Second Follow-up

We had Isaac's follow-up appointment with the pulmonologist yesterday at Children's Mercy. She said he looks great and is totally recovered as far as she can tell. She also said that the viral cultures she took from the broncoscopy did not reveal anything... which is great. So this is just one more indicator that Isaac is fully recovered and makes us feel very comfortable with sending him back to childcare. Oh, and he also weighed just over 16 lbs. which means he's gained 2 lbs. since we left the hospital - I guess all those night time feedings are paying off.

Kevin and I are pretty busy looking for childcare for Isaac. We are making lots of phone calls and doing interviewing. We have interviewed two people that seem like possibilities. It's very hard to make this decision. Right now we are trying to decide whether to choose one of these providers or continue searching. I would like to return to work by February 1st which doesn't leave us much time to do more interviews. Please pray that we will have good discernment in making this choice and that we find someone we can really trust. The whole situation is a bit, okay extremely, anxiety provoking.

Isaac is napping better. We began swaddling him again on Thursday and this has really helped. He is usually taking three naps a day now which range from 1 1/2 hours to 2 1/2 hours. He also has slept through the night once. He seems to be slowing down on his eating and getting back to a more normal amount. We have ventured into the world of peas and he seems to be accepting them without the full body convulsions he gave us when we first tried green beans. He is all about pulling his feet to his mouth right now and thinks his toes are his favorite toys.

Overall, Isaac is having the time of his life and changing so fast. We are delighted with his recovery, his current health, and all the fun things he is doing. Personally I'm still struggling with everything that's happened a little bit, and especially the idea of starting him with someone new when I go back to work.

Thanks again to all of you who continue to check in on his progress. We will probably turn this into a page that is just fun updates on Isaac and the family soon.