The Shroyer Family: Just another "typical" day!!! ;)

Friday was such a crazy day and one I was dreading.....you see, in the 4 years of his little life, Colin has had something.....something that involved needles, testing, doctor's, nurse's...scary stuff, well in the eyes of a toddler that is!!! Colin hasn't had a year that has just been a year of "being a kid" and I feel so bad for that, but I also know he will probably never remember any of it.....or at least I hope!!! The unfortunate part, being 4, means this is the most important year for all the results that we are needing for his future! SO, we have to go through it......Colin, has learned the buildings, the doors, the color of the rooms and even the parking lots of the "scary" places where all of this stuff takes place and Friday, was no different for his reaction the instant we made the last right turn into the parking lot of Akron Children's Hospital!!! Poor little guy was instantly scared and as we parked the car, got out, and made our way to the 3rd floor registration there were full blown crocodile tears coming down his face and a death grip on his daddy! I hate it, absolutely hate that we have to do these things, but I know it has to be done to get the answers we need to help him!!!! As we made it to the stairs, because he doesn't do elevators, I took a deep breath and just hoped everything would go ok?!?! However, the realization that the morning wasn't going to provide the answers we needed came when the nurse got me from the waiting room and said these words "Well, mom I need you to come back, because we couldn't get the IV at bedside and had to send him back to the big dogs in anesthesia"!!! The tears quickly filled my eyes, because holy cow we were at Akron Children's Hospital and they couldn't get the IV......but, ok I regained my composure and sat to wait with the audiologist. As we waited, I started asking questions, talking about Colin, and trying my hardest not to imagine the pain my little guy was enduring and at that moment she came again.....the nurse to give me the news that not even the "big dogs" could get the IV, even with longer needles and in his feet this time!!! WOW!!!! Her next words, I'll never forget and those were, "We need you to come back, because he is calling for his mama and daddy said it's enough"....so, she lead me down a couple halls and there he was in his daddy's arms, crying, and when he saw me said, "My mama" and instantly my eyes filled with tears as I grabbed my little boy and tried my hardest to make him feel safe and through his tears he looked right at me and said, "I alright"!!! OMG, I lost it, as I knew he was hurting and his poor hands and feet were slowly bruising and as we talked to the nurse to come up w/ a new game plan here came another nurse with a dinosaur, juice boxes, and a sippy cup...they too were upset, since the 6 attempts didn't work!!! Earlier that morning he got a new monkey from the registration office, so he was getting loved from everyone and all sorts of new toys for everything he endured...he's a champ, is all I have to say!!! The staff we worked with that morning were great, regardless of the results, but they fell in love w/ Colin and were in tears themselves, but it was the anesthesiologist who said it best "It's just how God made him, he made him with tough veins and it's the fault of no one, but we'll know better next time" and with a kiss on Colin's forehead he left the area and so did we! I will be honest and say I was disappointed, only because I'm ready to move forward, but it's just another step in the journey.....because through this whole thing, I'm learning patience and realizing NOTHING ever goes as planned!!! Who would've thought though being inside a "children's" hospital that the procedure could not be completed....even the audiologist was shocked her exact words, "In the 20 years I've been here doing this, I've never had a patient that they couldn't get" and hearing that I had to chuckle, because it's so typical for us anyway....our life is nothing but NON typical and we have Colin to thank for that.....this little boy has made our life so meaningful, full of joy and learning with every step patience...but most of all learning to trust the God who blessed us with him more than we ever had before!!! I'm learning to "walk in faith" and "trust in the Lord" through every part of this journey, because as "scary" as it is at times....I know, we'll get there no matter how long it takes!!! =)