Thursday is one of his bigger appointments - head catscan and neurosurgery appointment. They are going to check to make sure his ventricles in his brain haven't increased in size and measure the amount of fluid around his brain (he hasn't had a head catscan in 6 months). I feel confident that everything is fine because I measure Ben's head circumference once a month and it has been stable. He also hasn't been showing any signs of pressure on his brain. I always worry before these appointments though because the brain is such a complex organ and this is one of the few areas of Ben's body that has avoided surgery so far (and I'd like to keep it that way). We have to be at the hospital at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, so it will be an early morning for us! Thank goodness the hospital is only 15 miles away (and hopefully we will be early enough to avoid rush hour).
I'm also happy to report that Ben has been stable enough (and our night nursing care has been really good and reliable lately), that Mike and I have been able to do some leisure activities of our own. Mike's been training to run the Columbus Marathon (which is in October) and I've joined a tennis league. I feel like we are amongst the living again!!
And last but not least, we took Ben to get his two year old pictures taken today. The first one is in honor of his love for books. I like how the page he stopped to look at coordinated with his outfit. Couldn't have worked out better. And the second picture is his vacation shot. We like to pretend we went to the beach for Ben's birthday :)
6 comments:
Aunt Jen & Uncle Aaron said....
Our little Beach Boy Ben....what a cutie pie. It's hard to believe Ben will be 2 years old soon. It seems like yesterday we went to see him when he was born....so tiny and precious. He's really changed so much in the past two years.....we are so proud of him!
Good luck at the doctor's appointment on Thursday. Love you baby!
You are growing up so fast, Ben...not a baby anymore but a little boy and from the looks of it you'll be a real heartbreaker with the girls. Will have my fingers crossed for Thursday that all goes well.
Aunt Theresa and I will be down to see you shortly for your birthday-so until then, lots of hugs and kisses.
Love you lots,
Gramma Mo
Your pictures are SOOO cute, Ben! Good luck at your appointment tomorrow--we'll be thinking about you.
Hugs,
Leslie and Katie
I LOVE YOUR PICTURES BEN!!! You are so adorable and I just want to pick you up and give you a big hug. I hope you get to make it to the conference in 2 years I joined the committee and so we will be there.
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
Those pictures are adorable! I can't believe how fast he's growing. I hope everything goes OK tomorrow and I'll be thinking about you guys.
Take care.
Theresa
Ben those pictures rock - loving the book shot!
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