Since B was 15 weeks in utero we knew that his right kidney wasn't great. It has never worked and recently has been creating really high blood pressure. So, it was time to part ways and say goodbye.
B was given a choice between three animals to have once we arrived at the hospital.. He looked at them, and then asked the volunteer if she had a kitty. Lucky for B, she went back and found one.
3.5 hours after surgery B was out and ready to be brought back to his room. He hated the IVs, so I asked my mom to grab some mittens. It covered his hand, and kept it very cozy.
Promptly after seeing Gaga, B threw up all over. Nice.
In this hospital there is a lot of waiting time.
So we read books.
B napped.
Aunt Judy brought over an epic balloon. To this day he still loves it and talks about it.
Scott's work decided to show some love to B.
Mickey and Papa gave B some art supplies.
Gaga and Island Man got him a fish, Bubbles, to help him have a fast recovery.
Scott made ramps and shot cars at him.
1 kidney Brayden!
His litter of kitties.
The next day the epidural was out and he could walk around.
But he needed Dad's help a lot.
He got a Cars game pack from Scott's work. It was amazing!!
Nap time again!
This time he had to have his car to sleep.
After 1.5 days we were ready to leave! Or in B's case float away with balloons.
We are so thankful for all the prayers and calls. Despite this being a hard situation, we have felt B has been the best case scenario for the whole procedure.
Because all the gifts made such a huge difference when it came to entertaining and distracting Brayden, we decided for the holidays to go get toys for sick kids. This activity was very dear to by both of us.
