R Update

This little guy is doing great! We had an MRI done in September that was a bit of a scheduling night mare but all and all went fine. R did have a reaction after the MRI which kept us at the hospital for an extra 3 hours. Two weeks later the Neurosurgeon went over the results with us. R still has room where the stenosis is located so no surgery at this time. He also said that R's lower spine looks more like an average sized baby's spine as far as the room around the spine. We will continue with our yearly MRI unless we see any signs that there may be problems.

This December we met with our Ortho. and ENT doctors. They took x-rays at the ortho appointment and said he looked great. That he still has a curve in his spine when sitting but straightens his spine nicely when standing/walking. At the ENT we had to unclog one of his tubes. R was not a fan! Unfortunatley, the dr. said it looked as though he might soon lose one of his tubes. Since his body grows so much slower than an average baby it will more than likely take his body years before his ears will be slanted enough to drain properly on thier own. So, we need them to stay in as long as possible- especially through the cold/flu season. The more times someone has tubes the more scare tissue can build up and cause hearing loss.

All and all we are doing great and just enjoying our happy little guy! Hetill is not saying many words so I think speech therapy is in our future. He babbles just not many words.