Good news

Carson gets to go home!!! Praise Jesus : ) They do believe we have found another area the teratoma damaged and believe the slow emptying of his stomach is due in part to the teratoma's affect. His vagal nerve probably was damaged from the teratoma and so his sphincter in this stomach is not opening properly, so it does not let food pass out of his stomach as fast as it should. Babies should empty their stomach about 1 hour after eating and Carson takes over 4 hours to empty his stomach which is unusual. This isn't an urgent problem, but the doctors will be monitoring and determine what steps to take in the future. The plan now is to carry his puke bowl around and just get really good at catching puke : ), which Liz and Preston are already professionals. For now, Carson is super excited to go home and get uninterrupted sleep and Kellen can't wait to have his mommy, daddy, and buddy home. Thank you all for your prayers. We are eternally grateful.

Patience

Preston, Elizabeth, and Carson are getting frustrated with the continued stay in the hospital. They are doing much better with being patient than most would, but are ready to get home and back to a normal routine. What was supposed to be a simple surgery for the G-tube with the more difficult part being the airway is turning into quite a situation. Carson still was not emptying his stomach properly, so they sent him back to do a G-tube series this morning. Elizabeth just told his they still do not see his stomach emptying properly on this study. They do not know why, and Elizabeth and Preston do not know what the next step is. It is so difficult to try to entertain a child in a hospital, let the child get sleep (because he is woken up all the time with another individual wanted to come in and poke and prod), try to get sleep yourself, and be away from your family. They are handling it like saints, but please keep them in your prayers. We are praying for wisdom for the physicians, because we all are at a loss as to why Carson is not emptying his stomach. Praying for God to heal Carson and send peace to Liz and Preston that he is protecting and caring for Carson.