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Lynn Howard

2/23/12 Yearly appointment with the surgeon

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Ethan is doing great. He saw his surgeon yesterday. She did an xray for which he was scared at first, but willingly got it done when he found out he was getting a balloon. The doctor said his diaphragm was still high on the right side and that she thought his lung would have grown more by now. But that it could still grow up until 7 or 8 years old. It looked like his liver may be pushing up on the patch but nothing looked really unusual or out of the ordinary for him. She will see him next year and see what's happened then. He is doing great and is well on the way to being potty trained. He asked to go to the potty all day yesterday and woke up dry several mornings this week. We also found him a preschool that will take him with the g-tube. Very exciting. He is looking forward to it already and wants a book bag and school stuff. He will start in August. He loves his tool set he got for Christmas and anything with wheels is still high on the best loved toys list. We are looking forward to a great summer.
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  1. Chris and TracyMeats's Avatar
    Sounds like a very good appt. Lynn! I am so happy to hear that you found a preschool for him, what fun he will have being around other kids his age! He is doing great with the potty training...look how far he has come, so proud of him!

    That is good the doctors are watching his diaphragm and patch. How is he doing with eating?

    I hope 2013 is a great year for Ethan!!
  2. Lynn Howard's Avatar
    Thank you, Tracy. We are very excited for him to go to preschool. He is looking forward to it as well. He says, "I will start school and wear big boy underwear." He's so funny. His eating is still coming along very slowly. He is biting more and tried some cotton candy and liked that. He will drink anything now and asks for chocolate milk regularly (especially those little YooHoo drink boxes). He is making distinctions between salty and sour flavors and lets us know if he doesn't like something at all when he tastes it. He still does not tolerate anything mushy. If he licks a cheeto puff or something like that, he only licks a few times (he actually likes the salt and cheese on it) and won't turn it around to lick the other end. He doesn't want to touch the part that has gotten a little soft. He names different foods and likes to have a plate in front of him when we have meals, so that is a great improvement. He's grown so much.
  3. Chris and TracyMeats's Avatar
    That is good is eating is coming along, he is trying and tasting things...what a big step for him. He has grown so much...I remember his NICU days. He is such a champ in my book and so happy to read that he will be going to preschool soon. I think this year will be a very big year for Ethan. Tell that sweet boy we are so proud of him!!
  4. MariaFarnsworth's Avatar
    Praises for all the good things! What a champion Ethan is! You both are true inspirations. May 2013 bring wonderful, wonderful blessings!

    Blessings Always from Vermont,

    Maria Farnsworth
    Nonna to Angel CHERUB Liam ("The Lion") Anthony Hunt