We've already started to slowly get him prepared for what's ahead...well without getting into too much detail. He knows that he has a hernia (although he has no idea what a hernia is) and that the doctor has to fix it, but that's about the extent of his knowledge. And I probably won't go into much more detail than that with him - except that I'll prepare him for the fact that he will have to go to the hospital to get his hernia fixed and I guess I should do my best to prepare him for the moment when he will have to go in to the OR without me. Ugh! I'm not looking forward to that gut-wrenching good bye.
Although....the CHEO telethon aired this past weekend and during one of the featured stories it was mentioned that for some surguries a parent is able to accompany the child right into to operating room. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to do that. It would certainly help make that aspect of the surgery a little less stressful for everyone.
Other than the upcoming surgery, Josh is doing well. He's talking up a storm and I've noticed that there have been times that he has used two or three short sentences in one interaction. It's amazing.....how far he has come with his verbal expression in such a short amount of time.
Last week I had my stethoscope out and I was trying to listen to Josh's chest. He's been coughing a lot lately particularly in the evening/night and in the morning after waking and I was hoping to get a listen to his lung fields to see if I could hear any crackles. His lungs sounded clear but I couldn't get him to any nice deep breaths. I'm actually beginning to wonder if the coughing is maybe asthma related.
Anyway, after I listened to his lungs Josh wanted a turn so I let him take my stethoscope and I placed it on my chest so he could hear my heartbeat - which he seemed to enjoy. A short while later Josh came up to me and asked, "Mommy, where's my heart?"
I replied, "It's right here inside your chest. And do see this white line? This is a scar because you were born with a broken heart and the doctor and to go in and fix it. This scat shows hoe very strong and brave you are."
Josh: "Huh. I can't believe it! I can't believe that I was such a brave baby!"
What a kid!
In potty training news, the process seems to be going well. I can't say that he's completely trained yet, but he has certainly come a long way. With the exception of the odd 'bad' day we generally get most, if not all, of the 'pee-pees' in the potty. Today for example, we had no accidents (: However a lot of it is me recognizing that he has to pee and insisting that he go sit on the potty. He does tell me he has to use the potty sometimes but not always....we're getting there.
Jessica is doing well. She is almost 6 months old now (which is soooo hard to believe) and I have just started her on solid foods. She seems to like it but I think she still needs a bit more time to get used to it. I think she's still adjusting to the change in texture.
So looks like next week
is a big week for us...I'll be glad when it's over. I'll keep you posted on how everything goes.
Thanks for checking in!
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