Friday Photo Flashback

Three years ago today, at 7:07pm, Sam and I welcomed our son, Andrew, into the world. There was plenty of excitement when he was born, that's for sure. It was like a whirlwind. Three years later, and that whirlwind has yet to slow down! Right from the get go, he's kept up on our toes … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Today, I’m a Worry Wart

I have posted this quote before, but it fits today (and hopefully will help). My grandfather once told me, "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere!" Despite the truth of that, I find my mind all over the place. As you are aware, my … Continue reading Today, I’m a Worry Wart →

Post Surgery Update

I apologize for not posting a dedicated blog to an update on my son. Many blogger friends have reached out and asked how he is doing after surgery a week or so ago. We are blessed that he didn't need to be in surgery very long. They had booked the operating room for 4 hours, … Continue reading Post Surgery Update →

Weekend Review

It's Monday and there is finally a bit of normalcy back in our life. It was a crazy weekend for us. Thursday, Andrew had his surgery. It went better than expected and we were grateful that many of the "possible" surgeries were not needed. This time the recovery went a bit better than the last … Continue reading Weekend Review →

Home Recovering

I wanted to thank each of my readers who said a prayer or sent positive thoughts our way for Andrew's surgery. All went well and he is home recovering. We will need to follow up with ENT in about 6 weeks. We also will follow up with sleep/neurology in the weeks ahead. He was such … Continue reading Home Recovering →

Sooner Than We Thought

We'll be sending up a lot of prayers this week. Andrew's surgery was schedule to happen in late September. Sam woke up this afternoon saying that the ENT office had called and wanted us to call back as soon as we got the message. They had mentioned a while back that they may want to … Continue reading Sooner Than We Thought →

Another Surgery Soon

My youngest son, Andrew, has had his share of challenges in his almost two years. After his first sleep study, he was diagnosed with laryngomalacia. It was causing him to have sleep apnea. A surgery was done to correct that problem. While in surgery, a cleft was discovered and the surgeon filled it. Three months … Continue reading Another Surgery Soon →

Proud Papa of a Papper

My son, Andrew, has had a hard time sleeping since he was born. We took him to an ENT and they found that he had laryngomalacia. A sleep study was ordered and it showed that the laryngomalacia was leading to sleep apnea (That's what the photo above is). This led to a minor surgery to … Continue reading Proud Papa of a Papper →

Gulp!

I had to take Andrew to have a Barium Swallow Test this week. It was yet another test tied to the laryngomalacia. Since he had his surgery, it seems like he is having trouble swallowing food and drink. If you've never had one of these, I don't recommend them. I had one done some time … Continue reading Gulp! →

Under the Knife

Andrew had his surgery today. You may remember his sleep study showed severe sleep apnea. A diagnosis of laryngomalacia was given and today the surgery was to correct that. Going in we knew that there would be at least one surgery for sure and a list of possible others. The possibles would be assessed after … Continue reading Under the Knife →