Updates

Jonathon has been recovering well after his ear tube/adenoidectomy surgery.  He is eating and drinking everything back to normal.


He is not wobbling like before when he walks ~ he is walking quite well I must say.  He is going up and down his stairs alot quicker too. ~ We go stepping on a daily basis ~ I guess this is good excercise for mommy!


He is beginning to talk clearer too ~ I know some may say this is really quick, are you sure, but yes I am sure.  We have added some words to his vocabulary already!


papa
Manny ~ Handy Manny
Minnie ~ Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Enny ~ Kenny ~ Kenny used to be nyny(nee nee)
Hello


Took a bath last night and I always blow dry Jonathon's hair in the winter to make sure he doesn't get a chill. ~ Jonathon does not like the blow dryer ~ last night he sat there and let me blow dry his hair without complaining!


Looking forward to going out in public ~ Curious to see how he is going to react in a public bathroom ~ Will the noise still bother him????  We will see, because tomorrow we have an eye appt.


My potty trainer is coming up on 1 year in Feb.  He may not tell me that he needs to use the rest room ~ but as long as I take him he has not had any accidents.  Yes he had the occasional dampness months back. ~ I have never had a poop accident! "AMAZING"


Today is Jonathon's 9th day wearing underwear! He wears a pull up when he takes a nap and when he goes to bed for the night.  Before surgery he was waking up dry from his nap and in the morning. ~ I have been pushing the fluids since surgery and he is back to waking up little wet from nap and whole lot wet in the morning. ~ last night I went back to cutting out drinks after dinner. ~ he gets a quick drink of water right before bed. ~ this morning he was just damp ~ not soaked ~ Otherwise he has underwear on all day and he has done an excellent job ~ I have not had one problem with him ~ now once in a great while he will go over to stand by bathroom door ~ this is his way of telling me he has to pee ~ he has a favorite book he reads in the bathroom when he has to go poop ~ Chuck and friends ~ Saturday night he brought me the book so I hurried up and asked him if he needed to poop and he went right to the bathroom door ~ we went in ~ put him up on the toilet ~ right away he pooped ~ we are almost there!  And I am one proud mommy of my angel Jonathon!!!!!


And today Jonathon goes back to school at 11:15a.m.

Surgery is Over!

What a long and exhausting day this has been!  We were up at 4a.m. to leave at 5a.m. to be at hospital at 6:30a.m.


We got lost ~ we (hubby and I) got into huge arguement over me not getting correct directions! I did, they were just confusing. ~ by the time we turned around ~ we missed our exit AGAIN! ~ Again I got yelled at! (as our 14yr. old is sitting in back with Jonathon) poor Andrew and Jonathon. ~ I am so over getting yelled at! ~ so I called hospital to let them know what was going on. ~ they were fine and said to take our time ~ we woke to a snowstorm ~ roads were horrendous! ~ we were only 10 minutes late. ~ and by now I was a little ticked off!


We stayed with Jonathon til 7:35a.m. and then they took him back.  Even though this was a much simpler surgery than OHS, it still crushed me to watch my baby get wheeled away. ~ We went to the next waiting area and then Andrew and I hurried to go get a drink ~ I forgot my Gatorade at home. ~ and most everyone knows I "NEED" that! ~while we were gone (2 minutes) someone had come out and let my husband know that yes they would be taking the adnoids out too. ~ so we waited. ~ not very long and they came to get us to go to another room to wait for the Dr. ~ as we are sitting and waiting Gilbert and I hear a scream ~ "Is that Jonathon?"  First time we weren't sure. ~ but when that door opened again and I heard it again ~ a mother just knows ~ "IT WAS MY BABY!"


Trying to hold composure til Dr. came in.  He talked with us really quick and then someone would be out to get us in about 20 - 30 minutes he said. As he was leaving the room a nurse was walking in to get us. ~ Thank God! ~ Dr. was surprised. ~ i didn't care ~ just get me to my baby. ~ I walked into recovery ~ to Jonathon screaming and thrashing all about ~ trying to come out of the anesthesia ~ They gave him to me and I just "hugged   him sooooo tight and talked to him"  ~ And yes lots of tears from mommy too ~ After a few minutes we both settled down. ~ he drifted in and out of sleep ~ took maybe 30 to 45 minutes to get him to drink ~ then he felt better. ~ we were dressed and on the road by 9:30a.m. "HOORAY!"


We were half way home when Jonathon vomitted all over! ~ Luckily we were able to pullover and luckily I always pack way too much stuff!  I was able to clean him up and carseat and change his clothes and we were off again.


got home around 10:30a.m. ~ He has had a little bit of water and just a few bites of jello.  I know he is hungry ~ but his throat is bothering him ~ rocked him to sleep and I think I will give him Tylenol later so then maybe he will be able to tolerated the jello.


I have to put drops in his ears ~ 3 drops 3x per day for 3 days and then we go for a recheck in 3 weeks. ~ It will be really weird tonight when I don't have to do the Little Noses.


Happy to be home ~ Happy Jonathon is resting ~ Happy surgery was a success!

Andrew and Jonathon

Gilbert, Jonathon and me

Jonathon waiting to go

   

Happy New Year!

Brought the new year in with me jumping out of a sound sleep to Jonathon screaming!!!!!(bad mommy).  Last night I took his bed rail off of his toddler bed thinking that "maybe" he wouldn't fall out anymore.  WRONG!  He fell out this morning at  6a.m. onto the metal frame of my bed. "OUCH" I grabbed him and hugged him tight and then got him his boo boo puppy out of the freezer.  After 10 minutes he was good and ready to start his day.  Just a little red mark now, no bump.


Although I feel like crap. I really thought he was ready.  So I will put the bed rail back on today.


I really wish Jonathon had his own room so he had room to move around and fall out of bed safely!

Wonderful Christmas

Christmas photo

making cookies

Christmas Eve

out cold

leaf frog train from mommy and daddy

goldfish

block for train

MATER

Scope for his 22

We had a great Christmas.  Brother came home from Texas and his family and my sister's family all came Christmas Eve along with Grandma and Grandpa Panczyk.   We stayed home Christmas Day and just enjoyed the day.  

ENT Recheck

was yesterday at 5p.m.  Jonathon had another tympanogram done and yes there is still fluid in his left ear and he has pressure in his right ear.


Dr. ENT approached us with "I think we need to discuss surgery" and before he could even get all of that out I interrupted with " Yes we need to just do the surgery, this isn't helping him."  It was really simple, we were all on the same page.


I tried to think of questions to ask him and of course thought of some after I got home.  But that always happens.  I am not too upset about the upcoming surgery.  I really think this will help Jonathon with his speech.  We have been going to ENT appts since last January and we are both finished.


Surgery will be after the holidays, someone is supposed to call me this week and schedule a day.  Surgery is supposed to take about 10 minutes and we get to go home the same day.  The longest procedure is going to be driving to the hospital and getting ready for surgery.(that part I won't like)


We will be going to Beaumont Troy Hospital. 
When I know more I will update everyone.

Update about School

Jonathon finally made it to a Tuesday "day" at school.  It's been forever!  School on Tuesday are spent with speech for 30 minutes and then the teacher for 30 minutes.


We will be having a meeting next Thursday with P.T., O.T., Speech, Teacher, and  Social Worker.  After Christmas Vacation things are changing.


Jonathon has graduated out of P.T. and also O.T.  He is doing so well that there is talk about him going into the actual preschool room starting in January.  You can start preschool as young as 2 1/2 yrs. old and Jonathon will be just that.


There is 2 different preschool programs at Memphis Community Schools.  The program that the typical children attend and then the special needs program.  With the special needs program there is 1 teacher and 1 teachers aide to 4 or 5 children.  Jonathon will not be left out.  He will get what he needs while he attends this program.
Will update more when I find out more.

Ask and you SHALL Receive..........

Jonathon needs to work on climbing up and down stairs.  He "can" do it, he just "needs" to get better at it.  This is one of the requirements to start preschool next fall.  Now that it is cold out, we won't be able to go to the park anymore.  I really did not want Jonathon to take a long winter break from step climbing sooooooo........I decided to ask our good friend Randy(Mr. Randy to Jonathon) for help.

                                                                        Showing stairs to daddy at Woodlands

                                                                                 Step 1

                           

                                                                                            Step 2

                                            

                                                                                 Step 3

                                                                                    Step 4

                                                                          I'm  " Steppin"

                                                                             Made it to the Top!!!

                                              Jonathon's Stairs for Therapy

"Thank you Mr. Randy for my stairs ~ now I won't have to go out in the cold and I can keep on practicing!!!!"