Endoscopy

Dearest Gifts~

What a tiring day .... Joshua, you were up at 2am this morning.  Grace, you were up at 3am.  At 5am, our alarm went off.  Whew .... we were so exhausted.  :-P

Gigi got to our house by 6:15am to watch Grace this morning.  Daddy, Joshua, and I left the house at 6:30am.  Today is Joshua's upper GI endoscopy at UNC hospitals.  We were at the hospital at 7:15am.  We were checked in and waiting for the nurse and Dr. Freeman by 8am. 

Before the procedure, the anesthesia team and Dr. Freeman (the pediatric GI specialist) came to talk to us.  The nurse took your stats too.  Your oxygen saturation is 99%.  Your blood pressure was 92/44 (they used the smallest cuff I've ever seen).  :-P  Your temperature was 98.9 degrees and your weight is 24.3 pounds. 

Dr. Freeman explained the procedure to daddy and myself.  Joshua, you would be sedated, and once under, she would place a camera down your throat to see your esophagus, stomach, and upper part of your intestines.  She would also take some biopsies while in there to check for inflammations and receive a diagosis.  

They took Joshua back by 9am.  It was an overcast day, so daddy and I went to the cafe and then back into the waiting room.  You were done by 10am and we left UNC at 10:45am.  You did great during the procedure man!  They had to give you a puff of albuterol since you've been so congested recently.  Dr. Freeman didn't 'see' anything, so now we just have to wait on the biopsies.  I got to hold you while in recovery.  You slept on me.  :-)

We were home by lunch.  We ate with Gigi and got to visit for a little bit.  She and Grace had fun at the house, but you two were so excited to see each other.  :-)  Joshua, you were playful at that point and even ate some fries for us. 

Joshua was napping by 3pm.  Grace was wide awake and playing around.  Daddy and I were so tired!  Grace, your left eye lid looks better.  Hopefully it will be cleared up soon.  :-)

We had leftovers for dinner.  Grace, you actually ate some 'stage 3' gerber foods .... spaghetti with meat sauce!  You ate half a container!  Wow!  Then, we vacuumed the kitchen and cleaned the downstairs.  After dinner I gave Grace a bath.  Uncle Brennan called daddy and you all got to 'face time' with him and Aunt Katie on the phone.  :-)

After dinner we all watched a movie together .... Gnomeo and Juliet.  It was cute.  Then, we all crashed since we got up so early.  :-P

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy