It's been a few weeks since the botox and I do not look any younger. :O) It has helped with the spitting but not to the point where it's tolerable. My doctor said it could take a month for the full affects to be realized so if it's not magically better by next week we can talk about trying another round of botox or going straight to the radiation and eliminating my ability to eat. Not sure what decision we will make but we won't likely do anything next week as it's the holiday week and already busy with other appointments.
I think I have mentioned before that I have been having breathing difficulties which have worsened over the last month or so. I am often hard to hear/understand when I'm speaking, even when I'm in the same room with someone...this is probably most shocking aspect because I have never in my life been told "speak up I can't hear you!" On one hand it's funny/ironic but on the other hand it's just down right frustrating because I am not used to people not listening. The last two weeks my inability to breath has woken me up in the middle of the night, sometimes on several occasions throughout the night. My reparatory therapist recommended that I move to a full face mask with my bi-pap, but I called Dr. Levin and told him he would need to prescribe a truckload of valium because I am extremely claustrophobic. He's not ready to prescribe the truckload of valium at this point so an interim solution is that I have oxygen being delivered tomorrow that will be bled through my bi-pap at night. This is supposed to help me be able to breathe better overnight and I have been on the bi-pap a lot more during the day as well.
We had a great, yet short visit with the Cali Klingers. It was great getting to see Joshua play with his cousins. Although he goes to daycare we don't get to see him interact with kids his own age so it was neat watching him with Victoria and Tommy.
Troy and I are debating on whether Tommy got Joshua sick or Joshua got Tommy sick, but both have had really bad viruses. Joshua had Roseola which apparently is a common virus for kids two and younger. It's harmless but he spent over a week moving from a high fever to a low fever to a horrible rash and still has lingering diarrhea.
Tana is in MN for her annual trip and Mandi is getting ready to leave for a nine day Costa Rica trip next week, so our household will be a little crazy over the next few weeks so the next update isn't likely to come until later in July when things settle down a bit.
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This comment is for the earlier insert where Joshua learns to sit up. Since we don't have a changing table at our house, I use the crib to change him. Fortunately it is a portable size one, as it doesn't really leave much room for flipping over. If I try to change him on the floor, he's likely to flip over and sit up while I reach for the diaper!
It's so great to see him learning so much these last couple months. He also can stretch like I've never seen. He lays his torso over his lower body and then reaches quite far to get an object he's tossed. Occasionally, he reaches too much and winds up on his back but then he just sits up again. He is such a JOY!
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