Tummy trouble

Last week Caleb caught the stomach flu. My other boys had been sick, and I was crossing my fingers that Caleb would avoid it- but he didn't want to be left out. Now, because Caleb had the nissin surgery, he can't throw up. So my poor little boy was so sad and uncomfortable.
During this illness, he had a lot of seizure breakthrough. He would hold his body so rigid, that his arms and legs would turn blue! He would kick his legs and become so upset that he would turn bright red and just drip with perspiration. His seizure threshold seemed to be really out of balance.
Though his sweet little body was quite challenging to manage for those few days, Caleb really touched my heart in a sweet way. He would be so stiff and agitated that I could hardly change his diaper. But when I would put him on my lap to snuggle, he would nuzzle his head into the crook of my arm and relax.
I just loved that he needed his mom to feel better. I loved that he knew it was me and that he was comforted by my touch. I loved how Caleb showed me in such a physical way that he knows .

Proud moments: Caleb's g tube got clogged, so I took it out for the first time and put a new one in. I figured if I could put a trach in, I could put a new g tube in with out going to the doctor! I was glad I did because it came out the next week along with every bit of stomach contents that Caleb's tummy wanted to throw-up! Since I had already done it once-- getting it in the second time was a piece of cake(just a bit messier!)