Kenzie's Spinal Fussion

The night before the big day I took this picture. You can see how much her spine curves. (This is standing straight up)

Her surgery was scheduled for 10am. We were told to arrive at Primary Children's Hospital at 8:30am. We went to the POP class the night before and Mackenzie was thrilled to be there. She has colored her doll and with a huge smile she raced the anesthetist down the hall and to the operating room. They called every hour and a half to give us an update on how she was doing. At 3pm they finished and she went to ICU. We had some problems with her blood pressure and also her epidural medication (leaking on the bed and not in her), but once those problems were addressed....all was well.

She was a little swollen after the surgery, but this was nothing compared to how swollen she was after the tried to get her blood pressure up with 5 boluses of fluid and then two bags of blood!

The doll recieved her PIC line just after Kenzie got hers. When one flushed the line...you got a little wet! Something to laugh at in a stressfull day!

NEW PICS FINALLY!

Aubrey is a lot of fun. I put her post of first and didn't realize I put everyone else on this post, which is a different post. Sorry... I will get this all figured out someday. So her pics are on the previous post.

Brooklyn has really turned into a little Lady this year. It was seriously like... over night! She is now 13 going on 18 yrs! Hope I can survive this. She is lots of fun when her attitude doesn't get in the way.
Yes... she has red hair and I think the temper comes along with it......FIERY RED!

Mackenzie is having a great time this summer so far. We are sticking everything into this week and a half before she has surgery. She will be having spinal fusion on June 17th. I am a little nervous, but she is fine... of course she has no idea. I guess that is why I am so nervous too... I have no idea how she will be after. Anyway, it has been a lot of fun. We went to Wolf Creek and had a blast despite the rain showers. We were able to swim, play racket ball, golf, play board games, watch movies, play pool, hike, and not to mention eat a little too much! We are planning to go to Lagoon as well!

Andrew is sure growing up. He is getting taller all the time. His body just need to grow out a little now. He is sooo thin. I caught him wearing his 4 T PJ's the other day. They fit him fine around the waist... they just looked like long shorts on him and the shirt.... oh my.... came up like
a top that hits the middle of your stomach. He was sad when I told him he couldn't wear them anymore.... I know no one would see him...but I could and it was too much for me!

Updated pics......finally!

Aubrey felt like a little Princess this day. I had no idea that it would be the start of the...

Princess Phase!

All I hear now is I am a princess, and I want to wear my princess. Needless to say she has lived in this and other dresses she thinks make her a princess! When I say lived, I also mean slept as well. This one is now in tatters after riding her tricycle and pulling it out of the wheel a few times. She still loves it and wears it... that is... when she finds where Mom has hidden it. (I probably need to throw it away)

The phase is still going strong!