Our little "Hoarse", Colt.

Busy last couple of days for us; appointments, therapies, ER visits.. Never a dull moment, but I swear I wouldn't trade it if I had the chance. 

We met with our urologist and surgeon who will be performing Colt's circumcision. He never had it done while in the NICU due to his health and being on aspirin. But, now, he's stronger and we have been given clearance from cardiology to stop his aspirin for two weeks before the surgery. Some will wonder why in the world I would put him through this, and some like to argue that there is no medical benefit from having this done.. But, I beg to differ so it will be done. We all believe (doctors, us) that Colt is going to do great with the anesthesia and recovery afterwards, so that's all that matters to us :)

He is still surprising his therapists every visit. He is just a smidgen away from rolling over finally. He has good leg strength and knows how to move those muscles. His head and neck are doing their job as well, if he can just figure out his arm/hand placement we will have a mobile little boy! I know he is going to do it soon, we have the BEST therapists to help him and us! They were also a huge help in picking out Christmas gifts for him. As strange as it sounds, we had no idea what to get him. When you have a child who is developmentally delayed, it is SO HARD to pick out what you think he could use/benefit/enjoy.  Thankfully, they have helped us and Santa knows just what to bring him now!

Last Sunday, Colt was extremely fussy. Being the ex-nursing student that I am, I started to do a head to toe assesment to figure out what was bothering him.. and I found the culprits! His bottom two front teeth are well on their way out! However, he still wasn't feeling better and showing other symptoms by late Tuesday night so we headed to the ER. The nurses and doctor confirmed the teething + ear infection + upper respiratory infection :( Right now, he is so hoarse from coughing and crying, he is pitiful. But, with the inhaler and antibiotic, we see a HUGE improvement. The nurse informed me that sometimes when little ones cut teeth, it just aggrivates their entire system; and once one area has infection it is so hard to keep it in just that area since they're so little and everything is so close to each other. Hopefully this is not what will happen with each tooth he cuts, but if so, we'll take care of our little "hoarse" Colt :)