This morning we met with the surgeon who will be working with Dr. McOmber to place Bryce's G-tube. He explained everything to us and showed us what the tube looks and feels like. We now have to wait to get it approved by the insurance which could take 7-14 days. They will then schedule the surgery. He said that most kids are in the hospital 36 hours when getting this done, so that is something we will need to plan for. Bryce had lost another 2 ounces today. He is now at exactly 21 pounds. As sick (and sad, and mad, and scared, etc) as I am about all this, I hope we can get his surgery scheduled soon and start getting some nutrition into that boy! I hope his body tolerates it well. Since Bryce was borderline on the acid reflux, the surgeon suggested that we hold off on the fundoplacation and see how he does once he has the tube. We thought this was a good idea.
After going to the appointment today we stopped at Car Max to see what they had available. We are basically looking at 12 passenger vans and suburbans at this point. We're pretty sure we will be needing the extra cargo space in the near future. They didn't really have much to look at of either, but while we were there we had them appraise our current van. We thought we might just sell it to them. Well, it appraised at only $500! Pretty sad. Not totally surprising, but sad, especially considering that we put more than that into it just to get home from California. Oh well. Guess we won't be using that as a trade in! We also found out that the clunker program has now ended so we won't be going that route either. We are still very hopeful that we will find a good fit for our family. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be soon!
Since John didn't get into work until after noon today he had to work late which made it hard to go out tonight. So he stopped by Joe's Real B-B-Q on the way home and picked us up some dinner. The two little ones were still awake when he got home, but they were quietly swinging and watching a movie (well, I guess Annalise wasn't really watching =), so John and I got to have a yummy, quiet dinner together. The two little ones have gone down to bed now and John has fallen off to sleep, so I guess I should join them! Pictures from the California trip are still coming I promise!
3 comments:
I hope everything goes well with Bryce. I also hope you find the perfect car. That is funny that you stopped at Joe's. We went there on Thursday because it was Eric's B-day. That is the only time we go there is on one of our birthdays so we can eat for free!
Thank you for keeping us updated. It breaks our hearts to hear about all that Bryce has had to go through in his young life. He's lucky to have you as a mom and you deserve much admiration! You guys are always in out prayers. We love you.
I love it when Chris picks up dinner on his way home. In a few more years William will be able to babysit for you. It's a glorious day!! Good luck with finding a car - look on Craigslist and Autotrader.
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