the Doctor said...

Austin had his two appointments this week, and both were good appointments.

On Tuesday, he saw his cardiologist (heart doctor). Dr. Colvin is still very pleased with Austin's progress and we are closely approaching his second surgery. On May 3rd, Austin will have a heart catherization done to look at his heart, possilby open up an artery, and take some pictures of his heart to prepare for the second surgery. Then sometime around the middle of May, Austin will have his surgery. Please begin praying now for his heart catherization and for the surgery. Pray for peace and comfort for Andy & Heather, and especiallly for Austin.

Then on Wednesday, Austin saw the GI (stomach doctor). Dr. King was amazing! We were very pleased with him and all he helped us with. He isn't very worried about Austin's bloody stools. He says they're related to a milk protein intolerance, and Austin is outgrowing it, so Dr. King isn't worried about it and says they will go away. If Austin were younger, he might would change something, but since he is 3 1/2 months old, Dr. King says it'll go away. Andy & Heather agreed with Dr. King since Austin hasn't had any bloody stools over the past two weeks. Yay!!! This was a huge praise for us!

Now, our main concern with the GI doctor is helping Austin eat better and increase his appetite. Dr. King has changed some of his reflux medication and next week Austin will have a GI test done. Pray for Austin on Monday as he undergoes some GI testing, pray that Dr. King will be able to find a solution to helping Austin eat better. The tests will be done on Monday, then Austin will see Dr. King again on Wednesday. Pray that all will go well. Especially since we're approaching surgery and would like to have Austin's stomach issues behind us.

I know I say this a lot, but THANK YOU for all your prayers! This wouldn't be possible without your support! Thank you! It means a lot to us to know that so many people are going before the throne on our behalf. Our God is amazing! Thank you for loving us because of Him.