This has been a big week for our sweet John Whitten. We are still trying to figure out why he has such a hard time eating solid foods, so Monday we headed down to Children's Hospital for a swallow test. Even though we didn't make it past the liquid and pudding consistencies-he freaked out when they tried to get him to eat the cookie-they said that mechanically his swallow looked good. On Tuesday morning he had a minor surgery to remove his adenoids and to look around his esophagus to look for any kind of obstruction. Everything looked great and we were home by lunch. I expected him to have an easy recovery and be back to his normal self within 24 hours, but he ended up getting a horrible infection. The last few days have been nothing but high fevers and sleepless night. The doctor put him on a strong antibiotic and this afternoon he seemed to finally perk up a little bit.
Our sweet John Whitten has had a tough week, but we are glad to have it all behind us. Hopefully we will be getting this whole eating thing under control. Who knows, he might be eating steak and potatoes in a couple of weeks!
waiting for his swallow test @Children's
playing with toys before his surgery
he was so good...the nurse in recovery said that he never cried after he woke up from surgery, and just cuddled them. He is a big cuddle bug, so that didn't surprise me.
heading home with our sweet boy
Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning...
Isaiah 33:2
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He does look like a cuddle bug- I'd like to cuddle him please!!
I didn't know he'd gotten sick-- so glad he's better!!
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