Columweil’s Surgery

 

All of Jessica and Caleb’s friends (well, all that could reached) were contacted and asked to mail a bead and note so they could have a visual reminder of all the people thinking about them during the surgery.

Then all the notes were taken and put into this photo album, so they could look at them whenever they needed encouragement.  Do you see your bead in there??

We took the shuttle from the RMDH to the hospital.  They had the cutest signs!

I loved the bathroom signs!  How cute are they??

This little guy was by the elevator, his name is Remoc (it’s Comer backwards).   I took Mom and Dad’s picture by him while we waited for Caleb to come down and get us.

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This is the ceiling of the elevator!  It changed colors at every floor, and it talked to you too.  It was too cool, I think all elevators should be like this!

 

My first peek at Columweil.  Only 4 people are allowed in the room at a time, so after they visited for a little Caleb stepped out so I could come in and see him.  I waited right outside his room for a minute and took this pict then. 

Then I finally got to really see him.  I can’t be lieve how covered he is with stuff!

His incision is under the gauze running down his chest.  You can see bruising right next to it too.  Awww.

He still looks really sweet, even with all this crap on his face.

Do you see his tear?  So sweet!

Mamoo and Papoo with Columweil.

Baby jail

Caleb says he is doing HARD time!  He-hee!

I really like this one.

The brave parents

Loving on their little boy

I LOVE this one too.

Look at all those tubes and stuff!

A last moment before leaving.

Going ‘home’ for the night to get some rest so they can be there for the little guy in the morning.

Waiting

My nephew had open heart surgery today, to correct a few problems he was born with.  Most of my family went up to the hospital to wait with them during the 7 hour surgery.  The waiting room was really packed so my sister and her husband decided to wait back at the Ronald McDonald House since that is where they are staying and it is just across the street hospital.

One of the people staying there asked if we were having a board meeting, since we had so many computers!   I think there were 5 computers and 7 people!  We have to stay in touch ya know!

Doing their best to keep friends and family up to date.

  

They got a few phone calls from a nurse to let them know how the surgery was going.  I thought I would catch one of them, and it happened to be the one that told them the surgery was over! 

Updating again, getting the call that they can see their little boy!

Buh-bye folks! 

Since we were still at the house I thought I would take a few picts of the place.  I am impressed at how wonderful it is!  This is about half the kitchen, it is MASSIVE!

The dining room was massive too!

Right off of the kitchen/dining room there was a well stocked play room for the kids.  They think of everything!  The window on the back wall looks into one of the living rooms, I didn’t get a picture of it though.

I’m not sure what to call this room.  After you walk in the foyer you come to this room, one way will take you to the dining room/kitchen, one to the elevator, and one to the back living room.  Whatever room it is, it was pretty sweet.  I think my next house is going to have to have a circle room!

 

The smaller back family room, after hanging out in the dining room most of the time we moved over here.

There was a little seating area in there too, along with puzzles and games and stuff.  The room to the right is a computer room, I think it had 4 computers in there for the residents to use.

I tried to get a picture of the outside of the house, but I didn’t have my small lens so even though I was standing on the edge of the street I still couldn’t get the whole thing in! 

Yeah, it’s missing a whole wing… you get the point, right?

I’ll work on posting the pictures of him at the hospital tomorrow, it’s been a long day!

Happy 3rd of July!

Yeah, yeah, I know.  I’m doing this out of order!   Whatever!  This year we decided to go to a new place to watch the fireworks.  It was pretty good, and I think I would go there again next year… we would totally have to park somewhere else though!! 

 

I didn’t take too many pictures I’m not too sure why, but I do love this one.  Ya know what he is doing?

 

He’s going potty (no he isn’t pooping, he is just making a goofy face!)!   After walking back to the car to let him pee in the potty chair and then having to go back again not long later I brought the chair back with me.  I got a few looks walking by with a potty chair tucked under my arm!  *grin*  But what’s a girl to do!

You can’t wait for the fireworks to start without playing with your own first! 

Aunt Jody and Uncle Boz finally met up with us after getting a little lost …twice!

Trying on Uncle Boz’s hat.

 

Brody (the little chicken butt) finally agreed to do some sparklers too.

And of course he tried to blow them out too!

But Chicken Butt came right back soon as the fireworks started!  He started with Daddy

…then Papaw.  He stayed with me the longest, that could be partly because I had M&M’s and was giving him some!  But right at the end he moved on to Jody and Boz. 

Believe it or not this is the only firework picture I took, usually I take a ton!  It’s kinda sad that the fun is all over, but I am really glad that it is over so that Brody will sleep again.  A lot of our neighbors were shooting off fireworks… some as recent as last week!!  Brody was always scared and coming out of his room shaking.  Hopefully we are done with that part of it for this year!

Happy 4th Ya’ll