Hi all. Well we had a great weekend with Tyler. Sunday was Corey and I's one year anniversary and it was so nice to be able to spend it with both of the kids. We loaded them both up and drove over to Barkers Island where we got married and walked around the island with them. It was 85 degrees and beautiful. I could not have asked for a better anniversary gift.
But of course things changed on Monday. Over the weekend Tyler threw up a couple of times but nothing really concerning. On Monday things continued to get worse and by Tuesday Tyler couldn't keep down anything. Poor little guy was pretty miserable. We brought him in at 4pm on Tuesday and the doctor had a suspicion that he may have what is called pyloric stenosis. Basically what happens is there is a muscle at the bottom of your stomach that allows food to pass from the stomach into the small intestines. Well, Tyler's muscle was abnormally large and therefore was not allowing any food into his intestines. When the food had no where to go the stomach would reject it and he'd throw up. Thankfully, the procedure to fix it is pretty common. Of course this type of thing is usually only seen in five to six week old full term babies but we all know that Tyler does things at his own pace and his muscle was already large before his full term due date.
So, Tyler's surgery was today to correct the muscle. I bet Corey and I seemed extremely odd to the surgeon because we were so excited. We had to explain all of the things that Tyler has been through and how this was the first time he'd actually been diagnosed with something and we were so excited to get him on the road to recovery. His surgery went very well. The surgeon made a small incision above his belly button and was able to cut the muscles easily which should allow food to pass through normally. But we all know that Tyler can't do anything normally, so of course his complication came in the anesthesia. When the anesthesiologist tried to put the tube in his throat for him to breathe they discovered that his trachea wasn't lined up down the middle of his throat like it should be. It was off to the left side of his throat which made putting a tube in it very difficult. It took them 45 min before they were able to get it in and ready to go. Uggg. So, after his stomach procedure was over, they called in an ear, nose, and throat specialist to look to make sure there wasn't something else going on. Thankfully, there isn't. Usually they would expect to see a cyst or a tumor but there was nothing there. Tyler's cords are just built a little different (not surprising). :) They believe as he grows his cords will straiten and he shouldn't have any problems in the future!!! Thank goodness.
So tonight Tyler is resting. I left the hospital at 9:30pm. He was supposed to be able to start eating at 9pm tonight but he was still really sleepy from the surgery so we are just letting him rest until he is ready. They start by giving him half an ounce of Pedialite every 2 hours and slowly convert the pedialite over to formula over the next couple of days. Once he's eating everything again he can come home. Wow, what another crazy week it has been with our little man. We are so thankful that he is such a strong little guy. He's had more to deal with in 2.5 months than I have had to in 30 years. His strength is amazing. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he heals over this fun holiday weekend.
A short update on Dillan is she is doing amazing. He eats, sleeps, and loves to cuddle. Today Grandma Arnold and Auntie Becky got to babysit while we were at the hospital and she was so good for them. She continues to get bigger and she talks constantly. I love just hanging out with her when she is awake. We talk the entire time. Unlike most babies that are happy to just stare and take things in when they are awake, Dillan talks the ENTIRE time. She is very vocal and I'm sure she'll be talking by Christmas. :) She is the sweetest little girl.
Mom and Dad are exhausted but loving every minute of it. We are so blessed to have such amazing babies. Their personalities show through more and more every day. We love watching them grow.
Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July weekend. Thanks again for all the support.
Love
Joscy, Corey, Dillan & Tyler
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