Hello! Yes, I know, my blog has been ignored...pushed aside...severly neglected. Things are all topsy turvy. Lately since Aiden has been sleeping with us and he's having minimal secretions at this very moment, I've been able to sleep a bit and getting up about noon. But that means I haven't been able to update my blog. Don't get me wrong, I'm still on night nurse duty...I wake up every time Aiden moves more than a twitch or needs a suction, but there is something about having Aiden in the bed with us that make me able to sleep a bit. Plus, this minimal suctioning wont last long...it's a rare occasion! I think he's healthy, for one thing, and he's not teething at the moment. Last night though, after storing all the saliva in his mouth like a squirrel all day, as soon as Aiden fell asleep, I had to suction him for about an hour while all that saliva Aiden was hoarding made it's way down his throat. Aiden has an appointment tomorrow with Dr. Hotaling, so I'm still going to ask about anything we can do about excessive saliva production while he's still learning how to swallow. I also can't wait to hear his reaction to Aiden's surgery results!!! Dr. Hotaling is the surgeon that put in Aiden's trache and saved his life and every time we visit him, he always brings up how Aiden was the hardest tracheostomty he's ever had to perform, and he's done A TON! I bet he'll be shocked! I also want to hear if and when Aiden is ready for a swallow study so we can start teaching Aiden how to eat. So exciting!!
Visit to the park!
Evening at Rich and Katie's House
This is a picture of Aiden with GrammaDonna just a few minutes after playing the "I'm so shy!" routine...even though he saw and slept on GrammaDonna less than a day earlier. Such DRAMA! But he was smitten. He was afraid of The Thomas the Train toy that moved and 'Choo Choo-ed" and oddly enough...the Thomas the Train book she brought. Dont ask me!!! Now he loves them...although he didn't warm up to them till AFTER GrammaDonna left...
What else...what else....oh! I guess Derek, Lynette, Jeff and Rich surprised my mom with a new dish washer, so when she came home on Saturday, Ava and Lynette were there and there was a big ol red bow on the dishwasher. My mom was so surprised! She needed one badly, especially with Thanksgiving and the holidays around the corner. Well, I better get out to the living room. I tried to take a nap, and of course, I couldn't. At least I got to catch up on my blog. WOOHOOOOO! I promise I will share all about the appointment with Dr. Hotaling tomorrow. Hope I will have lots of good news. Till then...ta ta! I will add pics and such later on when I have a chance (and proofread....).
These pictures were taken after my mom left.
He was having the best time playing with mom's glasses!
The next two videos are of Aiden playing catch with GrammaDonna....he may not be ready for the pros quite yet...but with a little more practice, ya never know!
Below is the video of Aiden's trick! I'm not sure how he came up with it....
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