Congratulations Megan

Megan is expecting very soon and she had a great baby shower today. She received some wonderful gifts and we had a great time. Everyone is excited about the arrival of Bailey Britt!

Ginger, Lesley, Julie, Kate, and Sarah

Lesley, Megan, and Jennie

Happy Fall Ya'll

Lucy Kate and Bryant love Kammy.

Kammy came over today and we went out and took some photos with some pumpkins and hay. They turned out pretty cute considering the babies were not in the mood. Thanks for the cute outfits and the halloween costumed Kammy!

Poor thing is still so swollen from surgery.

We are Home

We were able to come home on Friday afternoon. Bryant was eating and feeling better so the doctors gave us the okay to head home. He is such a strong little guy and he has been through so much in such a short time. He will have the stints in until the beginning of November and then we will head back to LeBonheur for more surgery. He has to have the granulation tissue lasered out of his airway and they will also take the stints out. Dr. Thompson is thinking that the trach will be able to come out soon after that. Thank you for all your prayers and please continue to pray for us as Bryant is still dealing with a lot of pain. Here are some pictures from our trip to the hospital.

He is always so happy! This was taken at 5 AM when we were

getting ready to head to the hospital.

Riding out of the hotel on the luggage cart.

Bryant discovered Charles' facial hair

After checking in and getting to our room,

Bernard (the green puppet) came to see us and Bryant loved it.

In his little yellow gown for surgery

You can tell this is very early in the morning

as we were waiting for surgery.

After surgery in the ICU

Bryant and Charles after surgery.

This was Bryant's tiny crib for the hospital stay.

Yes, this is where Charles and I both slept in a room the size of

a closet with no windows or tv.

Surgery Update

It has been one long day for everyone. We stayed the night in Memphis because we were scheduled to be at the hospital at 5:45 AM. They took Bryant back for surgery at 7:40 and of course I was crying when they took him out of my arms. He was finished around 10:00 and Dr. Thompson came to speak with us. The stents he placed in his nose went in well and he was able to get a larger size stent in than he initially thought, which is a good thing. Part of this required him to drill under his top lip, so he has stitches in his mouth, stitches in his nose and stents sticking out. They also had to give him a lot of fluids during surgery as they had some problems getting the bleeding to stop. His red blood cells are very low so we have to address this issue with out pediatrician and get those numbers up in the next 30 days. We are having more surgery the beginning of November to remove granulation tissue that has grown in the airway. This surgery does cause a lot of bleeding so we will leave the trach in for a little while. Sometime between mid November and the beginning of December is when Dr. Thompson plans to remove the trach. It was a very stressful day and Bryant has been in a lot of pain so please continue to pray for him. We are in the ICU step down unit and we have a side room that is tiny and we are sharing a chair to sleep in, quite a site! I will post pictures tomorrow of my little love bug!

Keep Us in Your Prayers

As we prepare for Bryant's upcoming surgery please keep our family in your prayers. Bryant will be having surgery Wednesday morning at LeBonheur and we will be staying for a few days. He is having bone drilled out in the front part of the nasal cavity and they will sew stints in to open his nasal passage wider. I have been so nervous just thinking about all of it and going back to LeBonheur. Lucy Kate will be staying with my mom and my cousin Kim in Germantown, so I would also ask that you pray for her as she is out of her "normal" environment/routine. God has carried us this far and we know that He is providing us with the strength to get through this and know that the trach will be removed soon.

Mystery Rash

After a very long day in Memphis going to doctor's appointments, we got home and when we took Lucy Kate out of the car seat she had a rash on her sides. She had not been exposed to anything new and I was thinking keep her away from Bryant. I called the pediatrician and she thought maybe a viral rash, no big deal. Rushed to the pharmacy got a few things just in case it got worse during the night and finally we were home. Of course I took some pictures of our mystery rash to put in the books. It looked better the next morning and it is completely gone now.

What we Have Been Upto!

It has been very crazy around here and this is my first chance to post, so I have a lot of pictures to share. Bryant and Lucy Kate are doing great and lots of new things are going on with them. She is rolling all over the place and Bryant just looks at her like she is crazy for wasting all that energy, they both have teeth, they love their baby food and apple juice, and they are showing so much personality. Lucy Kate babbles and yells all the time and Bryant tries so hard, soon he will be able to. They also love to go outside in the wagon, stroller, or just lay out on a blanket. The best thing is how they watch Hutch and Bailey and just laugh and try to talk to them, it is hiliarous. They also have started to explore each other by biting and grabbing each other.

Here Come The Teeth........

Bryant Before Teeth

After..He had two come in at the same time

Lucy Kate with her first tooth, no before picture!

Got these cute pictures of them after bathtime.

They are so interested in each other.

Lucy Kate did not care for the Yo Baby yougurt at first, but now she loves it!

Time Together