Can you tell where we went? Yes that's right...we went bowling. It was my turn again to pick what we did and I wanted to do something active. It was a lot of fun!
As you can see Ryan won...in fact he won both games. I did get a few strikes in though.
My arm got tired on the second game but Ryan was able to keep his game steady! We both also were distracted by the middle schooler in the lane next to us who kept bowling game after game without stopping!
Isn't my hubby so cute?
For the month of February we ended up going to see "The Vow". It was the first movie we had been to since last June when we took Teagan to see "Cars 2". I liked the movie, but finding out that it was inspired by a true story not based on a true story made me curious about the real story of what happened to this couple.
* go from army crawling to sitting up
We also checked our the Bargain racks. I really wish we would've gotten the Sesame Street book. It was the history of Sesame Street and would have come in handy for Eli's birthday!
Eli and I got haircuts today. Doesn't he look like a big boy now?
Since Teagan sat and played quietly and nicely while we got our haircuts I told him we would get McDonalds for lunch. He asked if he could have a "Kid Meal". I said yes and then I told him that at McDonald's they're called Happy Meals. He said "No Mama it's a Kids Meal"
* sit up all by yourself
On Friday November 25 we had been in the hospital just 48 hrs and the nurses came in to tell us we could go home! What?!? We were told we would be there 3-5 days! We couldn't believe we were already going home. Eli woke up happy and ready to play. His eyes were puffy but not swollen shut. He was doing great! The nurses told us that the neurosurgeon's nurse practitioner would be down to change his bandage and give us some instructions for at home.
Reading some books while waiting to be discharged.
Teagan showing Eli his new car. They were just hanging out until we got our stuff packed up.
Since we've been home Eli has done awesome! The first morning his left eye was pretty swollen, so much so that he got a black eye, but since then the swelling has continued to go down! Until a few days ago he did seem to freak out if he was left all alone in a room and he's still not comfortable rolling, but he is loving playing in his exersaucer and his bouncy seat. He has even started sitting without any support.
One week post-op. (age: 6 1/2 months)
We have our one week post-op appointment tomorrow morning. We're looking forward to hearing what the doctors have to say. We'd like to thank you again for all of your prayers and support! They definitely did not go unnoticed!
Eli woke up on Day 2 in the PICU a little swollen but not bad. The doctors had told us that each day would progressively get worse so to be prepared. Dr. Iskandar came to check on him and he said that he would get a new turban because his was getting a little snug. He also said that he could move to general care. After that he proceeded to have more wires unhooked and by 11:00 am we were moving rooms. 
Waiting to get a new turban.
With his new turban...chin strap and all!
As the day went on his swelling did get worse but he didn't seem to be in much pain. The nurses continued to give him Tylenol but he hadn't had Oxycodone since 4:30 am. The whole day he was such a good baby. He would play in his bed for awhile and then he would want to be held and play with Ryan or I. He loved having all the family around and getting to interact with everyone.
By night time of the first day he had really perked up and was playing with toys and we even got a smile out of him. It was amazing to see the changes he went through in the course of a day. He was one tough little guy.
