Family band

Happy Guy

Eli had a very successful second surgery to repair his palate.  He only had to stay the night and recovered quickly.  

From a princess to a hoe down!!

Surgery a success!!

Surgery is postponed

We have had to postpone Eli's surgery because of his respiratory problems.  He is using a nebulizer every four hours along with a steroid twice a day for his wheezing.  Hopefully we can reschedule in a few more weeks.  Otherwise things are going very well.  Eli can now get to a sitting, almost standing position from his back and tummy.  He is walking pretty well while holding one hand and has learned quite a few signs to let us know what he wants.  He also loves his babysitter Susanne who he gets to see two and a half days a week.  I was kind of disappointed with how easy the transition was for him once I went back to work!  We'll post the new surgery date as soon as we hear anything.

Early Halloween Fun

Children's Hospital

All went well at Children's in Madison on Friday.  Eli was such a trooper!  He was poked and prodded from 11:00 to well after 5:00.  We should find out the surgery date early next week.  He'll have his lip, hernia, tubes in his ears, and circumcision done all at once.  His palate surgery will be 8 weeks later.