Ellis Is Nineteen Weeks Old!

What a big week! We have been back to Cincinnati twice for various checkups and tests and to two other doctors here in Lexington for shots and checkups. Ellis is a pro at it all by now and doesn't seem to mind the disruptions to her schedule. Greg and I also got our first taste of having a sick baby at home with no doctors or nurses around to help when she spiked a fever as a reaction to some anesthesia. She got over it in about twelve hours and was just fine the next day. But yes, I did make that 4:00 am call to the doctor that was inevitable. I figured I talked to plenty of them in the middle of the night in person when she was in the hospital, so why would they mind talking to me on the phone?

The best news we got from her checkups and tests is that both of Ellis's vocal cords are moving now! This is a huge answered prayer. We were told that the right vocal cord would be paralyzed for her whole life. But now it looks like both are moving, so we hope she won't have to deal with any vocal issues and she will have more protection against aspiration. We are so thankful and are confident that God will continue to heal her in many ways. We have noticed that her right eye is also a little more responsive these days and her jaw seems a little more symmetrical, so we are excited that some of those damaged nerves are regenerating.

Ellis also had some very special visitors this week and I managed to snap some pictures:

She loved meeting her grandfather George and Trish! Lots of good cuddles and hugs to go around. And they brought Ellis her newest best friend, a four foot tall sock monkey named Sammy!

Ellis with Doris, her Great-Nan