Our Sunshine Boys: Surprise Visit

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Surprise Visit

This morning we got a surprise visitor, my brother. My brother came through from PA with a couple of friends. He was on his way out to Missouri to see my other brother. They are going to run a marathon this weekend. Better them than me! It was a quick visit. I got to see him for about an hour. He was able to hold Evan. Last time he was here, he had to visit Evan in the NICU. Maybe they will stop by on their way back through next week. (That's a hint-Bro!)

Jack was in the driver's seat because he thought he was going on the trip with them and he decided he was going to drive. Don't rush things son-I don't want to think about you at 16 and driving.

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About the boys

As of 3/31/08

Ryan is 4 1/2 years old. He is in preschool and loves every minute of it. He loves to color and he loves Larry Boy, the superhero from Veggie Tales.

Jack is almost 3 and he is the aggressive one. He likes to pick on his older brother. Even though he picks on Ryan, he likes to do whatever his big brother does.

Evan is 4 months old but is the size of an average newborn. He was born 9 weeks early. He was only 1 lb 15 ounces and 12 1/2 inches long at birth.

All of the boys have had their medical issues.

Ryan was diagnosed at birth with hydrocephalus. He was shunted at 3 days old. That shunt failed at about a year old. That is when the docs performed a third ventriculostomy. That failed one month later and was redone. His last surgery was January 2009 when he was 5. He has MRI's annually to make sure the hydrocephalus is under control.

Jack was diagnosed at 3 months old with hydrocephalus. He was shunted immediately but that shunt failed at 7 months old. They performed a third ventriculostomy and he has not had another surgery since. He has MRI's once a year.

Evan was born Intrauterine Growth Restricted(IUGR). He was born at 31 weeks 3 days gestational age. He was only 1 lb 15 ounces and he spent almost 2 months in the NICU.