Well, prayers were answered! Preston, Carson, and I survived the trip to St. Louis and Mom and Kellen survived the day alone in Dexter. We had a 'longer than planned' day in St. Louis. We started with appointments at 9 am and did not finish until 4 pm and that was non stop appointments. We started with plastic surgery, then to endocrinology, then the PT gym for a developmental assessment, and finally Nursery follow-up which consisted of the normal appointment, as well as a subsequent chest x-ray and lab draws. Carson was a trooper the whole time. Of course his schedule gets thrown off when you have appointments all morning with no nap. But he did amazing and LOVED playing in the PT gym with old friends (two therapists that saw him while he was still in the NICU). We then headed to Nursery follow up. Due to some of the secretions we had suctioned from his trach, the doctors felt we should swab him for the flu and check for any pneumonia or other infection, hence the chest Xray and lab work. Everything came back negative, meaning he just has a cold virus so we will just stay the course. Carson is such a trooper and always surprises the doctors, nurses, and therapists with how well he is doing!
Mom always comments on how weird it is to spend a day in Dexter when Carson is not here. It is much quieter and just SO different! Kellen crawled into the nursery several times looking for Carson. Such a sweet boy! We praise God everyday that even though there are many added stressors with the extra care for Carson, our life would just not be complete without him!
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