at Miami Children's Hospital. We've never seen that place so crowded. Thanks to Caleb's heart condition, we always have short waits at the ER. They take us in right away. That was good.

The cut was deep and wide enough to warrant three stiches. Caleb is doing great now. In fact, he just made Genesis cry, so I gotta go. Bye....

Dentist Visit

Well, Caleb has been just doing great.

He does have a cavity, so he'll be going to the dentist tommorrow. Of course since he's a cardiac kid, it's a bit more involved than your typical visit. He has to get evaluated, they need to involve the anesthesiology team, etc.

We are totally blessed, though, with our kids.

So many people are concerned and are interested and are praying. Thank you for that!

Home and Doing Well

Caleb has been home for awhile now. The first couple days home from the hospital were a little rough. He had a tough cough, scabs from the opening the had to make, stick tape residue all over his body, not eating really well.

But now he's doing good. He's walking alot, playing, eating.

We continue to hear of families who have similar situations and we are thankful that we can go and spend some time with them, often talking about spiritual issues, praying together, or sharing some scripture.

We also continue to be active at Miami Children's Hospital. It's a way for us to get to know people and to be part of what is happening there.

Pneumonia?

Looks like Caleb might have pneumonia. He's getting a chest x-ray today. He's been pretty lethargic, not eating, developed a rash. So we will see...

Rough Night

Caleb stayed at the hospital last night with Janet. His eyes are pretty swollen. Not sure why. He also coughed quite a bit last night and vomitted earlier. We'll see what the doctors say this morning.

Genesis paid a little visit this morning but mommy and brother were sleeping so it was just quiet kisses.

Good News!

Success! Everything went great. Dr. Zahn is very pleased with how Caleb looks. He plugged two large collateral veins. He said we may be able to go home tonight if all goes well.

Now comes recovery. So far we have learned that Mr. Caleb does not like hospitals very much. He hates things attached to him and people poking him. He can be quite fiesty at times.

Thank you for your prayers. We are grateful for good news.

Please Pray

Please lift up the family of Baby Y. They have been given very bad news. This is a family that we have been able to know for several months. We met them at the Christmas dinner that was put together by Calvary Kendall.

We Have Lift-Off

Caleb is now undergoing his cath. It's good to see all the doctors and nurses that know us and know him. They are such nice people. They're good at what they do, as well.

The procedure should take approximately three hours. It's mostly diagnostic. Dr. Zahn believes that he won't have to do any major procedures, but is ready nonetheless. Caleb may need a stent; but we'll find out.

We'll post updates as we are able.

Cath Tomorrow

We will be at the hospital at 6:00am. Dr. Zahn will perform the procedure at 7:30am.
Thanks for your prayers.

Cath Rescheduled for March 6th

Caleb will have his cath on Tuesday, March 6th. We'll be at the hospital at 6am and we'll post updates. He still has cold symptoms, but we are really hoping that he will get better so he can have the cath and not have to reschedule. We know the Lord's timing is perfect. May his will be done!