Thankfully, there just hasn't been anything new to report! We enjoyed a bit of normalcy and time together through the holidays. It was a tough decision but we decided to stay home this year instead of traveling to all our families Christmas dinners. It was our first Christmas in our new house, with Evan able to open gifts, and our first Christmas with Ty. Plus the flu seems to be hitting hard this year and this mama isn't taking any chances. We hosted a small dinner and enjoyed a short but sweet visit from my dad. Since he lives in Hawaii, it was his first time meeting Titus! It was a great break from the daily grind and gave us some much needed time together as a family.
Praise...Our little guy is tipping the scales at 15lb 11oz as of Friday January 16th! He impresses all the doctors and nurses with his awesome fat rolls and giggles...Today he is 3 1/2 months old and his personality is really starting to shine through. He smiles, coos, kicks, has began to roll side to side, can grasp objects, sit in the bumbo, and has great head control. He is very much still attached to mama and I am equally attached to him. I thought maybe with a second child I would be a bit more carefree or relaxed about things but then I also knew with his heart that I would probably step worry up to a whole new level! Praise the Lord for his comforting hand through all of this...I see Him working everyday in our family and Titus.
Prayers....In the last month Titus' SATS have just dropped below 80. He has began to have "blue spells" where his hands, feet, and upper/lower lips will turn blue and dusky. His nail beds have always been quite purple but this is a new degree of purple/blue and further indicates he is nearing his time for surgery. Even though I knew it would happen, it was still very scary to see him that color! He is such a strong boy though and it doesn't seem to phase him one bit!
We had our routine biweekly cardiology appointment on Friday and despite his oxygen levels running 77-79 at home lately, they were only able to catch a 76. The doctor ordered a complete ECHO to send to St. Louis so they can start looking at surgical options for Titus. They will meet this Wednesday or next Wednesday, depending on their caseload, and then we will meet again January 30th to go over what the surgeon thinks is the best procedure to "fix" Titus's heart.
Prayers please that the doctors see what they need to in order to make a sound decision in the best interest of Titus's health for the long term!
Titus with Grandpa
Family Christmas Photo
Brothers
Titus concentrating on grabbing his lion teether
Titus Blue spell (purple hand)
Its hard to capture on photos but you can see the green/grey around the mouth and blue eyelids...
Getting his ECHO and EKG
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