Friday, 6/17

Just wanted to let you all know that the dilation of Dinky's esophagus went well. It was done in about 5 minutes and Dinky tolerated it as well as any of us would having something stuck down our esophagus. He'll probably have it again next week. What they are trying to do is make his esophagus bigger. This is a very common complication for babies with a tracheoesophageal fistula. Unfortunately he hasn't smiled as much for me as he did for Michelle last night. He's having some...ahem....poop issues (I think that's the exact medical term) But we are definitely still having a good day. They discussed lowering his oxygen but decided against it. They don't want him to focus on breathing right now, just growing. So they just want him to be as comfortable as possible. Hopefully this roll that we're on will continue into the weekend and beyond!