Yesterday we took off to make the 4 hour trek to the Infectious Disease doctor. We really weren't sure what to expect, what they would do, how long we would have to stay, etc...They drew blood and then scheduled us for an ultrasound on the liver in the morning. The doctor didn't seem to be overly concerned about things. We left the doctor's office and got to spend the night with some very special friends that also have adopted from Ethiopia. Their 2 adopted children and Kobe were at Hannah's Hope together so it was fun to have them together again...this time in the US. :) We weren't sure how the night was going to go b/c Kobe had to not eat for FOUR hours before the ultrasound. Well, that sounds fun for a baby that eats every 1.5-3 hours. We woke him up at 4:30am and I gave him cereal in his bottle. I had enough cereal in there he almost had to chew it. HA! Well...I was trying to fill that big belly of his. ;) He did well until about 8am. Then he was getting fussy. Soon we put him in his favorite place...the carseat. A hungry baby and his carseat = a not happy baby. The crying didn't last long and he was sleeping. He slept until we got checked in and ready for the ultrasound. While they were doing the ultrasound, another lady was in there and holding musical toys that lite up. He was loved it. Soon it was all done. Again..what a trooper! His attitude on life always surprises me. We were told it could be 3-5 days before we hear anything. Before we finished our 4 hour trip home, we heard from the nurse. The ultrasound was normal. His labs looked good. There are still a couple numbers that are slighly elevated, but they have dropped tremendously. We need to do a recheck in 2 weeks to make sure the numbers are still going in the right direction. Thanks for all of your prayers. This has been quite the emotional roller coaster since we have been home. It has been 10 years since we have had a baby in the house. Then you add of this medical stress to it. I'm tired, but thankful! Hoping that our medical "troubles" are behind us for the most part and we can concentrate on enjoying life as a family of five. Thank you God for keeping our baby safe from major troubles.
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