Keean Update

Dear All;

Travis called yesterday. Here are the facts: Keean is up to a whopping 7 pounds! He is a night owl, but otherwise is a perfect baby.

Their pediatrician was concerned that Keean might have an abdominal hernia so yesterday he was seen by a pediatric surgeon. He DOES NOT have a hernia! I don't know how to delicately say this, but his penis has a little bend and so he has to see a urologist for the circumcision. (When Trav and Amy were asked how well did Keean pee they were able to say just fine - he just hosed down the nurse who had just weighed him while he was on the cold scale!! Hah! My grandson.) The pediatric surgeon agreed the pediatrician was not the person to perform the circ. So, they have to find the correct medical procedure/term to get the insurance to pay for most of the operation. Otherwise the cost would be about $3000! My heck, I said. (Or words to that effect.)

Paige is adapting, but it has been a struggle. Sharing Mom and Dad is not her idea of a perfect world. She has never been a really good sleeper and this change in the family has really upset her in that department. Any child who does not get enough sleep is a real terror and Paige is just that. Trav and Amy are really sleep deprived with two kids that hardly ever sleep at the same time. Ah, the joys of new parenthood. (I will never forget Casey not sleeping thru the night until he was about 7 months old. I had returned to work part-time when he was about 3 months old - talk about sleep deprived. Even tho Irv would feed him often at night, I was still awake each and every night for some time.)

So, unless there is any momentous news this will be the last post. Once again, I cannot thank you all enough for your support and prayers to help our little guy survive and thrive. Travis and Amy sound so relieved when talking about their family. Now that they are all home together, even if it is a struggle for now, they could not be happier.

Love to you all;

Penny