Getting Ready

We are slowly...dragging our feet....procrastinating....in denial....getting ready. As if you could ever really be ready for your son to have major heart surgery. But, we are keeping our chins up to the best of our abilities. It is so hard to prepare for your child to undergo something of this nature. We haven't fully talked to him about all of the details regarding the surgery, but he does know it is coming next week. He has stated very specifically who he wants to visit him.. ha. He just spouts off every person he knows. No pressure :)

I guess we have been focusing a bit too much on the presents.. (although I really have barely mentioned it other than to tell him that his sister really wants to get him a present for the hospital).. because he is VERY excited about getting presents. LOL. Seriously, yesterday he said..."mommy maybe you should have surgery too soon so you can get some presents too:" Oh dear, what have I done.

He is so happy and running around these past few weeks, it is a tough pill to swallow that is for sure, but I just have to think about how far we have come.

Here he is 2 days post-op from his first surgery, the BT shunt. My little love bug.

And here he is today. Full of life, love, and A LOT of spunk. He keeps us VERY busy. I just realized that I don't have many pictures of him in the last few weeks....and literally that is because he doesn't sit still long enough for me to take any.

We have a lot on our minds. I have never felt this unproductive and literally I think it is because my mind does not stop, we leave in just a few days and have so much to do. Luckily, my parents are going to come for a day this weekend to pick up our dog and watch the kids so we can pack and clean..seriously.. so thankful for our family.