We are home!
Sorry it has taken me a while to post. This jet-lag thing has been very hard on Austin and I. For some reason it was easier to adjust to the time in China and harder for us at home. Go figure. Our flights were very long and we had more minor trouble this time. One of the planes had Austin and I booked a few seats apart. He can’t even sit up and they want to put him separate from me! They had us fill out a 5 page report on Austin so I did not understand why they did not understand. A child should never be separated from his parent on the plane even if they are totally healthy. They took care of it but could not put us in bulk seating like I requested so we were very cramped. Oh.. well we are home safe and sound. I was so happy to see my girls and Darrin. I missed my family and friends. Sometimes going away for a while makes you realize how important the people in your life are.
I want to thank everyone for their support, love and prayers. It means so much that so many care. Thanks for all your comments they help give me a boost to carry on. It means a lot to hear from you. I will update this blog about every month for a while to tell you what is happening for Austin. Well, I will definitely try!
So far I do think it was a worth while trip. People have told me that Austin’s eyes look better. They are more open – alert like. I think he is holding his head slightly better and his right hand (his bad tight hand) appears to be a little looser. One thing is for sure is Austin has much more of a personality. He wants to sit up and often balks when I lay him down. He is also refusing all his baby food. He wants big people food now. Darrin thinks he is chewing better. He is also developed an attitude about his medicine. We are in trouble now. He refuses to take it and will leave it in his mouth and try to spit it out and or gag! Austin is currently on three seizure medicines. But he still has small seizures. The hard thing about him wanting big people food is I do not know how I will be able to get his supplements in him. He is on quite a few but they keep him very healthy. We upped his Reliv products in November and he did not even get a cold all winter. And his head started growing for the first time in over 2 years. I just don’t want to loose the gains that we have made. I am going to have to get more creative. Any healthy food ideas would be much appreciated!
Thanks so much for following our journey – please check back periodically for updates! Please pray for more improvements for Austin. Most people see the biggest results 2 to 6 months post treatment. Please specifically pray for his brain to understand what his eyes see. If he could really see it would help open the world for him.
Love The Wades
(Jenny, Darrin, Abby, Amber, Austin and Raven too)
Sorry I have not posted pics – I am not sure how to do that. I had help with the one pic I posted. So if you want to see our China pics you will have to come over and visit!
1 comment July 18th, 2008
