Doctors, Dentists, Cardiologists and Sunday school teachers

Lets see, where do I begin? :)

After Micah's good in-depth check up with the Pediatrician, it was on to the Dentist. (The ped. visit was great, by the way. He does have eczema and that's what the rashes are, so no worries there. Everything else looked good. Now we are piecing together what immunizations he didn't have in Ukraine.) The dentist visit was not, however, so good. :( He did great sitting there and letting them clean his teeth... he cried a little but still kept his mouth open and didn't fight it. :) Sweet boy. They said that a lot of his teeth in the back have been decayed down to the nerve. They gave me a long list of different dental work that needs to be done and set up an "urgent" appointment for the first four things on the list: two nerve treatments and two metal caps.

The appointment was supposed to be for tomorrow. But they said to go back to the pediatrician today to be sure that he is healthy enough to be cleared for sedation. So I went this morning and the Dr said no, since he has been diagnosed with an oval window (a small hole in the heart) and has not yet seen the cardiologist here, that they didn't feel good about releasing him for sedation tomorrow. Which I totally understand and I'm glad they're being so cautious. (We have no reason to believe that the hole would cause any problems, but nonetheless... its just the fact that an American Dr hasn't seen it yet.)

SO... somehow we got him in with a cardiologist for Thursday afternoon, and then the dental work has been rescheduled for August 5th.

On a side note, I'm still trying to get him in to the Down syndrome clinic in Nashville and haven't been able to reach them. Really wish they were doing the cardiology work instead, but oh well. Not much I can do about it- it needs to be done quickly.

Meanwhile, he's been a happy little camper! Its like he's been around here forever! And I'm happy to report that Abby is doing much better the last few days. She REALLY likes how everyone around them reacts when she gives him big hugs, so that helps. :) It IS absolutely adorable when the two of them hug each other!

AND Micah had his first time in Sunday school yesterday! He went into the 4 yr old class with Emily and did GREAT. I had no intentions of dropping him off in class for a LONG time... until he got a little more settled, but he's been doing so well and he always seems SO curious when the girls go into their classes. So I thought I would give it a try and they said he did great! When I first put him in the room, he followed Emily right in, walked over to a corner with toys, sat down to play and never looked back! So I talked with the teacher for a minute and then realized my friend Jenny was "coordinating" First Chapel for that service, so I felt really good about leaving him in there. She said that she kept peeking in on him... and he didn't really listen for the teaching time (which I wouldn't figure he would- not understanding what they're saying!) but he wasn't distracting either. Then at snack time he sat there with the other kids and the table and ate his little snack! That was probably the most "normal" part for a kid who's used to eating with 15 other kids in an orphanage!

Anyway, I'll try to update on the Cardio visit. Please pray it goes well so we can move along with the dental work. I know his little mouth must hurt so much every time he eats, but he sure never complains!