Strept Throat

I kept Isaac home from church yesterday & school today due to a bad cough and mild sore throat. Today I took him to the doctor just to make sure it did not turn into something more serious. The pediatrician looked at his throat and decided to swab it. A few minutes later the medical assistant came in and told us the Strept test was positive. This is the first time I can remember Isaac having Strept, which is a real blessing after seven years of other health issues. I am thankful I can still find plenty of blessings to count. I think I have just learned to see the blessings around me better. I feel so blessed that he is not as sick as many kids are when they have strept. I sometimes feel better about bacterial infections since they usually can be treated easily with anti-biotics. Viruses scare me a lot worse.

Late January Update

It's been a busy couple of months. Isaac had his 7th birthday on Thursday January 14th. He was fortunate to get out of school early that day. He chose to celebrate his birthday with his Mom, & sisters Lauren & Brianna at Chuck E Cheese's pizza. He had lots of fun there and came home later to blow out the candles on his cake. Isaac's sister Brianna celebrated her birthday the following Friday, and he had fun with her and Lauren at the Discovery Gateway Children's museum. he also had fun for several weeks buying various toys with his birthday and Christmas money.
On the morning of January 27th, Isaac woke up with a bad case of croup. He was blessed most of the winter and didn't have to suffer with it as much as in previous winters. He stayed home from school for a few days and finally felt better by Friday. All through December & January, Isaac frequently had pain with his first loose tooth on the bottom. On the evening of January 31st, Isaac finally lost his first tooth. He was really quite surprised that it didn't even hurt when it came out. That night when he went to bed, he put his tooth under his pillow for the tooth fairy. He had bad insomnia during the night possibly due to the tooth fairy. I didn't think he would wake easily in the morning after a bad night of sleep, however, he woke up bright eyed and rich from the tooth fairy visit. The tooth Fairy left him an entire dollar and he was smiling from ear to ear. He was in the best mood that morning that he'd been in since Christmas.
Isaac is progressing well through life, although he still struggles with his ongoing heart issues. We still worry in the back of our minds about Isaac's future and what it will bring, however we have so much hope for a bright future. Isaac has been blessed with some great talents as well as caring family and friends. We look forward to see where his talents and abilities will lead him as well as his two older sisters.

Christmas Came Early

Christmas came early this year for the Yancey Family. Yesterday Isaac and his sisters met some of Santa's helpers and they presented them with gifts. They didn't find gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, however they found some really Awesome things inside the packages. Isaac was really excited when he opened the Lego's as the first gift, and his excitement continued as he opened each gift. Santa's helpers were very friendly and were very warmly received. Isaac woke up in a good mood this morning, ready to play with all of his wonderful toys. His sisters also woke up ready to play some more with all of their fun & cool gifts.

More on this story can be read on TheYanceyFamilyof5 blog.

H1N1

I took Issac to the pediatrician today about his cough. The Pediatrician decided to check Isaac for H1N1 since he showed symptoms. I had a feeling the test would show a positive result, and it did. The medical assistant came in and had a sad face, telling us it was positive. Then we talked to the pediatrician about using Tamiflu. It has been decided it is too late for Tamiflu, since it has to be taken within the first 48 hours. Isaac received the H1N1 vaccine, but it was only a little over a week ago and it's too late. Isaacs symptoms are mild, compared to what I hear in the news with people who have lost their battle with H1N1, so I am hopeful. Please pray that his body stays strong and fights this virus. I hope that our family can stay strong through this trial. I believe we have all had the virus going around our family for a while, but didn't know it was H1N1.

Cardiologist Visit

Isaac had an Echocardiogram & a visit with Dr. Puchalski. Everything looks stable, he still has a leaky tricuspid valve, and the fenestration in his Fontan has not closed yet. Dr Puchalski says that closing the hole will only increase his oxygen intake by 5%. Therefore he says we can hold off doing a Cardiac Catherization for now and just keep an eye on him. Isaac's saturations were around 87% which is excellent for him. Isaac's sats are occasionally around the low 80's which has made the different pediatricians nervous at times. Currently Isaac is sick with a horrible cough which has came with occasional fevers and croup. Isaac is home today resting as much as possible. Isaac's oldest sister Lauren is sick with a bad head cold today and is staying home also. I hope we can all be strong enough to fight the bugs that come our way this season. It is scary what I hear in the news.

The Flu has arrived

I was really hoping Isaac could avoid the flu, however, Isaac got sick with the stomache flu at school today. This is the first time any of my kids have got so sick at school that they lost their stomache contents all over their clothing. Poor Isaac, I felt so bad when I heard he was so sick at school. I hope he never has to go through that kind of humiliation and pain again. He seems to have a mild case of the flu, but it's not over yet, he said his stomache still hurts tonight. I hope the flu shot makes it as mild as possible. It really scares me when Isaac gets sick like this, because he gets more pale blue than anything I have ever had to experience. I am sure it really scared his teacher when she saw it. I hope none of the kids in Isaacs class get sick with the flu he might have spread.

The Dentist

Isaac went to the dentist for his regular cleaning and exam. Isaac usually doesn't cooperate well with the dentist; he prefers doctors. Today was different, he opened his mouth and let the dentist clean his teeth more than ever before. He was especially happy because he got to watch Disney channel & watch Playhouse Disney and Handy Manny. He only had one tiny cavity, which he will get filled on his next visit.