Pre-op is in the books

Hey everyone! 

We had Nolans pre-op appointment this morning. He was so good. He is such a big boy these days. Today,he had a chest x-ray, EKG, and lab work. That is a lot for a two year old. And let me tell you, he handles it like a champ! We were so fortunate to have the picc team there to draw his blood. He did not wimper or even flinch! I had tears in my eyes while he is over there singing "drunk on your love" to the picc team nurses. He is so much tougher than I am. He was as happy as he could be. Ms Stacy hooked him up with some ninja toys and he was set. 

 He thinks EKG stickers are hilarious 

There has been a small change in plans. Nolan's surgery is now scheduled for June 16th instead of the 14th. He will have the Fontan procedure. In this surgery, they will be detaching his inferior vena cava (the vein that drains blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart) and attaching it to his pulmonary artery. This means that his blood from the bottom half of his body will now flow passively back to his lungs to be oxygenated. The blood from the top half of his blood already does this because of the surgery he had in June 2014. Therefore, this will be his completion. We are praying for a smooth procedure and a smooth recovery. From what I have been told, he will be ready to play a few days after the surgery. We will be in the hospital until his chest tubes stop draining. So, we are planning on taking coloring books and such for him to stay entertained. Nolan is full of energy and a busy body already! They say he will feel even better after he recovers. We are going to have our hands full for sure. We wouldn't have it any other way!

Please keep Nolan in your prayers. We have complete faith that he is going to be fine. We know he will be back at home throwing rocks in no time. Please pray for Nolan emotionally as well as the physical aspect. One of my fears is seeing him scared or in pain. Pray for us emotionally as well. It is hard to watch your baby go through anything painful. Even little bobos hurt us as parents. Like I said, Nolan is much tougher than I am. He is probably going to show us how this is done!

As always, thank you for keeping up with us and praying. 

Joshua 1:9

He loves to go inside at McDonalds. Brent and I do not typically go eat McDonalds but we try to do the little things for Nolan. We get there and we eat, but he doesn't ha ha. Oh well! He was happy to be there. 

In case anyone missed this one. This is Nolan on his first day of the school year in August on the left.  Nolan on his last day of the school year on the right. He has really grown up on us!