Doctors appointments with some fun thrown in between

daddy & Stryker watching the ducks

he looks like such a big boy sitting at the table

I hate to post that Stryker has another sick appointment with the pediatrician. He developed a running nose Saturday afternoon when he awoke from a nap. Sunday was the same story but ran a low grade fever (100.3) early that morning. Tylenol actually broke the fever within about 20 minutes. He was not fussy but was not hyper as usual. Poor boy. We hate that this develops every 2-3 wks. Sunday night brought restlessness & more fussiness. His little eyes had "sick" written all over them (sorry man, you get that from your mom). Coco kept him Monday until I could get him to the pediatrician. As soon as Dr. McCain came into the door, Stryker went straight to her with open arms & gave her a hug. He would not let go until she picked him up. He wanted to sit in her lap during the exam. How cute! She kept saying, "this has to be the sweetest & most handsome child I've ever seen." We agreed. After the examination, her diagnosis was a sinus infection. Oh, I forgot to mention that Stryker learned how to blow his nose! But of course, he would only do it for Coco. The pediatrician indicated it was time to schedule an appointment with an ENT. She felt about 95% sure for removal of his adenoids but only about 25% sure for removal of his tonsils. The appointment is scheduled for August 8th at 1:15pm. Please pray for only adenoid removal because he would battle dehydration with tonsil removal resulting in even a longer recovery period.

Tuesday welcomed another doctor's appointment. This time it was with the neurologist for a follow-up visit from our September 2010 visit. Praying for a better report this time which we did somewhat. As seen in a previous post, Stryker was diagnosed with mild CP last visit. Since that visit, Styker has received early intervention services with both PT & OT. PT discharged him about 3 months ago but OT still comes to our house 1x/month. Dr. Fequiere (neurologist) seemed overwhelmingly joyful on how much improvement Stryker has shown. CP diagnosis remains, notes improvement but still seeing weakness in left UE. He thinks our decision on Stryker beginning school at age 6 instead of 5 is best because he told us to be prepared for some type of delay when Stryker begins school. Hopefully, not anything major. We are okay with this & know we will keep tabs on any struggle Stryker presents with in school. Afterwards, Logan & I took him for a picnic at Star Lake in Hoover. It was definitely hot; therefore, we did not stay too long. It was nice to have some family time together.

Dear Lord,
We pray to you today that you keep our son strong & determined to face any obstacles that he may face in the future. May we, as parents, be there for him physically, emotionally, & spiritually. Lord, we are grateful for our son Stryker. May you bless him. May we give our son the foundation of faith he needs. Amen.