August update

Hello everyone! This is Tim & Kristin's friend, Julie Rees updating their blog. As you can imagine, they all have been very busy with the boys! Sam, Joe and Henry have all been doing very well at home since their discharge date and have been growing/eating/smiling like crazy! Unfortunately, Tom has been in/out of the hospital a couple times the last month. Most recently he was admitted on Thursday, July 30th. Since last Thursday the good news, Tom's oxygen support has gone back down where it was when he left the NICU. But, since Tommy still has other issues - reflux and aspirating when swallowing - Tim and Kristin have decided to have a couple procedures performed on Tommy. Last night, Wednesday August 5th, Tommy was transported to a hospital in Indianapolis to have the two procedures done. The doctor will install a G tube, a direct line to Tom's stomach. This will allow the feeding tube that goes up his nose and down into his throat to be removed - which will hopefully make swallowing easier. The other procedure they will perform is called a nissan. The doctors will "cinch up" the top of Tom's stomach to tighten the valve between his stomach and esophogus. This will hopefully resolve his reflux issues!! Tim will be staying in Indy with Tom until he can come home. Kristin drove down today (Thursday) and will stay a few days. Kristin and Tim have great help at home right now with the other 3 boys. Please keep all of them in your thoughts/prayers, I know they appreciate it so much. ~ Jules