Caleb's CT Scan

At Caleb's 6 month appointment I expressed some concerns about his motor development. His doctor was also checking his fontanel that extends down into the middle of his forehead. By this age, that should be closed. There is always a concern that it will close too quickly and then it will have to be opened. This was not the case with Caleb. His is closing VERY slowly and is cause for some concern. She has been watching it at every appointment and mentioned we might have to do a CT scan to see if there was anything preventing it from closing, such as fluid. He is also still a little wobbly with his head control, is not sitting very well, and his trunkel support is not as strong as it should be. All these things combined make her want to do the scan.

We originally had an appointment at 2pm tomorrow. That means that we would have to be there at 1 and Caleb couldn't have anything to eat past 8 am! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Fortunately I was able to reschedule it for this past Friday at 8:30am. There was no way I was going to try and console a breast-feeding baby for 5 hours! We had to be at Devos Children's Hospital at 7:30 and this was the morning Caleb decided it would be great to wake up at 5! Shawn rocked him and eventually he fell back asleep and did pretty well until we got there.
Devos is amazing! Of course it is geared towards kids but it really shows. They really have thought out every possible thing that you would need while being there.
We got into the room and the doctor examined him and said he was okay for the sedation. I was very happy to find out that it would be an oral sedation, NOT an iv! It would take longer but that's better than trying to stick a needle in a 6 month old!
Caleb was tired anyway so the sedation worked in about 10 minutes or so. They were so nice as he was trying to go to sleep! They dimmed the lights and gave him a warm blanket. They even had movies, books, puzzles, and games in the room in case people have older kids and have to stay longer. It was so great!

The actual scan only took about 5 minutes. It was a little pitiful to see Caleb completely still and not having any idea what was going on. He was so peaceful!
Afterwards they said it might take up to 2 hours for the sedation to wear off so the nurse watching him while we went to get some coffee. An unexpected date in the hospital!
After about an hour and a half we took the warm blankets off of him and he woke up right away. The nurse said if you wake the babies up too quick they are REALLY cranky! He did so great! He of course wanted to eat right away! He was still wobbly for the rest of the day and very tired, but that actually worked out for the plans we had. Read the next post for that!
He did not have any sort of reaction to the sedation so that was good. It went better than my little mind thought it would! We just have to wait for the results by the end of this week.

Thanks to all who prayed for him. I'm pretty sure it is nothing and he is just developing slower than normal. It really makes you seek the Lord on a more intimate level when your child might have something wrong. We have been given many opportunities from the Lord for our relationship with Him to grow stronger and more intimate. I have been praying more fervently and more frequently lately and I have seen God's hand on everything he brings into our lives. I would not want to be in any other place! This child was given specifically to us! He is an incredible blessing and just pure joy. I know God has his mighty hand on our sweet little boy!