Well, I will first begin with an update on Little Man and his dietary issues. After my last update, Ian proceeded to have more meal time gags and then he proceeded to gag and vomit his meals up about 3 times in one week time. It seems that he can't handle things like pasta and any sauces together, pureed food w/ any kind of chunks just about and well the occasional off the wall gagging like he did with strawberries the other day. He loves crackers and bananas and plain smooth yogurt or other foods of the like. So, one of our doctors believes it is time to rule out any problems with Ian's gastric system such as narrowing of his esophagus for instance. On August 23rd, Ian will be seeing a pediatric gastroenterologist to help determine whether Ian is experiencing digestive problems or not. Then we will go from there and determine whether or not he needs to visit an eating clinic or not to see if they can help us if it turns out that Ian is having a texture problem instead.
On September 9th, Ian will also have another renal scan performed with Lasix flush. On the same day he will also have a CT performed on his abdomen instead of an ultra sound like he had when he was a newborn. For the most part, this is part of his regular check-up for his kidneys, just a different test his urologist has requested to ensure Lil' Man's kidneys are still functioning well. Later on that same day, we will see his urologist.
That will be a crazy week for us as Paisley will have her birthday and Skye will be back to school that week as well as starting soccer and various other appointments scheduled for us as well as Paisley's last week before she starts preschool (appts. and such was not what I was imagining for her last full week with me before starting preschool). But it is what it is and we will just have to make the best of it. I will be praying for that week and praying for my children. God is good. And He gave me such a beautiful glimpse of His goodness this past week. I know for a fact that God is in control and He knows everything. He is more involved in every aspect of our lives and those lives around us than I have ever imagined possible. God can use everyone and everything for good.
This is merely a place of self-reflection for me. After recent events in my life, I have learned that although some doors of life open that we may prefer stay closed nice and tight while others close that we prefer stay wide open, God is there every step of the way and He can use anything for His glory and blessing!
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