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| Trent and Dr. Itty Bitty McCone going to trick or treat and my Grandaddy's house. (And yes I was the cool mom that let her 7 month old have his first lick of a reese's cup!) |
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| Dr. Itty Bitty McCone and his Uncle Alan |
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| Dr. Malloy and Dr. Itty Bitty McCone |
Since then Cannon and I made our first trip out of town alone together to go to my mom’s house for a long weekend. We took him over to my aunt Pam’s house on Saturday to see some of my mom’s side of the family and meet a few of our close family friends. My friend Megan brought her little girl Kynslee (aka- Cannon’s future girlfriend) to meet Cannon. Megan and I got to share all the ups and downs and happy and sad moments of our pregnancies together. We checked in with each other daily and discussed our dr. appointments and ultrasounds. She was there to see me when I was in the hospital and came to meet Cannon in the NICU on the same day that she was finding out either good or bad news about her own baby via ultrasound (the situation turned out GOOD! Praise the Lord). So basically we shared all and helped each other through everything! I think we both feel like we couldn’t have survived it without one another. We are now sharing all things good and bad about motherhood and having our babies home and HEALTHY! Cannon also got to meet his cousin Taylor (my cousin David’s little girl). Overall it was a fun and very long day for both Cannon and myself.
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| This is my Granny (my mom's mother) with Cannon and Taylor. |
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| Myself, Cannon, Kynslee, and Megan |
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| Cannon has that "oops I'm busted" look on his face. Almost as if he's saying "Uh I'm sorry Mr. Tyler. I won't ever touch Kynslee's arm ever again!" |
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| The kids really liked each other and are looking forward to their date to the zoo next spring. |
Yesterday we made a trip to ACH. It was follow up time at the Liver clinic and the Medical Home clinic. First off was our visit with the Liver Dr. He is a new dr. at ACH and very nice. He was so pleased with how Cannon looked and his growth and how he has NO symptoms of Liver problems that he didn’t even want to bother with doing lab work to check it! That was awesome news! He wants Cannon to see the nurse practitioner at the G.I. clinic in 3 months to make sure his reflux is ok and then the Liver Dr. will see Cannon again in 6 months about his liver functions and possibly do lab work then. He also said he does NOT think that Cannon will have liver function problems again. He feels like the liver has repaired itself completely and will not cause any issues down the road. This was FANTASIC news! Then it was on to see Dr. Lyle (Cannon’s neonatologist that follows his development) at the Medical Home clinic. Dr. Lyle was very pleased with Cannon’s development and his growth. He thought that Cannon is coming along perfectly and doing all the right things and has all the right responses to him. He is pleased to see all the new things Cannon is doing and responding to and how well he is eating. We discussed foods that we need to be careful with as Cannon gets teeth and starts food that he will need to chew that could possibly get caught in his esophagus where his stricture (surgery site) is. He told us that we will need to always let him take his time eating so he can chew everything very well and to not tell him things like “Cannon hurry up and eat so you can go outside and play”. He also said that anytime we are traveling and have to eat on the road to not let him eat while he’s in his car seat because of where the 5 point harness hits on the chest could put pressure on the esophagus and cause him to choke. So Dr. Lyle definitely gave us some things to think about and be cautious of. We also discussed Cannon ever having to have his esophagus dilated. We know it will always be something we need to watch for signs of but he feels like since he’s not ever had to have a dilation so far that he may possibly not ever need one. But we will always look for signs of needing to be dilated as it’s not completely ruled out that he would not ever need one. Still that was good to hear. Dr. Lyle said he wants to see Cannon again in 3 months and as long as he feels Cannon’s development is where it should be and that Trent and I do not have concerns he will release Cannon’s development to his primary care physician. That was bittersweet news to hear. We think Dr. Lyle is great and we would love to continue seeing him because after all he’s known Cannon since he was in the NICU, but it was nice to hear him say that because that means Cannon is doing great developmentally and doesn’t need to be as closely monitored by a more specialized dr.
Cannon is starting to sit a little bit on his own when we sit him on the floor. He topples over a lot still but we know it takes time. He will get there. He looks around at all sights and surprises himself when he gets loud! He laughs so much and is the happiest baby I think I’ve ever seen because he very rarely cries. In the last couple of days he’s started opening his mouth and leaning towards his daddy to kiss his cheek. However he will not kiss mommy’s cheek yet. It definitely makes me jealous! Haha! But that’s just the mommy in me thinking “Cannon I’m around you the most so why don’t you want to kiss my cheek?”
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| Wearing his daddy's razorback hat....and looks like he's wearing a little bit of his lunch on his shirt....oops! |
Love,
Christian, Trent, and Cannon
