Tears and Smiles

     This last friday was the day we took our little man to Gritman for his tests. Like most trips to see the doctor we had prepared our selves for the worst. None stop crying from Ethan. Yet we were surprised by how he actually did handle himself, and yet again it is another sign of how much he is growing up already. Now don’t get me wrong it started out just like any other visit to the doctors for just a check up.
     Since the appointments were set we have been avoiding telling Ethan about going for these test and for good reason. It is very draining to here every day that he doesn’t want to go see the doctor and he cries about it. So like the wonderful parents we are we opted not to tell him until the last moment. 1 hr before we left he got the news and like always there was protest but this time there wasn’t a whole lot of time to protest. The first test was the Ultrasound on his kidneys and bladder. It’s not easy keeping fluids in a little guy the minute he laid down he wanted to go to the bathroom. The gal was fast enough to get the picture of his bladder so he could go but getting a picture of his kidney’s was a little harder. Yes he cried the whole time but she was very patient with him and we got it done. Next was the ECHO for his heart. Now we aren’t sure if it was because he wore himself out in the first test or she was just that good but he cried only for one minute with the next gal. Maybe it was a little bit of both. Ethan did wonderful he laid back with his hand behind his head and watched some Mickey mouse while she got every thing she needed. Now the last test. We knew it wouldn't be easy for him but then again when is a blood draw ever easy. The nurse was patient and even with tears it went smoothly. In the end he got a bounce ball, pinwheel, stuffed frog and a smile on his face.
      Now we play the waiting game as usual. We aren’t sure how long it is going to take for the results of the test to be know but once they all come back in it is back to the geneticist for another talk about what is going on his insides. So we still don’t have all the answer and we may never but we are on the right track and as always we will keep everyone updated. Now how about a well deserved vacation by the lake that sounds fun.

Ethans Camo bandaid