Mystery Solved?

I love hot weather, always have. But I think I love it even more now that I have a toddler. There is nothing like throwing the doors wide open and watching as she heads out of my cramped house and into the great outdoors. I'm reveling in the return of my sanity now that the cabin fever has receded and am thankful for the return of the heat. I think Caelen is too, but not in so many words. She just loves her new sandbox and new "non-winter" activities. Coloring got old months ago.

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At Addison's 2 month check up we spent more time discussing Caelen's inability to breath through her nose than anything else. She was prescribed a nasal spray (woo-hoo) and has an appointment with ears, nose & throat for her adenoids today. Just like my sister, they suspect Caelen's adenoids are swollen. From the day we brought her home she has never been able to breath through her nose. In fact, on her first night home I was on the phone with the advice nurse because my brand new baby was so snarffly I was sure she would die in the night. They assured me it was because she was C-sectioned and that it would clear up. Then we thought she had a cold for the first few months of her life. Looking back I know now it wasn't the case. And of course it never cleared up.

Our courses of treatment could include just continuing on the nasal spray to see if that shrinks them. Doing a sleep study (because of the related sleep apnea). This includes an over night in the hospital wearing a vest that tells them when and for how long she stops breathing. When I informed the doctor of Caelen's frequent night terrors and gymnastics while she sleeps, she was quick to say that she was pretty sure they were linked. If she's not getting enough oxygen while she sleeps that can lead to night terrors and crumby rest because she's waking up to start breathing again. Ultimately if the adenoids need to come out that would mean surgery. It's an outpatient surgery and fairly simple, although it's still surgery.

Anyway, your prayers for my Caelen would be greatly appreciated. We want to make the right decision by her. My parents were told my sister would grow out of it and she never did. She called my mom "Bob" for years and to this day feels she may suffocate if she only breaths through her nose for too long.

If it does turn out to be adenoids and it can be solved, then alot of mysteries will be solved in my mind. The fact that Caelen has always had a runny nose, drank a TON of fluids, had night terrors, can pronounce certain letters, thrashes in her sleep, and chokes on her food in an effort to get in down quickly so she can breath again. I have seriously begun the Heimlich on her multiple times. 5 times in the first year of her life and many since then. It would be great to solve this mystery.