finally!

So Tate was having some swelling and some pain this morning... enough to actually voice it. Although this is always a dead giveaway that he's hurting... 

He presses the palm of his hand into his eye and leans on it that way. That's what helps to relieve the pain for him. This is what I noticed first this morning. So I asked him if he was ok... he said his eye was hurting. Not a good sign. His baseline of pain is quite a bit higher than you or me, so if it hurts enough for him to complain about it, it REALLY hurts. I offered him the bubble-gum flavored chewable Tylenol that he picked out at the store last week. Of course, he refused it. I finally got him to try one (his dosage is 3). He chewed for a few seconds, then made the face of disgust (completely intentional on his part. I really don't think he minds the meds, it's just one of his control issues). It was actually kinda cute. :) It took quite a bit of deal-making to get him to take the other two, but finally, he chewed them up (after I served them to him on a spoon out of his oatmeal bowl, per his request.) I asked him a little while ago if his eye was still hurting or feeling better... he said it was feeling better. I asked him if that meant that the medicine helped, and he said that it did. Yay! Hopefully this is a breakthrough that he will remember. 


Here are a couple more photos from this morning... 




Not feeling too good... :( 

He still managed a smile for me though! I just love his sweet face... 

Thank you for praying for my boy! I hope you all have an amazing Christmas! We'll be spending time with family, enjoying His blessings, and celebrating Jesus! Merry Christmas!