Connor is doing much better…

Connor is a trooper!!!!  Of course the doctor sent us home with all sorts of medication but warmed that if we give it to him, then he could become constipated.  So a lot of it was optional but just to help with pain and bladder spasms.  Our primary job the first 3 days was to get Connor to have a bowel movement — it reminded me of the first week of Connor’s life (I showed them…).

So, we slowly worked him off of Tylenol with codeine to just regular Tylenol.  We only gave him the bladder spasm medication when necessary and continue with the antibiotic on a regular basis.  We put him on a diet of high fiber foods including pear juice.  The pear juice did the trick and by the 2nd day, he had a bowel movement.  Once again, Mommy and Daddy were thrilled to see a dirty diaper!!!!

The bladder spasm have subsided (which is a good thing). They would last about 20 seconds.  He would just freeze wherever he was and start to scream.  Mommy and Daddy would just hold him and rub his back telling him it was ok.  It was scary for all of us.  They began to lessen to 5-10 seconds and now he hasn’t had one in nearly 3 days!  GREAT!

His baths and putting on the Neosporin ointment is going much better.  Catheter shield v2.1 is done and has made his baths almost a worry free 20 minutes.

Daddy has figured that Connor is a “prisoner” in the tub and gets 20 minutes of his undivided attention 3 times a day, so I have begun to read to Connor.  Reading to Connor (in the past 4-5 months) has been difficult because he is a typical boy (wanting to walk around, instead of sit down and listen to a story).  Well, as he sits in the tub he pays very particular attention to my lips and mouth as I read to him.  He has never studied my face and mouth as intently as he does now.  So, he is benefiting from this surgery in more than one way!!!!

Love you Connor!

Daddy