Kennys Surgery

Well. Kenny had to go in to the hospital at 8:30 on tuesday morning. He called me at 9:15 to tell me that first, he had to drink some nasty stuff so they could look at the back of his heart with a scope to see where they were working. Then they would do the ablation. He told me not to go there until 4 or 5 because that is when he would be out. I kept me and Brooke busy all day, doing stuff around the house, Running errands and playing dollhouse. But I couldn't keep my mind off of him being in surgery, so we went up there right at 4:00. He was assigned a room, but wasnt in there yet. so me and brooke waited in the waiting room for a little while, then went and sat by his room. Every Nurse that walked past, Brooke would ask, "Dads Here?" She was excited to see him! When he finally was coming down the hallway, She screamed and yelled,"Dads Here!" When he got settled in his room, Brooke was afraid to touch him. He had the badages on his arms from the IV and on his hand too. And he had an Orange neck, Which later on she thought was funny! Anyway I talked to the doctor later that night and he said that Kenny had a very fixable heart, and he didnt do the atrial fibrrilation ablation, because he saw where the problem was coming from. So he decided to fix what was causing the AFib. He also said that he believes he fixed the problem. Yay! They went through his neck and left and right side of his groin. He is in some pain, but its not unbearable. he cant take off his bandages until friday, so hes going crazy! Especially with the one on his neck! they have it taped and he cant move his neck around. And he has to lie on his back to sleep. He has lots of owies and I will post as many pics of them as i can. Some would be Illegal! :)

They tried 4 times to put an IV in. This is the biggest bruise from that!

And here is another on his hand...

I had to give him shots in his belly, And the first one left this HUGE bruise! I don't know what I did wrong! I feel so bad!

Where they went in on his "area"

His Neck wound... And the orange neck that i told brooke that somebody colored on him...

His Burn marks on his back... They had to shock him once again.. Or twice actually!

This is the one on his chest! It looks like they scorched him! I wonder if he was smokin' when they were done!

Update on Kenny!

So Kenny had a doctors appt. today to get him ready for his surgery. It will be on tuesday the 3rd at 8:30 a.m. He will have to stay over that night in the hospital. Starting this friday, I have to give him 2 painful shots in the belly each day until tuesday. He had to have them when he was in the ICU last time. They left bruises all over his belly! I am so not looking forward to that! The Ablation will take anywhere from 1-2 hours. I just want to hurry and get this over with so I can stop thinking about the what if"s. I have just got to the point where its only once a night that I put my hand over his face to check for breathing! Now I will start all over again! I hate being paranoid!

Kennys Update

So since Kenny has been out of a job, We recently received Medicaid for him and Brooke. He is able to have his heart surgery, which is scheduled to happen on the 28th of January. And last week, he had a job interview! It is for the assistant manager of noodles and company. He said his interview went great, and the guy said to expect a call from the big boss on wednesday. He is getting pretty excited about it. The guy said they wont start him til the first, so he will still have time to recover after his surgery. and insurance will start instantly, he will imediately start earning Vacation and he will get a week of sick days! Seems like good benefits! I will keep you updated when we know more!

Brookes Vocabulary...

Brooke has been saying alot of new things lately! her vocabulary seems to have doubled since she turned two! She pronouces things very well and can say pretty much anything that you ask her to say! And she tries so hard to say big words! Like adventure for instance. She almost got it! You can understand what she says, even if its a little off. But one word that she just doesn't get the hang of is "smell." I dont know why. She pronounces it "Fum". I will even tell her to watch my mouth as i say it to her and i say it slowly, but she just says, "FFUUUMMM." Ok. Whatever. I understand what she means when she says it. thats what counts!

Fresh out of the bath!

I changed my hair color!

Our educational trip to Body Worlds!

On Friday night, Brooke stayed at my moms so Kenny and I could go to The Leonardo to see Body Worlds: The story of the Heart. It is a museum type thing that has real bodies and organs displayed like statues. You can see every muscle, ligament, blood vessel, and pretty much any type of thing that is going on inside your body! We learned so much! Kenny got to see what the heart really looks like on the inside. He saw on a TV screen what exactly his heart was supposed to be doing and seen the part of his heart that is not working right. It was very cool! It helped both of us understand more about what is happening to him. My favorite part was the Human Developement part. They had fetuses there and there was one for each week from the beginning of the 6th week to the end of the 9th week. It was crazy to see how much it changes in that little amount of time! At the end of the 9th week, it has fingers and toes! They were so cute! The fetus was the size of my pinky nail and had teeny tiny fingers and toes! And they had babies that were between 18 weeks gestation and 32 weeks gestation! It was sad to see them, but also as a mother, it was amazing to see how they develope inside your tummy. I have always been curious about it, and have read many books about fetal developement. Seeing it with my own eyes just put it more into perspective for me. Something else I learned was about the smokers lung. It was something that I have been wanting to see for a long time. I really wanted my mom to go with us just to see this. She doesnt think it could happen to her. They have a non smkers lung that had a little bit of gray on it from breathing in dust, but will disappear over time. Then, they had the smokers lung. It was BLACK! So gross! I learned that 20 cigarettes is equal to a coffee cup full of tar that gets on your lungs and doesnt disappear. And that every cigarette is one minute off your life! I know my mom probly wont read this for awhile, but for when she does: Mom, Please quit smoking. Seeing it for myself made me realize that you may think that it may not happen to you, but it already has. Please don't make it worse. I learned that When you quit smoking, Your health automatically improves, your taste buds enhance, and you have more energy! So please take all that into consideration! We all love you!

Brooke's 2 year check up!

We took Brooke in for her 2 year check up on December 29th. She now weighs 26 lbs. and is 35 1/2 inches tall! She is in the 84th percentile for height and 44th for weight! Tall and skinny! Her pediatrician said that her speech is very advanced for a 2 year old, and that she seems to be a very smart little girl! Yay! While we were talking to her doc, Brooke was sitting on the bench putting her shoes on, and the doc was so amazed that she could do that and she had them on the right feet! I never thought anything of it, because she has been putting her shoes on by herself for about a year now, I then realized that i couldn't remember the last time she had them on the wrong feet unless they didnt have buckles! (That is a little harder I guess!) Anyway, she is growing great, which is good since I can't seem to get her to eat anything! And before you know it, she will know her ABC's and you will be watching that video on my blog!