This will be short tonight with another update coming hopefully tomorrow.
First, our baby girl has taken her first steps unassisted. For any parent, it is super exciting, but given everything we have been through with Emma, it makes it that much more special and exciting. She took 3 steps toward my mother-in-law on Friday night as I lay on the couch sick from a kidney infection. I was supposed to work, but had called in because I was so sick to my stomach and had a fever that would range from 100 to 102.5. I am OVERJOYED that I got to see her take those steps.
She took a few more that night, mostly just 1 step here and there. She did a little bit more on Saturday between Dennis and I. Now I don't think it will be long at all.
For me, as I mentioned in my last post, I was seeing a Endocrinologist about my Pheochromocytoma. I had a CT scan done in June and it showed a 6+cm tumor on my right adrenal gland. I have met with the surgeon and the plan is to remove it some time in August after our vacation. They are playing a bit with my medication, prepping me for the surgery so hopefully my blood pressure won't go all crazy during surgery.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, we truly treasure them.
God Bless
Jodi
Praying you'll get well soon! And, that the surgery will be uneventful and successful. So happy to hear that Emma is starting to walk. I remember when I first met my friend and her 18 month old. I didn't know he'd been premature and he was still crawling around. I was thinking to myself, "Has anyone told her that he's way behind schedule?" Too funny! Once I knew the whole story it made perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteWalking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy to hear that :) I'll keep the hands of the surgeon and an overall uneventful surgery.
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