Bye Bye Tonsils!!

So we've been off our blogging a bit lately but for good reason!  We've been busy! :)  I figured I better start with the most recent & most significant thing that happened to the Weedin family in May...Brady had surgery to have his tonsils & adenoids out & tubes in his ears on May 25th!  He's had many issues with ear infections and after an Xray & sleep oxygen test the doctor determined that his extra large adenoids & tonsils were causing the problems (not the least his hearing issues because of ears full of fluid that wouldn't drain!) 

We were very glad to have a more permanent solution to his issues but also quite nervous the day of his surgery.  Thankfully, Grammy was able to come up & spend the day with Liv while we were at the hospital & we were sooooo thankful for that!!

  I was very careful not to show him my worry but needless to say there were lots & lots of prayers being said by this mommy & daddy on that morning and once he was wheeled away into the OR I lost it. But everything went just as we had told him it would on that morning & he frankly was pretty excited about it all (especially all the yummy stuff he would get to eat!)

Here he is in his little hospital gown in the surgery prep room...So. Darn. Cute.

They gave him some "amnesia medicine" to make him relaxed before taking him into the OR...ummmm....yes this really worked...it was as if our little boy had had too many brewskies or something & actually looked at Jeff & said while giggling, "Two Daddies!!" :)  It was pretty funny & definitely helped mommy & daddy relax too.  And yes, we do have video of this! :)

Brady & I in the recovery room after the surgery--he was still very groggy but happy to be with Jeff & I.  He also had 3 special visitors--Dusty, Gina & Nana!!!

Here was his first of many bowls of ice cream!  He was a total trooper throughout this whole recovery...pretty amazing, really.  We watched LOTS of movies, read books, played with MoonDough that grammy gave him & the EtchASketch that Nana gave him.  We didn't get depressed about the rainy weather because, frankly, we couldn't do anything anyway! :)  Jeff stayed home from work Wednesday & Thursday & Lez came up and helped over the weekend while Jeff was at Bryce's bachelor party weekend which was such a help.

Thinking it's pretty funny that he was eating his 2nd bowl of chocolate ice cream on the 1st day! :)

Liv, of course, got to eat yummy food too!

Unfortunately, Liv & I have both been pretty sick so to say we were "laying low" is a big understatement.

Here they are with their pillow pets!

Brady's 2nd cousin, Rico, was so sweet & brought over popsicles & the 3 older Star Wars movies that Jeff has been dying to watch with his son!

Here are the boys, locked in!

I think Liv & I had the same expression watching those movies Sunday...somewhat confused by the whole hub bub!



Oh & we added 4 new friends to our family over the weekend!  Welcome Nemo, Dorie, Bruce & Marlin! :)

Overall, everything went very well & Brady is recuperating really great!  We got lots of visits, calls & notes from friends who made Brady feel very special & loved so thank you!! :)