Well, things were going great and then Gus got sick again. Half of his face swelled up within just a few hours last week Monday so we took a quick (or not-so-quick) trip to the ER and found out that he had an infection in a lymph node. With some nasty antibiotics and plenty of cold wash cloths, coupled with ibuprofen, the infection went away after about 5 days. During that time, we slowed down our usual mode of activity but Gus is definitely missing it now. He is much happier after he works hard all day even though for now, he screams his way through the activities.
To help him calm down, we put up a swing. He loves it. Since he and Molly take turns being crabby, they also take turns calming down in the swing.
Please pray that Gus learns to be content. We are planning a vacation out east with family and the drive will be long (at least 16 hours).....and Gus still doesn't like the car. We appreciate any prayers regarding Gus' ability to calm down and our understanding of what he needs.
Gus is definitely growing mentally and understanding so many things. He is more and more fun to play with.
thank you, the lockerbys
We will pray for his learning to calm and general cheerfulness. We know how much stress hearing screaming can cause. Keep pressing on...you are doing great. And that swing looks great! I'm wondering how we could hang one :)
ReplyDeleteSeeing updated pictures of Gus is wonderful. Molly is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou do have your hands full. Prayers are going up for an added measure of God's glorious grace on you and Matt! You both inspire me always.
The blog looks so amazing! I am so glad you updated it. I love it!!!! :)
debbie :)