General Surgeon, MPC Walk In, ENT, and GI Specialist

This week was our final *knock on wood* E-learning week! It was full of Zooms and doctors appointments, but we were able to squeeze everything in!

On Monday, January 11th, we saw Ms Becca with PT. I love having her come to our home, so she can show us all the cool things we can do with Theo here at home.

Homework from OT was to "play with snow" in the house. She suggested adding food coloring too. Theo was NOT interested.

On Tuesday, January 12th, Theo and I drove to Ottawa to see the Pediatric General Surgeon (he put in Theo's g-tube two years ago). He was happy to see how much weight Theo is gaining and he ordered a longer Mini-One button size for him. 

After seeing the surgeon, we went to Theo's school so he could have a "walk-in" with PT and OT. Theo was showing off all of his new skills and everyone seemed really excited for him!

On Wednesday, January 13th, we all headed back down to Peoria so Theo could see the ENT and the GI Specialist. 

[How Theo likes to listen to his music]

The ENT saw a little "liquid discharge" in Theo's right ear, so we will be putting ear drops in his ear for the next two weeks. Then we will come back in a month for another check up.

The GI Specialist was also happy with Theo's progress and she reduced his acid reflux medicine again. YAY! Theo has not thrown up due to feeds since early October (if you don't count post-surgery issues). 

On Friday, January 15th, we saw Ms. Becca again. I love how great she is with Theo!

That same day we also saw Ms. Laura for OT. I can't go into the clinic to watch their session, but she sends me a lot of pictures! Theo is working so hard!

On Saturday, January 16th, The Packers were playing in the Playoffs. I told Josh that we should do a charcuterie board and that he should grab some cheese on his way home from work. Well, he decided to stop by Costco and got a ton of cheese! I'm not complaining, but that is a lot of cheese!

The Packers won and are heading to the NFC Championship!

On Sunday, January 17th, I had a "long run" with Tommy Rivs. He is still in the hospital fighting lung cancer, so I am continuing to run for him! And I'm three weeks into my 1/2 Marathon training series!

[This is so true]

[Yep! My life is not that different]

Are you guys reading the new Star Wars books from the High Republic?! They are so good!

[I LOVE Taika and I am so glad he is getting his own Star Wars movie!]

And on another note, the Lakers are off to a great start!

Can someone make this into a bumper sticker for me?! 😂😂

New Year, Doctors Appointments, and E-Learning

The biggest and best New Years news is that Theo started scooting! He can get around pretty well on the floor and is very motivated by his toys! We are so proud!

On Monday, January 4th, Theo started e-learning again. Hopefully this will only be for two weeks and then he will go back to in-person school on January 19th *fingers crossed*

One of his homework assignments was to draw a picture of something he got for Christmas. How did we do?!

On Tuesday, January 5th, Theo went to OT and then we spent some time on the computer watching his lessons and doing assignments.

[Dad helping]

[Snowman with cottonballs]

On Wednesday, January 6th, Theo's PT came over and we put Theo in the crawler. It had been a while since he was in there, but he did really well! He held up his head and pushed with his feet. 

When he got tired we took breaks.

That afternoon we drove down to Peoria to meet with the Orthopedic Surgeon. We drove through an area that had just been hit with an ice storm. It was gorgeous! And the roads were clear, so that made the drive even better.

Theo got x-rays of his hip before the surgeon came and spoke to us. He said he was very happy with how Theo is looking. We told him that Theo stands in his stander daily, does hands-and-knees, and recently started scooting! His hip is staying put and the surgeon doesn't want to see us for another YEAR! YAY!

On Thursday, January 7th, we made the long trek back to Peoria so Theo could go see his friends at St Judes. First he got his bloodwork done and then we went to get his ultrasound.

Theo always gets upset when the technician starts the ultrasound, but we brought his videos, so he calmed down after a few minutes. 

[Look at that smile]

We then went to see Oncology and Hematology. They said that his bloodwork and ultrasound both look great and we'll see them again in three months. More good news!

[Working on scooting on different surfaces]

[Theo loves to tickle Ms. Becca]

[Theo is still not sure if he likes Play-Doh]

Funny stuff that attempts to keep us sane:

I try not to get too political on my blog (right?), but January 6th, 2021 will go down in history as a very dark day. The riot at the Capitol building, hearing the Presidents speech, seeing those people enter that sacred building, hearing them shout "Hang Mike Pence," seeing them destroy offices, watching the videos of them hunting through the Capitol with zip-ties, seeing a man casually walking through the Capitol with the Confederate Battle Flag, and seeing all those "Camp Auschwitz" shirts (and other Nazi symbols) was all beyond horrifying. You are not Patriots, you are terrorist. We have a Constitution, respect it.