Well, we had Eli's second scope and set of biopsies with Dr. Osuntokun done in Fort Worth at Cook Children's Hospital last month. I was very thankful that my mom was able to attend the appointment and procedure with me. It gave us some really good Mother-Daughter-Eli time! =) It seems like we don't get those opportunities near enough anymore!
I was also really excited that my mom got the opportunity to meet Dr. O and see the facilities at Cook Children's. That hospital is absolutely amazing!! The facilities, staff and amenities there are just fantastic! Mom was very impressed as well!
After Eli's procedure was done, Dr. O came out to visit with us. He said the erosion in Eli's esophagus was completely healed and he thought the esophagus itself looked very healthy. He was also able to change out Eli's G-tube while he was still sedated. Mom and I got a brief tutorial on this the day before at his appointment. We will definitely need to know how to do this in case of an emergency! Anyway, he went ahead and did the routine biopsies and said it would take 7-10 days to get the results back. However, the photos from the scope looked AMAZING!! I think this was the clearest Eli's little esophagus has ever looked!
So about 2 weeks after the procedure, we received the results of Eli's biopsies.... NO SIGN OF EOSINOPHILS!!! That is our second clean scope! We couldn't be happier about this! So, we are still slowly working on re-introducing foods to Eli. This is still a little difficult because there are some food items that we have to absolutely avoid.... and unfortunately, some of these things appear in practically EVERYTHING! Also, Eli is still on pureed, non-solid foods and those options are relatively limited. But, he's doing great! We are waiting for the doctor's office to call us back and schedule another round of appointments and procedures in mid-December or early January.
It makes my heart happy every time Eli comes to us and says, "I think I'm hungry!", then runs over to his cabinet and pours over his options, finding exactly what he want to snack on! It was a little upsetting the other day when he asked to drink a smoothie, one of the items that he absolutely can't have. He hasn't asked for or been offered one since August. To make matters worse, he was looking for a Popsicle in the freezer a few days ago and stumbled upon a frozen go-gurt that we forgot was in there. He came running to me with it in his hand saying, "Mommy! PLEASE I have this?!" It kind of broke my heart to have to explain to him that he wasn't able to have it because it would make his throat and tummy hurt and make him sick. (Note to self: double check fridge, freezer, and ALL cabinets for "forbidden"foods!)
On top of ALL this wonderful news.... we are VERY excited to announce a bit of more good news.... Two days before Eli was admitted to Our Children's House at Baylor, we were blessed to find out that we are expecting a second child! I am 17 weeks pregnant now and we have found out that Eli will be having a baby sister, expected April 12, 2013!! We are all very excited! Even Eli keeps telling us, "I can't WAIT to be a big brother!". He is already very loving toward his little sister, kissing my belly and hugging it every night before bed and asking endless questions about "baby". We do ask that you please continue to keep us in your prayers; Eli for continued healing and good reports, and me and baby for a healthy pregnancy and delivery!
Our little family is growing!!!
