A few Updates

So much so little time. A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. Andy started kindergarten on January 7th. I really like his new teacher and Andy seems to be doing really well. The only regression we have seen is his vomiting come back. I stopped it with an acid reducer. I think he has anxiety when things change which causes acid reflux. The other issue we have been dealing with is his sleep patterns. He has been waking around 1:30 am and sometimes staying up until 8:00pm the following night. Todd and I have been taking turns waking up with him, but it is taking a toll. One of our therapists suggested Valerian Root. It's a supplement that helps with restful sleep. Andy has been taking it for almost a week and we are seeing good results. He will now sleep until 5:30 or 6:00am, and there have been a few 1:30am wake ups but he has been able to fall back a sleep. Everyone I talk to says the key to feeling better is a good night sleep. I have no idea when I will start feeling better. My hope is that someday soon Andy will sleep until 7 or 8am so that I can start getting some good sleep.

Cooking for the Week!

When I am in the mood I love to cook. So tonight I got to it and made some yummy foods. Turkey meatloaf and Apple-Fennel Meatballs with Liver. Yes I cooked liver, and it turned out great. I thought the Fennel bulb was so cool I took a picture of it. And what kid wouldn't want to eat a meatloaf cupcake.

Other Best Christmas Gift

Andy loves his trampoline that Grandma Ingrid and Grandpa Chet got him for Christmas. He learned to jump just 2 months ago and we can't get him to stop (we really don't want him to stop).

Best Christmas Present

Andy loves the scooter board at school, so his Grandpa Vern made him one for Christmas. He loves it and here's the video to prove it. We were so excited to hear him say "YA" when we asked if he was ready.

Old Blog Page

OK, I tried to copy over all my posts from the old blog. It was going to take to long, so to keeping with my new philosophy of keep it simple, here is the link to the old blog.
http://360.yahoo.com/wendieccles
You can read all the old post here.

Thougful House Trip

We did it! We made it to Texas and back without a hitch. Andy did amazingly well. He didn't mind that he couldn't eat for 2 days and made it through all the procedures without any complications. We want to thank Dr. Krigsman for taking such great care of Andy. The picture above is of Andy and Dr. Krigsman. Before the procedures were done Dr. Krigsman told us not to be surprised if they didn't find anything during the scoping. Most of the findings are from the Pill Cam pictures and the tests done on the biopsies. We were so happy to here that Dr. Krigsman found evidence of inflammation and nodules (tiny bumps). Now we will wait to hear the final results from Dr. Krigsman, some time in the middle of June. Then we will know how to treat Andy's GI and hopefully get good results from the treatments. I do have to add that it was documented in the procedure report that "the quality of the prep was excellent". Yeah for me!!!
The rest of the Thoughtful House visits were also great, we are so excited to be working with the Thoughtful House Team. After meeting with the Nutritionist, I have more confidence that I am feeding Andy well and doing a good job with his Gluten and Casein free diet. We will be starting Andy back on supplements to help with sleep and to support his body with vitamins and minerals.
We want to thank everyone who helped Andy to get these procedures. We really appreciate every ones well wishes and support for Andy's recovery.

Texas Here We Come!!

We will be leaving on May 18th and returning on May 21st. Andy is going to be treated at Thoughtful House in Austin Texas. He will be seeing Dr. Krigsman (as I like to call him the GI Guru) on Monday. Dr. Krigsman specialized in the treatment of children with severe GI issues. To find out more about Dr. Krigsman you can go to www.thoughtfulhouse.org. Andy will undergo all his procedures on Tuesday; a Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, and a Pill Cam study. Then we will meet with the Nurse Practitioner and Nutritionist on Wednesday. Our hope is to finally get some resolution to Andy's GI issues. We truely want to thank everyone who has helped us to get to this point in Andy's treatment. In the middle of June we will have a phone consult with Dr. Krigsman to find out what was found during all of Andy's procedures. I hope I will be able to blog about good results for Andy.