#7

Caed had 2 very important visitors yesterday. Two of his BIGGEST fans! My....time has flown by. I can't believe Caleb is now the age that Caed was when the volvulus first occurred. It wasn't the best visit since Caed was still fresh from surgery and in a lot of pain, but I know it did all three of them good to see each other.

Caed had a VERY rough evening! Basically in pain the entire night. He "slept" only 15-20 minutes at a time. Pretty tough on Mama to witness....again. This morning, however during rounds Dr. G upped his pain med quite a bit and also added a stronger one to the mix. Since then, he has finally been able to get some much needed rest. Thank you God for that!

Our original plan was to be discharged sometime today, but.....definitely not going to happen now. Our goal(s) will be to get pain under control, walk, EAT, and of course have a bm. I honestly think the pain issue plays the biggest role. If it gets under control, he will just naturally feel better. Therefore, the walking, eating, etc.....should come.

Dr. G feels she may have finally fixed our 10 month long problem. Todd and I are also very encouraged. She opened him up quite a bit more this time. His intestines had pushed their way back up....she fixed that, as well as cleaned up the site again. She also ended up completely closing the hole in his stomach (via g-tube). Something we had kept open (just in case he ever needed it again). Thank you all for your prayers for him over this past year (as well as 4 long years).

We are slowly making progress today....