Well, tomorrow is the big day! Jack is going to have tubes placed tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Children's Hospital Liberty Campus. Dr. Charles Myer, III will be doing it, and we've heard nothing but great things about him. Of course, anytime you place a child under anesthesia, you worry. We are confident that everything will go wonderfully, just as planned, and the fluid that has been in his ear FOREVER will be removed, and hopefully Jack will be able to experience life without the discomfort of ear infections and fluid. I do believe that the hardest part of the day, other than the worry of surgery and not being able to be with him, will be trying to keep him calm when we will no longer be able to feed him. It's hard for parents to deny their children of food, and it's even more difficult with a baby because they don't have any ability to understand why we can't feed them. But, I must remind myself, it's only for a short time, and the end result will help Jack's ears, his hearing and hopefully his sleep patterns.
These past couple of months have been tough at times, but still very enjoyable. If you haven't seen Jack in a while, he's quite the baby with a colorful personality! His smiles, laughter and babbling makes the frequent trips to his bedroom in the middle of the night a little less difficult. Steve and I are very sleep deprived and we hope to have Jack sleeping through the night sooner than later, but we remind ourselves how far we've come from the time he was born to now. It's been a roller coaster, but each day gets a bit easier.
Jack is now a sitting man! We are super excited that he is making progress on his gross motor skills. He still hasn't rolled from his belly to his back, but has rolled from his back to his belly. We keep praying that he will meet the milestones. He continues to work on his fine motor skills as well, as just as recent as these past several days, he's trying to use his pointer finger and thumb to grab tags! These little things just thrill us!
We have also seen an opthalmologist for Jack's left eye. Indeed, there is something going on with his left eye, but we can't rule enough out to say exactly what it is. Right now, they believe he either has an eye muscle problem or Duane's Syndrome. We'll continue to see the opthalmologist on a bimonthly basis as she monitors his vision and movement with his eyes and follow with her recommendations to ensure Jack has the best vision possible.
Sorry for the short update, it's been a while, but I gotta run! We continue to pray, thank God for his blessings, and go to bed when Jack goes to bed!!!
Love and blessings to each of you and yours!
