No, not the typical kiddo update, but a medical one!
Asher has an endoscopy/colonoscopy tomorrow, so today we are doing the whole "clearing the intestines" thing. Plus, he has to only have clear liquids all day - jello, popsicles, juice, soda, water. Surprisingly, he's doing really well! He doesn't often drink a ton but without the option for food, he's drinking liquids like a champ!
If you think of us tomorrow, pray! His procedure is at Emmanuel at 10:30am, should be done by 11:30am, and leaving the hospital in PDX around 1:30pm at the latest. Thankful that we have good insurance & a great Dr.
We'll keep you posted on the findings (which I should receive within a week or at his follow-up on March 1st). They basically just need to see the inside of his stomach & intestines to see what kind of inflammation and/or damage there might be going on, causing pain, sometimes blood & his prolapses. Those results will determine whether we need diet changes, medication or surgery (or possibly all 3). All are possibilities at this point.
I will post a kid update too :) Asher is learning to re-tell information really well! He has a memory like a steel trap too. He observes so much on his own, without us pointing things out & will tell us all about it later. His attitude has been very on & off lately, but the last week has been a major improvement. I'm learning to let him be his own person, trying new techniques for helping him understand my job as mom while still requiring obedience, & encouraging him in the ways God has made him different from me. After talking with my mother-in-law & reading in a good book I realized that it's a stage for him, trying to gain his independence as a boy apart from me, his mom. When I give him credit for being different & independent from me, there are way fewer battles & I feel great fostering that "boy-ness" in him as well.
Asher enjoys running any and everywhere! He can run really fast for quite a while. He can also jump really far (boy after my own heart)!! Well, I feel like 4-5ft is pretty far for an almost 4yr old. Anyway, he really enjoys playing Candyland, reading bible stories, watching Dora & making up funny phrases & stories. He often says stuff like "Mom, tell me a story about you and your bike." Or "Tell me a story about going to the zoo." Love his little growing personality!
Last bit. We found a house in Beaverton. Our move in date is March17th. Craziness! I'm excited though. Mark and I just really feel like we need to just trust God's leading in our desire to move & step out, trusting that He's got good reasons for us moving out there. We've been praying for a while, especially praying that if we're to stay longer, God would just give us things to do here & the desire to stay, but our desire to go just kept getting stronger & stronger. Who knows, maybe this is one of those times where God just wants us to make a choice ourselves and trust that He'll use us & take care of us wherever we are. I'll give you more details on the actual house & neighborhood later...
Have a good week everyone - thanks for the prayers & I will do my best to keep you posted on Asher!
Asher has an endoscopy/colonoscopy tomorrow, so today we are doing the whole "clearing the intestines" thing. Plus, he has to only have clear liquids all day - jello, popsicles, juice, soda, water. Surprisingly, he's doing really well! He doesn't often drink a ton but without the option for food, he's drinking liquids like a champ!
If you think of us tomorrow, pray! His procedure is at Emmanuel at 10:30am, should be done by 11:30am, and leaving the hospital in PDX around 1:30pm at the latest. Thankful that we have good insurance & a great Dr.
We'll keep you posted on the findings (which I should receive within a week or at his follow-up on March 1st). They basically just need to see the inside of his stomach & intestines to see what kind of inflammation and/or damage there might be going on, causing pain, sometimes blood & his prolapses. Those results will determine whether we need diet changes, medication or surgery (or possibly all 3). All are possibilities at this point.
I will post a kid update too :) Asher is learning to re-tell information really well! He has a memory like a steel trap too. He observes so much on his own, without us pointing things out & will tell us all about it later. His attitude has been very on & off lately, but the last week has been a major improvement. I'm learning to let him be his own person, trying new techniques for helping him understand my job as mom while still requiring obedience, & encouraging him in the ways God has made him different from me. After talking with my mother-in-law & reading in a good book I realized that it's a stage for him, trying to gain his independence as a boy apart from me, his mom. When I give him credit for being different & independent from me, there are way fewer battles & I feel great fostering that "boy-ness" in him as well.
Asher enjoys running any and everywhere! He can run really fast for quite a while. He can also jump really far (boy after my own heart)!! Well, I feel like 4-5ft is pretty far for an almost 4yr old. Anyway, he really enjoys playing Candyland, reading bible stories, watching Dora & making up funny phrases & stories. He often says stuff like "Mom, tell me a story about you and your bike." Or "Tell me a story about going to the zoo." Love his little growing personality!
Last bit. We found a house in Beaverton. Our move in date is March17th. Craziness! I'm excited though. Mark and I just really feel like we need to just trust God's leading in our desire to move & step out, trusting that He's got good reasons for us moving out there. We've been praying for a while, especially praying that if we're to stay longer, God would just give us things to do here & the desire to stay, but our desire to go just kept getting stronger & stronger. Who knows, maybe this is one of those times where God just wants us to make a choice ourselves and trust that He'll use us & take care of us wherever we are. I'll give you more details on the actual house & neighborhood later...
Have a good week everyone - thanks for the prayers & I will do my best to keep you posted on Asher!
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