Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Before My Eyes

So much is happening these days, right before my eyes....

Elise is thriving and doing so much better than I ever imagined.  It has just been 2 months since she went to surgery for her life-saving Kasai operation, and she is already laughing in the face of BA. It's just surreal to think that before this "Kasai" operation was developed, babies like Elise, born with Biliary Atresia, would die in their first year of life.  Sure, Elise's battle is not over...odds are that she will still need a liver transplant at some point...but she has proven that she is a fighter, and this is one BAattle that she plans to win! She already has excellent labs, a great appetite, and good weight gain. She is eating more than 30 oz Pregestimil formula per day!  In fact, today she started eating 6 oz per feeding!! The doctor says, "LET HER EAT!!"  The GI/ liver team at Texas Childrens likes their BA babies nice and plump!  Well, Elise has a way to go before we can call her "plump," but she's working on it!  I am watching her reach milestones every day....a miracle is happening before my eyes.

Ethan is now 15 months old!  He just started walking last week...but he has really taken to it. First, it was just a step here and a step there, but now it's like he's saying, "Catch me if you can!" He darts across the room sometimes, like a little streaker! And tonight, Ethan started eating with his fork!  He actually took the fork out of my hand and put it in his mouth...as if to say, "I can feed myself, Mom!" Alrighty then!  He has also shown me this week that he can climb up the stairs!  Today, David walked in the front door with him, and they saw me at the top of the stairs....so David put him down, and up Ethan went...all the way up the stairs...with David right behind him, of course!  Wow!  Ahhhhmazing!!! Oh...but much to my dismay, he has learned to open doors.  We're going to have to step-up our baby proofing. Anyway, my little baby boy is just growing up SO fast....and it's all happening right before my eyes!

Well, I'm now seeing little white sheep before my eyes...so I suppose it's time for bed!  Nighty Night!!

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