Sunday, August 3, 2008

More Noah....

Here are a few more pics of Noah since we've been at home. We just can't get enough of him!!







Oh yeah and by the way....the Sunday after we got home with Noah, I woke up with Bells Palsy. I don't have a bad case luckily!For those of you who haven't heard of this.....maybe this will hep explain......"Bell's palsy is a paralysis of the facial nerve resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Several conditions can cause a facial paralysis, e.g., brain tumor, stroke, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be identified, the condition is known as Bell's Palsy. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve), and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis.Doctors may prescribe anti-inflammatory and anti-viral drugs. Early treatment is necessary for the drug therapy to have effect. The effect of treatment is still controversial. Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment. Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged resulting in impaired vision."
All I can do is make the best of it and wait for it to go away! Chris says that I look like Popeye when I smile.....thank goodness for a sense of humor!!

2 comments:

Hannah Lee said...

JANA! He is beautiful! I know you are such a proud mommy! I am sure proud of you for enduring such a hard labor. Motherhood is an indescribeable feeling, isn't it? CONGRATS!

lifeasahancock said...

I absolutely love the picture of Noah crying! I want a copy of that one.