tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532456991017756012024-02-07T22:04:35.286-08:00The JohnsonsThis is a documentary of our life. Our life as a fun loving family who has there ups and downs but who love each other so much!The Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08875872323814851943noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653245699101775601.post-35575856947335275302013-01-24T13:52:00.000-08:002013-01-24T15:50:39.659-08:00AcceptanceWow a post 2 days in a row..who am I ???<br />
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Today something extraordinary is going on.Today is full of love,education and acceptance for Owens syndrome.To see all the support from our friends,family and strangers is pretty amazing.It starts with a post.One simple post.That one post gets shared and eventually after a BIG game of tag there are hundreds of people who know about Moebius Syndrome.Hundreds of people sharing acceptance and knowledge of other peoples struggles.<br />
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I hope everyone takes this day to not only acknowledge Moebius Syndrome but to teach your children to accept others even if they are different looking,shy, have a different personality or different beliefs then you.As parents we are the ones who mold our children and teach them right from wrong.Teaching them to accept others is part of doing right from wrong.As adults I hope you take today to look at your relationships with others.How do YOU react when you see someone that is different or not to<i> your</i> standards? I hope you take today and pledge to change your thoughts and actions.<br />
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I want to again thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for all the support and love you have shown us in the last almost 2 years of Owens life.This is a journey we are on and Im so happy to share it with all of you and spread awareness to others.Mark your calendars For Jan 24th every year and don't forget to wear purple to show your support!<br />
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You would think by now I would get use to going to an appointment for Owen and it not going as it was suppose to,shocker the answer is NOPE ! Every time I have the same feeling of shock and the thought of "what the heck just happened".<br />
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Its a familiar feeling of anxiousness as you check in. Politely ask how the receptionist day is.Sit and listen to the other parents stories of why they are at the specialist.Wish them luck as your name is called and patiently wait for the doctor.<br />
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Dr.O'Halloran is our favorite doctor out of all of Owen doctors.While they are AMAZING doctors and im thankful for each one of them, there is something about him that makes you feel comforted and confident in his abilities as a doctor.At four months old he was our first specialist we were able to get into.He is the one that diagnosed Owen with Moebius Syndrome and started our rounds of test to confirm it.He is always patient and fully informative. From that very first visit he told me that Owen would have to have surgery at some point on his eyes.He would have to get the muscles tightened and a gold weight in his eye lid to help him blink and close his left eye.I processed it but moved it to the back of my "saved thoughts" I guess pushing it off till the time came.Well today was the day I had to process those thoughts.<br />
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Its almost like a hot flash when it hits you.Your whole body starts to get really really hot.You want to wipe the sweat off but you don't want to show fear. You nervously interact with your kid to try and not show your emotion of being upset of the news you just herd. I personally start fidgeting with my hair as well and tend to try and put it in a bun that falls out a thousand times and wont stay in place.Every time Dr.O'Halloran sees me in a moment like this his words are always,"we have talked about this before there are much more difficult things in the world that he could have." These words are spoken with a comforting tone. A tone that it will be ok and he is in safe hands.<br />
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Today it was decided that Owens eye is getting worse.He wants to do surgery on it as soon as possible.He will be putting a gold weight in his eyelid to help him blink and keep the eye closed as well as tightening his eye muscle to help with the cross-eye and the placement of his eye. Owens eye is severely dry and his cornea is drying out.It is almost at the point of causing damage so he will purposely clog the lower tear duct to try and help the eye stay moist. Currently we put gel drops in his eye during the day and a lubricant gel at night.It is not helping him in the way they thought it would since Owen cant close his eye properly.<br />
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The thought of surgery is very scary.Its not the most invasive surgery and I can process that, but as a mom any time you don't have control over what happens I think is a terrifying thought.For me the scariest thought is thinking about saying goodbye and kissing him as they put him to sleep.I know he is in great hands and I hope in a couple months when its all over with I can look back and feel silly about my thoughts of being so scared.For today I am going to have my pity party of being upset about it.Tomorrow I will put my big girl panties on and move forward.<br />
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A very friendly reminder is tomorrow is Moebius Syndrome awareness day.We wear purple to spread awareness and support to others about Moebius Syndrome.I cant wait to see all the pics of our family and friends wearing purple.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its sometimes amazes me that I have 3 children,a house in a awesome community and a husband of almost 10 years.The places and people I have seen and met along the way sometimes seem like a dream and a really fast time warp.This year was my 10 year High school reunion and there are days I feel like I could be back in high school, riding in my now husbands, old Black Honda civic on a Friday night to a football game in my cheer uniform.In those days you thought you had life rough when your parents were mad at you for not cleaning your room or doing your chores.Now I AM that parent.No my kids arn't that big yet but I know sooner then later they will be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As a parent and adult in general you realize what rough is sometimes.For me its staying up all night with my sick babies knowing I cant help them in anyway but hold them and sing to them. Driving hours on end, week after week, to make sure my special needs child has the best care he can have.Spending hours out of my life at therapy with him just to make sure he can develop on time.Working on school projects and spending that extra time with them on their homework just to make sure they understand it. Volunteering at their school and being on the PTO to make all the difference I can in their education.Or simply all the time I spend driving them from one activity to the next with a screaming baby, that as hard as you try to ignore still gets the best of you some days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I could explain this last year in one word it would be<b> Exhausting!</b> As a Mom this is what I choose to do.I would never in a million years change my life but find it healthy to acknowledge it can be rough some days,weeks or years out of your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I find sanity in realizing I don't really have that much time with my kids. Understanding how short 10 years can be makes me want nothing more then to spend as much time with my kids as I can. In the next year as everyone is making their New Years resolution I urge you to consider making one for your kids..I want to not be so quick to be angry with them. Appreciate that they will make mistakes and help them learn through those mistakes instead of get mad at them.I pray for more patience with them and my husband and I want to slow life down a little bit.A family motto we have is "No success in the world makes up for failure in the home" I want to try and live by that a little more this year.</span><br />
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Disclaimer: YOU WILL GO INTO A SMALL COMA AFTER EATING THIS!!</div>
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Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 min,I like mine a little more"crunchy" so I cooked it for 52 min</div>
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The Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08875872323814851943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653245699101775601.post-6584762515540729772012-07-13T12:01:00.000-07:002012-07-13T12:02:22.352-07:00The life of Owens Tummy<br />
To start off I want to say I have missed writing,not that I did it much, but when reading back on my earlier post I realized why I wrote all my thoughts in the first place.It is a great release to express yourself and share your info with others.With that said I want to share Owens tummy troubles.<br />
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The tummy of Owen is pretty upset.Starting right around 2 months old he became this fussy crying creature that I didnt know how to take care of.My girls were never like that so it was a new territory.Then at 2.5 months the projectile vomit started.Sorry for the bluntness of it but it was nasty.**Mom tip carry an extra pair of clothes for you at all times and cover EVERYTHING in your house with blankets** After trips to the Gastroenterologist he was diagnosed with GERD.The next couple months consisted of changing his medicine a couple times and me changing my diet because I was nursing but it all seemed to help.We officially stopped his medicine at 11 months old and all seemed good till he got weighed on the scale.<br />
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Owens weight was always a concern but they thought he just wasn't gaining because of all the throwing up he was doing.Once the throw up stopped we had to start to look into other reasons why he wasn't gaining weight(3% underweight) so It was advised that I stop breastfeeding him.We started him on regular formula and it went down hill from there.2 weeks of explosive diarrhea and throwing up later we switched him to Nutramigen.No big deal Kenzie had to be on that.Well 2 weeks of that and no change.At this point Owen is now starting to loose weight.We then try Soy milk...this time he starts to get blood in his stool and woke up with a huge buldge in his tummy.After a trip to the ER and to his Gastro doctor we were told he has a Ventral Hernia and put on new uber digested and broke down food called Pediasure Peptide.<br />
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The peptide is its own story about fighting with insurance to pay for it(which never happened) It cost us $188 out of pocket for a 9 day supply!! It seemed to help but he still had terrible diarrhea with it and was still loosing weight.We tryed Almond milk and have been doing coconut milk as well.<br />
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Yesterday we had an apt with the Allergist(just add it to the list of Owens specialist) It was awesome to have a doctor break it all down and tell me how the body works and reacts to things.Owen was such a trooper looking like a little old man shirtless waiting for his test.After a prick on the back and a 15 min wait it was confirmed Owen has a severe Milk protine and Soy allergy.OK I as a mom I think I knew this but it is nice to have it confirmed.Again it was awesome to get all the info on the allergy and the difference between intolerance and allergy.Because of Owens other eating issues due to Moebius he gets most of his nutrition from a bottle.So now we are on a whole new formula because the Pedisure peptide still had milk protein in it.Our new food is Neocate Jr that he will be on till he is about 2 years old.Im hoping this will help him start gaining weight because he is officially diagnosed with "Failure to thrive" Yesterdays weight he was 17.1lbs and he is 14 1/2 months old....to put into perspective at 3 months he weight 13lbs.<br />
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I know we are on a long road of a medical maze with Owen and I thank you all for you support and prayers.<br />
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I want to start by saying it is a VERY difficult thing to admit that your child is "behind".Every part of my logical thinking knows that Owen has Moebius Syndrome but I on a everyday basis compare him to "Normal" kids.For starters he was a month early.To some this may not mean anything but if you have a child that was early you can relate.All 3 of my kids were early (4-5 weeks) so I am use to putting them on somewhat of a curve but Owen I am struggling to understand where he will be in his development.<br />
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We started him on therapy at 3 months old.Getting ready for my first visit I remember thinking"we dont need to go he is right on track for all of his "skills" he needs to be at.When I left his first appointment I remember feeling crushed.He wasnt anywhere where he needed to be.To start not only is Owens left side of his face effected his ENTIRE left side in general is effected.<br />
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Owen's left hand was always closed in a fist,he wanted to hold something in that hand at all times.He wouldn't grab with his left hand.He wouldn't roll to his left and he would tilt his head.He tilted he head because his left eye could not look laterally so he had to over compensate for his eye<br />
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To help with his closed fist I had to work with him Daily on keeping his hand open.I would hold his right hand and arm down during play time to encourage him to use his left hand.We had to force him to look to the left and roll to the left whenever possible.Owen wears a eye patch, on his "good"-right eye,to try and correct his tilt in his head and correct his crossed right eye he has.<br />
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With Moebius Syndrome they can have mussel tone problems which he def has.He wasn't able to hold his head up on his own til around 7 months.At the same time he started sitting up on his own.At 8.5 months he started "army" crawling.Our current skill we are working on is him being able to crawl on all four's.He has a difficult time putting his knees underneath of him.He tends to whine but it is getting better and better on a daily bases.<br />
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For me I have to remind myself that "babies" have a couple month range of when they do things. Weather they are early or have a physical delay. Today's appointment was encouraging for me because I was told he is right on track for all his "skills" even with being early.We now only have to go to O.T. once a month and P.T every other month to make sure he is on track.As a mom this means so much to me.I am told every visit that they can really tell I work with him alot.As difficult as this journey is/has been, I would never think of doing any less for for my kids.<br />
I feel like I am leaving out alot of valuable info/tricks from therapy but as I remember I will try and do updates.<br />
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Where do I begin...Owen ,my sweet sweet baby boy, has grown into a full blown mobile baby.I can hardly believe it.Our doctors visits and therapy's are getting further and further apart so I now ENJOY him as a baby and not a medical specimen.At his O.T. appointment yesterday I was thinking back to how he was only 3 months old when we started going there and now at 9 months how far he has come. Just in the last couple weeks he has started arming crawling.I feel like just last week i was trying to get him to hold his head up on his own.What will he be 15 next week!!<br />
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Mackenzie is thriving in first grade.School was out for 3 weeks and she was begging to go back.She loves her teachers and enjoys school work(defanantly didnt get that from me).I can see her as a little adult.She is so responsible and always wanting to help with everything.<br />
Bailey is starting to "get" school.She doesnt think she is there to play she is learning and learning fast!To see how much she has developed in half of the year makes me so happy!!<br />
Soccer is about to start up for them again along with cookie sales just starting for Girl Scouts.As much as I want a "break", seeing them enjoy all their activities makes me a happy momma.<br />
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As for me I finally feel like im moving out of the "new baby" mommy stage.I feel like life is getting back to somewhat of a normalcy.this month is going to bring me back i think to a crazy point because we have all of Owens checkups with all his specialist.His O.T. and P.T. has gone from 1x a month back to every other week just to make sure he is staying on track.We also have a in home person that comes weekly.<br />
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Im going to be playing catch up with my blog so I will go into depth a little more in upcoming post about each of his therapy's.In doing that I am hoping to help others out there who would like to know exactly what we do in therapy.With that I leave you for the day to go crawl around with my boy.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I was reading a blog post today from a blog i follow<br />
<a href="http://moebiussyndromemusings.blogspot.com/">http://moebiussyndromemusings.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The first line is you dont have to be a "supermom"</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I dont know why this effected me so much but i feel like he was talking right to me and I just started crying.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am trying to learn that I cant do it all.Just going to all the doctors apt and test that we have had to do is draining not to mention trying to be the housewife and mother that my family needs.The last couple months of Owens life has been challenging to say the least and now that we know he has Moebius Syndrome I feel like the Journey is just begging.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">While writing this I am getting the feeling like i need to defend myself and I hate that feeling.I want to put out there that I feel so blessed to have my son and I know what he has isnt life threatening.This is a journey that we are on and YES the 3 doctor appointments a week, that are sometimes an hour away,the hospital stays,the test and the therapy are all taxing on me.I feel like im being taken away from my family and that its not fair to them. Part of me doing this blog is so I can vent,cry,laugh and be honest about this whole process .So here it is<b> IT SUCKS</b>! But will it always suck,no, and that is what keeps me from going nuts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I want to also say a big THANK YOU to all my new friends at Courage to Smile,that I have made threw this process.I found a great group of people with Facial Palseys or parents of kids with FP.Sometimes its nice to just talk with others that are going threw the same thing.Here is a link to the website.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facialnervepalsy.com/">http://www.facialnervepalsy.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's all kinds of great info and resources there:)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today has kind of been an emotional day for me.I feel like everything is finally clicking that this is real and this is how life is going to be.It started at the ENT doctor today while filling out yet another form for the doctor.Listing all the things <strike>wrong </strike>going on with Owen.I realized that this is forever.In his short 3 1/2 months I already have to use the "extra" space on the page to write everything.ENT checked his ears and there was no fluid.It was the hope that he DID have fluid that needed to get drained and that is why he failed his hearing test.With there being no fluid he still has to re take his hearing test but the outlook is that he will need to have hearing aids.I dont think it registered at first.I looked at the doctor and was just like "oh ".As soon as I left I cried selfishly for myself and then as the day went on I have cried for him.Today I also got my packet in the mail from the Moebius Foundation (again insert tears)This is real and this IS our life.I think any mom can relate when i say you just want a happy healthy child.And yes Owen is happy and healthy he still has medical issues.I want to protect him and shelter him from the world.I never want him to go threw any type of ridicule or bulling.</div><div style="text-align: left;">For now I will try to enjoy what little time I have with him being a baby and keep trekking threw the medical maze.Hopefully I can post some pics in the next couple days.Tomorrow we have follow up with the tummy doctor,bailey goes to the dentist and soccer practice.Sounds like a starbucks kind of day:)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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After a good nights sleep we packed up and headed for the hospital.The check in process went very smooth.You get a pager and when each different part of the process needed you your pager went off.Ours was pager #49.I dont think I could forget because i just sat and stared at it waiting for it to go off.Thinking ok "now" ok well maybe "now" lol.And having the feeling of wanting to jump and run every time it did go off.<br />
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Everything went according to plan till we went down to the actual MRI and met with the anesthesiologist.She asked the same questions the other 3 nurses did but this time there was one extra question..."and he was full term correct?" Ummm "no he was a preemie" I replied.Thats where the day changed from our plan of getting to go enjoy the beach and make light of our son having to be put to sleep,to us ending up having to spend the night.Because he was a preemie and was being put to sleep they had to monitor him over night to make sure all was well.There wasn't really a choice, he needed it done so we stayed.Unprepared,no extra clothes and unexcited to sleep in a chair.But as a parent you just do what you need to for you children.No questions asked it just come as instinct.<br />
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The MRI went with out a hicup. Although it did take a little longer then expected.Tyler did a great job of calming me down,reminding me that a few "extra" min was ok.The recovery room nurse was kind and understanding of our situation and <i>broke</i> the rules and let both of us back with him while he was waking up.Now this was a little weird not gonna lie.Watching him wake up and jolt his head and body back and forth freaked me out a little but he eventually woke up and ate and was my happy little guy.<br />
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The morning came and one perk to having to stay at the hospital is we were gonna get the MRI results and he also got to have his Upper GI done that we had scheduled for next week.YAY no extra drive for me!!<br />
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The Upper GI went well.I got to go with him and it was cool to watch.He had to drink this special liquid and they watched it go down his little tummy.The doctor told me the results right there that he defanitly saw Owens reflex but that everything looked good.No damage to anything and his stomach was working normally:) That makes this Momma very happy.This will be something that does jsut go away!<br />
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Now for the MRI results.We got some good news that he didn't have a stroke and there were no tumors or cancers.His brain looked perfect.However he was missing his 6th cranial nerve and his 7th cranial nerve is underdeveloped.With that they believe he has Moebius Syndrome.I guess my feelings at the moment were just relief that he didn't have a tumor.As it has had time to sink in I just want more.I want more research and understanding.<br />
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Moebius Syndrome is a very rare disease and at the moment from my understanding and research there are a little over 2,000 people WORLDWIDE with it.WOW how do you take that in.Your child has a disease that they barely know anything about and chances of having it are around 1 in a million.We will know alot more with every doctors visit that we go to.Next week we have a follow up with the ophthalmologist and Neurologist.<br />
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If you made it all the way threw that post THANKS,I know it was long but i have lots to say.lol<br />
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I also want to thank everyone for their endless amounts of prayers.It means the world to me that you all are involved in this adventure that we are on.I look forward to educating my self and others about Moebius Syndrome and helping my little Pirate live a totally normal life.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our handsome little man is 3 months old today!! He is growing more and more everyday and I am so thankful that he is here.I couldn't imagine our family without him.He can now hold his head up,is cooing at us, smiles and kicks all the time.A recent purchase was a bumbo seat which he loves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now don't be fooled.This IS his happy face:)<br />
Taking care of a baby again has been an adjustment but seeing how happy the girls are to have a little brother makes my heart happy.This momma feels so blessed with her family and life she has.Today I am giving thanks for all that I have and looking forward to watching my kids grow!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Mondays visit was with Dr.Garcia the Gastroenterologist to talk about his tummy issues.Owen has been painfully throwing up since birth.And when I say throwing up I mean <i>PROJECTILE </i> vomiting all over the place!It has not been a fun thing to deal with.I switched from regular burp clothes to kitchen microfiber towels so that I could <i>mop</i> up his mess.Along with the throwing up came endless amounts of crying,burping,gagging,choking,congestion and over all fussiness.Now let me just say I know he is a newborn!But this is not normal run of the mil crying this is "mom im pissed,i don't feel good" cry. This momma was losing it a little bit.<br />
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He officially was diagnosed with GERD about 3 weeks ago.He has been on Zantac that seemed to help some but he is still a fussy little guy.Dr.Garcia switched his medicine and we will be starting it tonight.She also wants him to get a Upper GI just to check and make sure everything is ok.He has already had an ultrasound of his tummy but she wants a better look.We will follow up with her in about a month.<br />
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As for today's visit it was thankfully here in town with his regular pediatrician Dr.Paik.I adore her.I love the office and I love the staff there.They have all watched Owen grow in his short little life and love seeing him.His appointment was to follow up on all his visits so far and to look at future appointments.Not much to report other then his stats for 12 weeks:<br />
Weight: 13lbs 4 oz<br />
Height: 22.5 in<br />
He is in the 54% for Weight and only 7% for height.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The test today was a little bit of a challenge because Owen had to be alseep.For anyone who has to put your child to sleep you know that this isnt an easy task.As much as Owen sleeps, today he just did not want to go to sleep.It took almost 45 min of rocking,nursing and singing.Once the test started it was challenging because he is and has been, congested since birth so for the tech to get the info she needed it took 2x as long.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now for the result.His right ear has mild to moderate hearing loss and his left ear(side with the palsy) has moderate hearing loss.One ear drum moves and one doesn't.We are to follow up with the ENT and see if he just has fluid on his ears.If so it needs to be drained.Once we see the ENT we will have to go back for a second more in depth hearing test.One good note tho is it isn't nerve related.Also the ENT should be able to address his congestion problem.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sitting there in the room all alone wondering what the outcome was gonna be was so hard.My poor baby had to get eye drops every 15 min,which he hated,for a little over an hour.Finally it was time to see the doctor.I was greeted by a very casual looking man with a thick Irish accent.He right off the bat diagnosed Owen with a 6th and 7th nerve palsy.Informed me that he wasnt blind just a little far-sided.He said Owen could have had a mini stroke or have Moebius Syndrome.Some of the other notes were that his left eye only moves in one direction and that in a couple years he could do surgery to correct his eye.He ordered a MRI with contrast and I was to follow up with him a week after the MRI.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finally a doctor who knew what they were talking about.As a mom you know when something is wrong with your child and for the last 2 months we have just been brushed to the side like there was nothing wrong.In my opinion it is purely because they just didnt know.After some of my own research I am finding how rare this all is.If it is Moebius Syndrome its something like 1 in a million. There still is a possibility that this is JUST nerve damage and that it will go away on its own.(im praying for that outcome).If not he will later down the road have surgery so he can smile on both sides.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The weeks ahead are going to be a little hectic with all the appointments we have to go to...MRI,Gastroenterology,Neurology,OT,follow up with his Pediatric doctor and Ophthalmology.All this along with the girls starting school in 3.5 weeks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I want to try and back up a bit to the start of Owens precious little life.I am trying to document all the things that are happening in our life.So here it goes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> At 33 weeks i went into preterm labor.I ended up in the hospital for a couple of days.It was miserable but i got threw it.I was sent home on a medicine called procardia that I was suppose to take every 3 hours for the next 3 weeks.It was a terrible medicine.I felt like SHIT! But anything I could do to keep my baby in there I would do.In those 3 weeks I wasnt allowed to do anything but get up to go pee.I am so incredible thankful to my husband and friend jen for stepping up and taking care of the family.It was such a struggle for me to give up control of MY house but there was nothing I could do.Also at this time the girls were in their first season of soccer which I had to miss out on:(</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I made it to 36 weeks(right on the dot) We got to the hospital at 1:30am I was checked and was at 4cm and 80%. I was told to walk for 2 hours and see what happened.After 2 hours i only changed .25cm but they decided to keep me.This is where the nightmare for me began.....being only 36 weeks I was told(after being admitted there was nothing they could give me to move along labor.All i could do was walk,so thats what I did for basically the next 36 hours was walk and squat and lung my way down the hallway of redlands community hallways.I was begging for them to break my water and give me pitocin but no one would finally on day 3 my new doc broke my water gave me pitocin and the show was finally on the road.I opted for the epidural and waited for my little man to come.At 8:10pm I felt like pushing and at 8:23pm after 2 pushes he was here.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From that first cry we noticed something wasnt right.He only cried out of one side of his mouth.No one said anything tho.He checked out perfect they said and sent us off to recover.Though out the night i noticed one eye didnt open and he didnt really cry with his mouth open at all. Just a muffled cry.He was having issues latching but nothing too serious.the next day the pediatrician said he noticed so asymmetry in his face but not be worried he would be fine and it would go away in a week or two.At his follow up with his reg ped a couple days later he said the same thing.I never really thought too much of it cause they were making it no big deal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A week went by and he woke up with a goppy closed eye.I immediately took him to urgent care.the told me no big deal but took a culture of it anyway.i was told it was more then likely a clogged tear duct and sent on my way with some eye drops.The next week things went from bad to worse and this is where i will leave you for the night.The next recall of Owens life is gonna take me a while to write so night night for now</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">My world revolves around my husband and there is such a deep love for him, I am not quite sure there are words to express that , other then I would be lost without him.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Today I got a call that makes my stomach drop just thinking about it.When you are a spouse of an epileptic you are always waiting for "the call" that once again they had a seizure.Thoughts just get scrambled and you heart races because you never know what the outcome is.The reality of a call that you lost someone due to a seizure is very real for our family and that is the LAST call I would every want to get about my husband.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">So today I say thanks once again to my brother in law Kevin, who unfortunately has been with my husband many times during a seizure, I thank him for saving his life and for bring my husband back to me safe and sound.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">I leave you with the thought of being grateful for all the things and people you <b>do</b> have in your life and to remember to not sweat the small stuff.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Todays has already been a great day, I woke up feeling good.No more pain in my back all the time.It now just comes and goes threw out the day.I feel like I can go back to normal mom and housewife things.I never thought I would say that cleaning felt good to do but today it feels great.So for now I leave you with the thought of doing 9 loads of laundry and feeling great about it:)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">My baby Bailey and her Best Friend Glowie.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For me It is my children.I am in love with them and couldn't imagine my life with out them. They fill my life with so much Joy and Laughter.This photo is of my oldest daughter Mackenzie on my first day with my new DSLR. No Edits or special setting just on auto.I hope to one day learn my camera:)Hope You enjoy!</span><br />
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