For the past three months, I’ve thought about updating our blog, only to be defeated by the sheer amount of “life” that has happened. I’ve gotten so overwhelmed by everything else going around that I just decided, “Aw, I’ll just update my Facebook status. I can’t spend time updating this blog right now.”
Well, I still don’t have the time, but I at least wanted to post something to update. Noah had surgery back in January to curb his vomiting, and it worked, and life was amazing—for a time. Over the past week, Noah has begun to gag a lot as a result of his body attempting to vomit, but unable to. Unfortunately, this has been causing him great pain and he has been extremely fussy. In fact, his screaming has worn on Renée’s and my nerves a lot.
It’s so hard to see your son suffering and not be able to do anything about it. According to the surgeons, this is an expected side effect. In fact, the surgeons say that it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better, and that it would be about three months before we actually say to ourselves, “This was a good idea.” At first, when he was doing so well, we quickly jumped to the conclusion that this was a great idea, because he was so happy.
We’re not second-guessing our decision—not cleaning up large amounts of vomit daily is definitely awesome—but this is a hard burden to bear. Sleep is a luxury that we don’t get to enjoy too often anymore. Samuel is having a hard time, too, as Noah demands so much attention from Mommy and Daddy. It’s a totally non-ideal situation.
We’re still trusting that God is going to bring us through this, but the road is long and rough. If you think about it, please say a prayer for us to endure, and keep us in your prayers.
Posted by Mark
