Parker's Plight

This handsome little boy is Parker.

I keep him at church on Wednesday nights while his mother practices with the choir. Our families are good friends(Pitty Pat's Porch is his grandmother, you can find a slideshow of Parker's photos on her blog). He is only five months old and already has had far too much trouble for someone of his small stature.

I probably won't get all of this right, so bear with me.

The poor baby had to have surgery on Monday. Not long ago, his parents noticed that his soft spot was closing too quickly. They took him to the doctor and it was found out that fluid from Parker's brain that was supposed to drain from his brain to his abdomen, was not draining properly. It was causing his head to swell slightly and he probably had a headache since he was born. Well, anyway. They took him in to surgery on Monday and put a stent in. They also put in a tube that ran from his head to his abdomen, draining the fluid.

He was able to go home on Wednesday, and last I heard, he was recovering very well.
Everything is going well, but this is nothing he will grow out of. The stent could last anywhere between two weeks to ten years, but they expect him to live a perfectly healthy, normal life. Nevertheless, please pray for him and his family. They are very near and dear to us, and I call Parker "My Baby". (Hey! I'm the babysitter, I can do that!)

There will be more pictures in the future. I know ya'll are excited about that! ;)

Later Day's everyone!

Em

P.S. Tomorrow I'll try to post some pictures of him the day after he was born.