Enoch's First Field Trip

Enoch got to go on his first school field trip and we visited the Museum of Nature & Science. I was able to volunteer and be with Enoch the whole day, it was awesome! We had so many parent volunteers that each parent only has 2-3 kids in their group which was great. I was in charge of Enoch & Keegan. Keegan is this cute, tiny, spunky little blonde thing; she and Enoch get along really well. Enoch has even shared with me that Keegan is a... Don't tell anyone... A spy! She's cute and we had a blast. The museum was great although Enoch & Keegan did try to climb on a lot of stuff. ; )

Keegan was dodging the picture here. She was a little shy at first. The cutest thing though was that they held hands most of the time. Haha, we're in trouble!

The big exhibit was the snakes & lizards live! It was so much fun!

A close up of the cool gecko feet.

Enoch's favorite! The Mammoth skull!

The kids played some game while we were waiting for the bus.
I have no idea what it was but it looked like fun. Enoch was always surrounded by girls. ; )

Happy Easter!

We were in Utah over Easter weekend for a cousin's baptism. It was a brief trip but a very good one and I'm glad we went. The baptism was awesome and it was SO good to see everyone.

We haven't taken a family photo yet but I'm hoping to do so at my sister's this weekend!

Here are just a few shots from Easter.

Easter shopping at Target. Enoch hung out with his cousins while we went.

Travis and Isabella were best buds, partners in crime, PB & J! They had a lot of fun together. It was fun to watch Travis follow her everywhere.

The Easter bunny found us in Utah!

Happy Easter!

Monday April 2, 2012.

 

 

Enoch got to come Home on Sunday. He was so happy to finally be home after 2 and 1/2 long days. His friend Iris came to see him after conference and she made him the cutest card. She even depicted Enoch's big spikey hair.
Travis was also very happy to have Enoch home. They just played and played. Enoch took a three hour nap that afternoon and still slept like a rock last night.

Here is what his incision looks like. It's a lot smaller than we had anticipated so that's pretty awesome. This was the picture I took to show Enoch what it looked like since he hadn't seen it yet. His response? "Woah"
Trav's response? "That's uh-scusting"
I love these boys!

Sunday, April 1, 2012.

 

 

After two and a half painstaking days of waiting, Travis was finally allowed to see his Enoch! Travis couldn't come to Enoch's room because of respiratory season and the only way he could see him was if Enoch got the green light to get out of bed and walk to meet Travis on the second floor. Enoch finally got the go ahead this morning to get up and walk around. He was so excited to see Travis!! He was only allowed to lay flat for 24 hours after surgery and the day after he could only sit up.

They were both so happy to see each other.

Grandmom came to visit too! She brought Enoch some treats, a balloon and a fun activity book. Grandmom had been out of town when Enoch went into surgery and she flew back into Denver just this morning so her first stop was to see Enoch.

Now Enoch and Dad are playing video games and eating breakfast - just waiting on the doctors to say he can go home.
Enoch has been so talkative and fun since yesterday morning. He's been joking around with the nurses and doctors. He's such a fun little guy.
It's been a wonderful experience! And we're so blessed to have the family and friends that we do! We love you all! Thank you!

The Surgery is Done!

The Day of Surgery – March 30th, 2012.

 

Enoch is out of surgery and doing great! He woke up fairly quickly after and was ready for his orange slushy. Dr Handler said everything went great and Enoch did very well. They even pulled his loose tooth for him so he wouldn't swallow it during surgery.
I did a lot better than I expected when we gave him hugs and kisses in the OR. It is a little difficult to see your little guy fall asleep because of anesthesia but I held it together! Joe is an awesome emotional support, he's my rock. : )
We were moved upstairs to his room pretty quickly which was nice. I remember some of his other surgeries, we had to wait in recovery for a long time! This time wasn't bad at all. Children's hospital is fantastic, the doctors, nurses and staff are just amazing. They truly understand kids. Enoch has a tv and Xbox in his room and there's a little place downstairs where we can "rent" games and movies. They have a library here too.
Enoch was a little sleepy when we first got to his room but he's doing great now. He had some Jello and a drink and he's playing video games now.
He has to lay flat for 24 hours, tomorrow they want him up and walking around and then we should be discharged on Sunday.
He's doing really well. He's such a little trooper. We've been so blessed throughout this entire process. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers! We love you all!!!

MRI, labs and neurosurgeon clinic visit

I jotted all these down while we were in the hospital.

This post is from March 29th – the day before his surgery.

 

Today we're at Children's for Enoch's MRI, labs (which they took when he was sleeping for the MRI) and a clinic visit with his neurosurgeon Dr Handler and the nurse practitioner.
Enoch did awesome for his MRI. He was a little nervous about the gas mask but Joe helped him calm down his breathing and everything else went pretty smooth. He was in he MRI for about an hour so Joe and I had some lunch while we waited.
He was still under when they let us back in to see him, snoring away! He woke up a few minutes later, had some crackers and some juice, then they sent us on our way. He even got to ride in a wheel chair.

He was pretty nervous before he started...

All he cared about afterwards was eating and making sure I took a picture so Travis could see his iv. (Travis got to stay with my parents for the day)

Enoch really enjoyed the wheelchair. He liked maneuvering it himself.

They had arts and crafts tables set up in the lobby for the kids to participate in. Enoch was still a little drowsy and moving in slow motion but he enjoyed the crafts.

Enoch's labs came back looking great!
Our visit with Dr Handler was brief and positive. Enoch's surgery will be at 7:30 am tomorrow so we have to be at the hospital by 5:30 am. Early day!
Enoch's incision should be relatively small. He'll have to lay flat for 24 hours and then he should be up and around the next day. He should be discharged sometime Saturday, it just depends on how he looks and feels.
Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers! We love you all.