2 YEARS OLD!

Happy Birthday Tyler! His 2 year birthday was last Sunday and it was a great day. He was finally starting to feel better from the virus he had since the surgery. This thing wiped both kids out for over a week. Both kids are now healthy and running around happily.

Tyler really is doing much better. I have high hopes that the MRI on June 1st will show that this shunt is finally working. He's acting like such a two year old, which is great. He's eating and drinking well for really the first time since January. I hope to see a lot of weight gain before his next GI appointment. We've been struggling for a long time to figure out why he isn't gaining weight. We still believe he has a milk and soy allergy, but we are now wondering if his shunt had been slightly malfunctioning enough to effect his appetite. The next couple of month will tell us. Over this ordeal, Tyler had developed a slight limp and a sluggish right side which has gone completely away. His balance is much better and that left eye is mostly back into alignment. This child has always been a talker, but wow it's continuous now. Usually he's telling me about a wagon or asking to play in my car. He loves to be outside. Over all the last week has been busy with activities and trying to get back into a normal routine. The hardest part is Tyler waking up a 5am for the day. And he's hungry (which is great!). He and Rachel share a room and Rachel does not do well at 5am. Never has. So we are all hoping that we can push out his morning bottle over the next couple of weeks to a reasonable time in the morning.