A couple of weeks ago Cayden had a sleep study to determine if he was indeed waking up at night and if so why.  Well after the sleep study there was enough evidence that Cayden was waking up due to some sleep apnea.  His surgery is scheduled for next Monday to remove both his adenoids and his tonsils.  It’ll be more than an in and out surgery like those in the past.  We’ll be staying at least overnight from what I’ve been told.

Sometimes it’s hard to be making decisions for him without being able to talk to him.  We as parents are given the task to make difficult decisions for our children.  This decision is pretty easy compared to the decisions other parents are facing with their children.  However, it is still our decision for what we think is best for Cayden.  He recently had dental work for his upper teeth that were almost gone.  We think his teeth weren’t necessarily gone due to grinding but in part due to his genetic disorder.  

So hopefully after this surgery he’ll be able to breathe easier and get better sleep.  He was awake and in our room this morning at 5:30.  Now I don’t know if that’s because he woke up due the apnea, or he was just ready to be awake.  But I do feel that some of his behaviors are related to poor sleep.  Again, hopefully if we can clear the airwaves he’ll sleep better at night and feel better during the day due to better rest.  We shall see.