Good News

Today Isaac had a thorough examination by our ENT at Children's Hospital, Dr. Kozak. He declared that Isaac looked and sounded so good that he didn't even need to do a scope! Hooray! He said that even if he did find scar tissue, it's obviously not impairing his airway very much so he wouldn't need to do surgery. He figured it wasn't worth putting Isaac through the trauma of the scope, which I agreed with! Dr. Kozak has given us the "all clear", and we don't need to return unless Isaac gets sick again. We have instructions to watch him carefully, and to get him straight to his pediatrician if he even gets just a regular cold. If he shows the slightest signs of difficulty in breathing, then it's straight to Emergency.

Now we face the continued battle of keeping Isaac healthy. It's hard to not be overly protective of him, and yet we know we have the right to be a little paraniod :). We have kept Isaac fairly isolated during this past month, but we did reintroduce him to the church nursery last Sunday. He also returned to daycare this past week, and I am returning to my classroom next week (both of which expose him to a lot more germs). So, we will continue to be vigilant with hand washing and sanitizing, and we will continue to pray for Isaac's protection.

And now, a final word:

...for praying for our son! Thank you for all of your support - for your phone calls, visits, meals, Starbucks cards :), gifts and words of encouragement. We have been very blessed!

This Boy....

This boy.... ....is doing great! He's running, playing, talking, sleeping through most nights, and learning new signs faster than we can keep up with! To look at him now, you would never know he was so sick just a month ago. Tomorrow we are taking Isaac to Children's Hospital to have another scope done. They will be looking to see if he has developed any scar tissue, which would require surgery. We are praying that we will be given the "all clear", and that we won't have to walk into that building again any time soon!

This boy... ...even managed to stay healthy while Kaitlin and Russell had colds. They both wore face masks around the house for about 10 days.

This boy... ...still loves to "read" any book he comes across :).

This boy... ...is learning how to feed himself with a spoon. Many messes abound!

This boy... ...still calls Grandma "Mommy" (we're working on that one!), but insists on calling Grandpa "Papa", despite Grandpa's many attempts to teach him otherwise!
Grandpa: "No, not Papa -that sounds too old! It's Grandpa!"
Isaac: "Papa?"
Grandpa: "No... G-r-a-n-d-p-a!"
Isaac: "Papa?"

This boy....
...was Superman for Halloween...of course! Russell actually bought this cape from the thrift store at Children's Hospital when Isaac was in the ICU there.

This boy...
....had a great time at the Apple Barn on Halloween afternoon. He tried valiantly to pick up every pumpkin we came across, calling them all "balls" :).

This boy... ...loves his sister! He has taken to calling her "Kay-tee", complete with the sign for "sister". Very cute!

This boy...
...will be sorely missed by his Mommy when she returns to work next week.

This boy...
... is the light of our lives! Isaac means "laughter", and never has a name been more fitting. He brings a smile to people's faces wherever he goes! We will never stop thanking God for healing our boy, and for allowing us the privilege of being his parents.