The Easter Bunny Brought Me A Little Present

Happy Easter everyone! Landon had a good day today. He has been off blood pressure medications since yesterday and has been keeping his blood pressure up mostly on his own. This is good news because it could be a sign that he is finally turning a corner with the infection that caused him to get so sick when his bowel perforated. He was super cute today with his eyes wide open and yawning. This is the first time I saw him yawn and though I know all babies yawn, I am pretty sure no baby looks as cute as my kid doing it.

The nurses also appreciate his cute face and beautiful eyes saying he often flirts with them with his eyes :) He had a good Easter because one of his favorite doctors, Dr. Nancy, gave him a little more sugar in the solution they use to feed him. Although it was really to help get him more calories, I told him that it was kind of like eating a Peep and one day when he experiences the real thing he will appreciate how awesome that is.

I am so happy Landon had a good day because Ryan had to go back to work for the first time since Landon was born today and it was hard for all of us. I tried to text him pictures demonstrating Landon's cuteness, but being the world's worst picture taker probably failed in that venture. On top of that, I started to feel not so great as I was sitting with Landon. I thought maybe I had pulled a muscle in my back, but as the pain intensified I came to the horrifying realization that it felt an awful lot like a kidney stone. So instead of spending more time with my baby on his first Easter, my mom and I spent quality time in the ER where I learned I had a large kidney stone moving through my left kidney. I'll admit I laughed when the doctor told me the news, because when you have this much craziness going on in your life at one time you can either laugh at it or cry and I am sick of crying.

Thankfully I was given some good drugs to help me get through the next few weeks while I pass the stone. I am hoping my writing skills are just as amazing while on drugs, but suspect I may be mortified reading the posts I do while taking them once the stone passes...