Recovering at Home

We have been home a week now.Broc is doing really well besides having a fever.He is not needing much pain meds which is great for him.He is a little sore in the morning as his legs get used to moving again from resting the whole night.

Him and his brother have been trying to be really good about not jumping and running and playing rough but for 2 brothers who have been apart for 2 weeks or more its really difficult. There Aunt and Uncle bought them a great Hot wheels racing track and that has been been in the living room everyday with all the cars lines up to ramp and race.

Everyday the track is built a different way or another peice is added to it.We bought extra track for the boys too and they love that it can almost go the length of our hall way.

Dr Eliason very kindly drew us a picture of  what his leg looked like before and after surgery as the x-ray/u/s pics are not that clear.I was not able to load it until today.

As you can see in this picture his graft was much longer than we all expected and his occlusion was much worse too.

Broc had a check-up yesterday with some labs and they were pretty good except his eosinaphil count was really high which meant that he is having an allergic reaction in his body somewhere.

This could also be the cause of his fevers that he has been having since Sunday and is still having.His ped thinks that his body is reacting to the mesh that is around his graft or the sutures so we are doing another CBC on Friday to see what the level is then.I have also called his surgeon about it and are waiting to hear from them, probably on Monday.

We got a call from the vascular team yesterday regarding Brocs labs and they wanted to know what was going on so we told them that he was having a fever but acting fine.They said that because of the prosthetic graft we have to err on the side of caution and take him to the ER for a full infection work up.

I quickly grabbed a bite to eat and Broc and I headed out.Fortunately it was not full and we were taken back pretty quickly.After a full history of Broc was taken all the necessary tests were run.Everything came back clear except for the blood culture which will take 48 hours so we were sent home around 10pm last night.We were so happy to have such a wonderful ER Dr.Those can be very hard to come by  nowadays.She said that if I felt comfortable taking him home with a fever then we could leave.Obviously if his fever still persists then we will have to look into it further.

Thank goodness Broc is not wanting to go outside and play as it is so hot and he really does not like the heat.We are spending our days playing race track,reading books and playing board games.

Thank you again to everyone that helped us out during Brocs surgery.

Our last day at the hospital

Last night was another great night. Broc slept the whole night although he only went to sleep at 11:00pm cause he slept yesterday afternoon from 1:30-5pm.

It was great as I had a visitor and we were able to talk while Broc slept but then I had to stay awake last night until he went to sleep.

This morning was full of the excitement of leaving today.Dr Eliason came in to show us all the pictures that were taken of his surgery and how extensive his surgery actually was.

We had another P.T. session. I am sorry if I am confusing everyone but he will actually be getting P.T. for his leg once we get home.He already does O.T.

His leg is worse this morning as he is rolling his ankle very badly,walking on his tip toe, turning his foot out and dragging his leg.

We concentrated on walking heel first and turning his leg in.

He walked a little further today than  he did yesterday.He got a little tired so we took a rest and then walked back to his room.

We also had a surprise visit from Dr Stanley.I was so happy to see him as we had only spoken to him on the phone.It was great to finally meet all the people that had helped to fix Brocs leg so that they can both grow equally and hopefully he wont have anymore pain.

 

Sorry this is a bit confusing as we did leave the hospital yesterday (Friday) around 2:30pm.I wrote this post yesterday before we left.

We are safe and sound at home.

Walking and Eating

Broc had a great night with no pain meds.

This morning OT came in to consult with us and look at his legs. He did a few exercises with Broc to see how much strength he has in his legs.

We then sat on the edge of the bed and then left the room.He was so proud of himself walking.He first limped a bit and then he put his foot flat.

His ankle is rolling really badly cause he is compensating while walking. He is going to recommend that Broc has outpatient OT to rebuild the muscle that he has lost over the year in his right leg. His tendon is very tight behind his knee too and needs to be stretched.

Broc had a really good day.He took a long nap after his OT and lunch.He was so tired.He said to me I think today should be a day of resting. It was so sweet.

He ate a grilled cheese sandwhich and strawberries for lunch.He was so eager to eat and then his tummy started to get full very quickly as its not used to food.

We went down to the conference room to get pizza for dinner.Buddy only ate 2 bites of dinner.

After dinner we had some more visitors and a little friend to play cars and trucks with. Broc was so happy to have little visitors that we had to put him back in bed cause all he wanted to do was run around and jump. Two fo the things he may not do. I dont think I have to worry about him being active I think I am going to worry about keep him from being active.

Once they left 2 more visitors came in and then it was time for the Drs to round. They said if we have a good night tonight then we are all systems go for heading home tom.

Broc and I are so happy. We also had a visit from the Michigan Athletes. Broc and Mark each got a hat signed by them and we had a pic taken too.

Here is a pic of Broc chilling out watching a movie

Here is a pic of his Get Well Board

The whole time Broc was in pre-op on Wed he was asking for cake, so his Buddy Greg bought him some delicious cupacake covered in chocolate yesterday evening.Here is a pic of him trying to eat it.

Later that evening we had a thunderstorm and a wonderful rainbow such a lovely way to end out stay here.

After the thunderstorm we had a visit from some of the Michigan Athletes.They gave out hats and Broc took one for his Buddy too.They also signed Brocs get well board and we had a picture taken with them.

Broc was so shy he never said a word and hid under his blankets the whole time.

We are waiting for the Drs to round and then we should be out of here by this afternoon.

Mark and I want to thank everyone for all the love and support that was shown to us while were were in Michigan.

We have made life long friends here and look forard to see you all again when we come back down for follow-up appointments.

And Still waiting - Arteriogram

Brocs case has been bumped as there was an adult case. He will be taken at noon maybe a little sooner. Poor boy has been NPO since last night.He is lying in bed watching TV.

BEST NEWS EVER IS THAT MY MOM IS IN REMISSION. What a great day.I am so happy.

I will update with more news on Broc as soon as I can.

Broc got bumped to the noon slot. So the poor guy was NPO since last night until 2.20 pm when they finally took him back.

He was in the IR for about 1.5 hours. In that time I went to grab some lunch as I had not eaten anything except a small yoghurt which I ate early in the morning as we thought that he was going back at 7am.

The Interventional Radiologist said that all went well and the graft is wide open. There is a 10% narrowing but they are not sure if its from the swelling from the surgery or that the graft is starting to narrow.

We are hoping that it is still swelling from his surgery. He is resting peacfully.His neck is a little sore as they went in his jugular vein. He had a popsicle and some apple juice after recovery and then came to the room and asked me if he could have his cake.He has been eyeing the lemon cake ever since he has been here.So once he got settled back in his room he ate a small peice of lemon cake.

Broc got many frogs today.The Child Life Team came around and dropped a frog off for him. I bought him a small frog from the gift shop and Jill got him a reallly jazzy frog. His collection is certainly growing.At Mott he is known as the litte boy with the frogs.

I want to thank all the brothers and sisters from the various congregations that came to support and encourage Broc and I.We really appreciate the love that you have shown us while we have been here.

Here are a few pics of the day.

Playing a game on Gregs I-Pad

Greg playing games with Broc.

Broc sleeping in his pond with all his frog friends

Sorry for the delay.... out of PICU

I have been really tired the last couple of days only getting a couple hours of sleep at night. So last night I went to bed early instead of writing a post.

So many things have happened.Broc has not had anymore jerks or seizures. Thank goodness cause those were really scary. Slowly we are learning what pain meds Broc can and cannot handle.

Yesterday they took out his NG tube and his foly.He was so happy to have less wires attatched to him.He was allowed to start on ice chips and popsicles too.

He got up again yesterday and took 2 steps.It is very difficult for him as he is not wanting to put any weight on his right leg at all.Needless to say mommy back is breaking from picking up a dead weight that is not able to help himself.

This morning he got his epidural taken out too.He is done with IV pain meds and is only having oral pain meds which are keeping his pain under control really well as he is having a continuos dose round the clock.Their aim is to not let him have pain at all so that he can be more mobile. He is on tylenol every 4 hours and then is allowed to take a stronger pain med for breakthrough pain which they are giving him on a schedule too as he is not telling us in time when his pain gets too bad for him.

Guess What??? The Wicked Witch from the West appeared again last night but not to our room. I guess complaining about her to the Pain team really helped and they were horrified that someone would do that to him.

I requested no bath last night as his bandages came off too yesterday and he was really scared when he saw his incision sites and didn't want anyone to touch them.I wanted him to get used to them first before we go washing them.

He seems much better with them today.He is actually looking at them and saying himself how much better they look.They are still changing colours from the bruising and look like top stitching.

We moved out of the PICU this afternoon and love being on the 12th floor.We have a room in the corner and its really quiet. We also have our own bathroom in our room too. He will be having an arteriogram tomorrow to make sure that everything has grown and grafted well since the surgery. He will be having general anesthesia for that too. Just when he is starting to eat soft foods he has to be NPO again tonight and tom morning. We are not sure what time it will be but as soon as I know I will post the time.

It should be a relatively simple proccedure but as we know anytime Broc has general anesthesia his heart comes into play.

Thank you to all the friends from the various Michigan Congs. We really apprecaite the love and support you have shown us. We are getting to meet so many new people.

Don't you just love the bed head and goofy smile.

A very painful day with good progress

Broc is in so much pain with moving around but it really is best for him so that his muscles don't get stiff. He also needs to move the congestion out of his lungs too.

His gas pain in his stomach is really causing him so much discomfort too and he has just cried himself to sleep begging me for a drink.There is nothing worse than seeing your child so unhappy and in pain and you can do NOTHING about it.

He is really trying so hard to get up by himself but his heart rates shoots up to 150-160's.He has had 2 achievements today gas and BM's. We are so happy.That means that his stomach is slowly waking up.

He also sat on my lap today and we watched a video on the computer together.It so warmed my heart when he was on my lap and put his arm around me and said "I love you mommy".

I cannot belive the Wicked Which from the West is back tonight. I was so mad at her last night for forcing him to be washed down from head to toe, then she decides that his bed needs to be changed so she rolls him back and forth like a log to change the bed and then she refuses to give him any morphine cause she said that he is a big boy and can push through the pain. She then decides that he should be getting enough meds through the epidural which is only numbing meds and NOT pain meds.She said that if he was still getting pain then his epidural was useless.

Oh MY GOODNESS!!!!!!

I was so mad. I refused to help her anymore and said that I was going to bed. So I complained about her to the nurse we had today and to the pain team and them boom she is BACK.

I seriously need some rescue remedy. Good thing I brought some with me.

Thank you again for our wonderful friends and family. Please pray that I practice lots of self control tonight.

Another rough day with a better night

Since he came out of surgery on Thursday he has been having some jerky movements while he is falling asleep and then into about a 1/2 hour of sleeping and then once he is in a deep sleep then he is fine until he starts to wake up and then he has them again for a while and then once he is fully awake they stop until he starts to fall asleep again.

Well they were slowly getting worse and worse and everyone was watching them and concerned about them too. The PICU team called in the Pain Team to see if it was possibly the pain meds in the epidural causing the jerks. Well the team researched and they found that its rare but it ccan happen. So we said to them that if anything is rare it will happen to Broc as that is his second name.

We played with the idea of stopping the pain meds to lessen the jerks but felt that the jerks were not so bad and not so often and we had just reached a great pain level for him to feel comfortable that they didn't want to take that away from him.

Well fastforward to yesterday morning.His jerks were more and more and making his pain worse and worse.
They were also becoming more violent and making him sit straight up in bed and stare at the ceiling.I was panicking cause he is not allowed to sit up and use his abdominal muscles by himself until 4 weeks.
Finally the nurse called the PICU resident to come in and see us as she was getting concerned so he came to talk to me and while he was talking to me Broc has about 7 in a few minutes. He was concerned enough that he went to consult with Nuero.

As soon as he left Broc started shaking uncontrollably.All his vital signs went crazy and all his alarms went off.I yelled for a nurse and pushed his call button but before I could do that about 6 nurses came running in.His eyes were rolling in his head and we had to hold him down to the bed.It looked like he was having a seizure. This went on for about 4 mins and then in came the VEEG tech to hook him up so that they could record all these episodes.

In the mean time the PICU resident had spoken to Nuero and they ordered a VEEG stat for him.They still felt it was the pain meds in his epidural that was causing the myclonic jerks.

So anyway after the 4 minutes the tremors carried on for another 2 mins and then he fell into a deep sleep.

They hooked him up to the EEG leads and recoreded him for an hour.We had to wake him up and let him watch a short video on my phone and then he closed his eyes after about 5 mins and then the jerks started again but this time they were really violent and he was having head shaking and pulling up his shoulders too.

Once it was all recorded and they got lots of info they unhooked him and he went into a deep sleep again.

A few hours later the resident came in to give us the news that we didn't want to hear.The resutls were inconclusive but they wanted to start anti-seizure meds anyway to stop them from happening cause when he was having really big ones he would sit up in bed by himself and he could injur his internal stitches.

Once he was given the dose of anti-seizure meds he slept so well with no seizures or jerks. He did wake up when they bathed him and then went to sleep after that.He is still sleeping this morning and only roused a little when they did his labs this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=UL5Fe9fHLUW74&v=5Fe9fHLUW74

The link above is a video of some of the activity he was having yesterday.

Update:
The new resident just came in to tell me that they had a Neuro read his EEG and it was seizure activity that he was having but they are not sure if its seizures or if its neuro-toxicity from the meds that they took away.But either way they will watch him today to see how he does.I guess Neuro is going to come by and talk to me today to see what the plan will be for him.

All in all a very scary day yesterday to say the least but I think today will be better.

I will update more once the PICU ,Pain and Vascular Team come by.

Thank you for all your love and support.Even to the ones that are giving it via e-mail,skype,prayer.
Thank you too for my mom and dad for being with me yesterday via webcam. Mark and I truly apprecaite all that you are both doing for us.We love you very much.

Day 2 in the PICU

Overall his night went fairly well. He was in a lot of pain when they bathed him and changed his sheets but otherwise he was okay.

Not so much this morning as they change his position every 2 hours and that is really painful for him.

Respiratory came this morning and gave him his breathing treatments and made him cough once afterwards.That was really painful for him as he had tears running down his face. Resp. said that he still has deminished sounds in the base of his lungs as well as some congestion.We are working on blowing bubbles to take deep breathes.

Vascular said that he is doing really well from their standpoint.He has really good pulses and all his vital signs are good. He is having a low grade fever but that is to be expected after surgery for a few days.His blood Pressure has been doing really well today.

We were told today that we will have the NG until at least day 5.It may be longer with all Broc's G.I. issues.

C-Diff is off the table for now which I am very happy about otherwise it would be isolation for us.

He is more alert today and watching videos on my phone.Still not talking a whole lot.

Thank you to the people that came to visit yesterday.Your company was really appreciated by Mark and I. Thank you too for the gifts for Broc.It was very sweet of you.

We appreciate all the e-mails,txts and phone calls. Also your prayers and loving support too.

I am not sure if there will be another update tonight as they rounded at 11.30pm last night.

Rough night in PICU but getting better.

His pain was really badly managed last night in the PICU. He was really aggitated and uncomfortable. Our new nurse today is wonderful.Really reading all his cues and mine too.It really helps when everyone is on the same page.

The ped surgeon rounded and said that his hernia repair site looks really good and the bandage can come off tom and leave steri strips on. He is really happy with the surgery and said that we dont need to consult with them again.

The vascular team rounded and was shocked to see that he had no NG tube in. He pulled it out early this morning in one of his moods.Apparently someone decided that it wasn't urgernt for it to go back in but when Vascular came for rounds it was called for ASAP.

They said that with his all his G.I. issues it could take quite a while to get his tummy to wake up again. There has been talk of giving him TPN if he is having the NG for longer than a couple days.

He is not coughing at all and his lungs sounds are very diminished at the bases so they are a little concerned about him taking deep breathes. He refuses/ cannot do so due to his pain being so bad.Hence the need for the Pain team to change his epidural meds and increase them.

This has been done and he is sleeping really well now. We have finally found his happy dosage for his pain level.

The PICU team came in and they were concerned about his lung issues. His blood pressure is also running a little high from his normal so that will be closely monitored. They are going to be re-assessing him at 24 hours post op as he is being very lethargic more than normal. We know that he has had anesthesia so that could be the reason but he also has episodes with fever and lethargy so they are concerned that he could be having an episode like that. If he is still like this after 24hours then a full workup will be done.

There is also a small concern about C-Diff again.He had a small diaper and it smelt really like C-Diff so the next one they will send off to be tested.

It has been a really rough morning but we think that things are slowly getting better. It is going to be a long week or 2 as they have told us.

We will probably be in the PICU into the weekend or at least until they can get his pain managed with IV meds.

Thank you again for all the love and support. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me or e-mail me.

Here is a picture of all his incision sites.

The incision on his abdomen is the one that is bothering him the most as you need your tummy muscles for almost anything.Even changing his diaper is a challenge for him.

Finally out of surgery and in the PICU.

Broc finally came out of surgery at 5:30pm. WOW so he was in surgery for 9 1/2 hours.Needless to say it was a long day for Mark and I.

We spoke with Dr Eliason this evening and Brocs blockage was a lot bigger than we all thought.It was 16cm in length.He was only able to connect the femoral artery as the iliac artery was severely damaged.

His hernia surgery went off without a hitch.They were able to make a small incisiosn and fix his repair with one stitch.They are very confident that it will stay repaired.

Mark and I were very surprised when we walked into the PICU as he has an NG tube. (Which is a tube down his nose into his stomach) so that he doesn't aspirate into his lungs.

We were also told that he will have the NG for about a week.He will be NPO(which means no food or liquid by mouth) for as long as he has the NG tube.

He also has a foly catheter in and will have that as long as the epidural is in. So it seems like he will have the foly,epidural and NG for at least a week.He also has 3 iv's.

It seems like our stay will be a little longer than we expected.Thankfully they have washers and dryers on the floor that we can use for free.

At the moment he is sleeping peacefully.The epidural is really keeping his pain level down.They are very attentive to his needs.

We are just going to take it one day at a time.

Thank you to everyone for all the love and support and prayers.

PS. I will update once a day but if there are any events to post about then I will post as they happen.

As you can tell he does not like his NG tube.

Surgery Day

This morning Broc was given his pre-med via IV which was great cause it doesn't taste very nice so we didn't have to fight him to take it.

The anesthesiologist pulled out an I-Pad and Broc said do you have angry birds on there?? So he was so happy to be playing games on the I-Pad he didn't even bother to say goodbye to us.

It was quite a team that we met this morning as Broc is actually having 2 surgeries today.He is having the ilio-femoral bypass surgery as well as the incisional hernia repiar. He will be getting 2 IV's placed,an epidral and possibly a central line.

Update: 1

He went back at 8:15am and we got the call to say that surgery started at 10:14am. Everything is going well.

 

Update: 2

They have just finished the groin disection and are about to start on the abdominal one.

Update: 3

They are about to close him up from his vascular surgery and then they will start with the hernia repair surgery. It should be about another 1-2 hours.

Mark and I are relaxing in his room watching movies.

Day before surgery

We spent the day eating a late breakfast and walking around a few stores.We then drove through town and found a kids museum.We had a few hours to kill so we decided to give Broc his last few hours of freedom and fun.We are hoping to see the surgeons and anesthesia team tonight too. We have been told that we will be getting updates through out the day tom, so as soon as we get them we will share them with you all. Thank you everyone for your prayers,kind words and good thoughts and support for Broc and our family. Here are a few pics from the museum.

An Update:

So we have spoken with his team tonight.Daddy and I finally got dinner at 9:30pm. Buddy was still in  a lot of pain so we gave him a dose of Tylenol to help and calm him down.

He had vein mapping done tonight as well.The u/s tech mapped his saphenous veins on both legs so that they had options.He drew a line where the vein is and we decided it was a race track.So on the one leg we have a Nascar track and on the other leg we have a Derby track.He also drew  car on each track too.

Buddy is sleeping so soundly and we just heard that the IV team is on their way.He is such a strong little Buddy.

Here are pics of his race tracks.

We were told that we will be getting an update every hour so I will start a surgery post and then jsut update that post all day long.

Thank you again for all your continued love and support.

Our journey begins

So far today we have seen the ped surgeon and signed all the papers for that surgery.We are all good to go for the hernia surgery.We arrived a little early so they were able to fit us in early which was great so Broc has a longer time for lunch and between appointments.he has been his usual crazy hyper self and lives having daddy all to himself. Next we will see Dr Eliason and Dr Stanley and our favorite nurse Char to finalize all the last minute things. Mommy and Daddy are hoping to have an early night tonight.Broc slept all the way down so he has a ton of energy. I will keep you all posted as new and exciting things happen.

Passing the time palying Angry Birds

Enjoying the sunshine

Helping the lab tech.

Bring a brave boy

Making sure the needle gets in.

Can anyone see the difference???

My favorite nurse - Char.

Brain Fry

You know your brain is really pre-occupied when you are sitting staring at a green light thinking about the things to come.People all over are beeping and I am sitting saying to myself "Wow I wonder who they are beeping at. That person must really be sleeping at the wheel."

IT'S ME !!!!!!!!

My brain is going ninety miles a minute thinking about all the prep work for next week and what meds to pack and take.Have I bought enough things to keep both boys occupied? I always pack a HUGE gift bag full of nick nacky things and not so nick nacky things to keep them occupied.We normally pull out something new every other day.This year I went a little crazy and bought half of Walgreens X-mas sale in Jan.

It was great actually.I got some incredible deals on mini skate-boards with ramps,mini-BMX bikes, word search books, activity packs and lots of stickers and books.They love being read to too.

Both the boys LOVE stickers. I also throw in a stuffed animal or two.Of course Brocs bag always has frogs in it.His favorite animal/reptile.

Daddy and I are actually looking forward to the down time.When we know Broc will be sleeping peacefully in the PICU. He is looking forward to getting away from work for a while and I am looking forward to some qaulity time with Daddy.

A friend of mine is coming over this weekend to help me pack bags and get all the last minute things together.I love having friends like that.

Off to clean some more rooms.
Have great day everyone.

Change is not always a bad thing.

We have come to find that there are more and more Ped. Specialists at the Childrens Memorial Hospital in South Bend which is only about 40 min from us.

We decided to try the GI specialist and he has come up with a good plan for Broc so we are happy with him.Today I met with the Neurologist and she is wonderful.Her bedside manner is really soft and calm. I love the fact that you get to speak to the actual Dr and not a resident via the Dr. She also listened the whole time I was talking to her and making as many notes as she could.She said that she is very eager to help us figure out whether Broc is having seizures of any kind or if its just a weird thing that he does.
She also feels that he may have Mitochondrial Disease and is not happy with the reason we were given from the previous Neuro which was that Broc lost some O2 or blood to the brain and that is the reason for the lack of white matter volume loss.
She is very determined to find a reason for the loss.She said that because he met all his milestones growing up and he is as smart as a whip,somethings do not add up.

She recommended that we see Dr Walsh and I told her that we will be seeing him in July. She said that if Dr Walsh feels that Broc does not qualify for some reason for testing then she will go ahead with the testing as we have nothing to loose.

So for now we are going to wait until Broc is off all pain meds completely before we schedule him for the Video EEG. We will still need a place for Mark to go but it will only be for 2 days and I will be so close to home. I love the fact that I will only be 40 min away from home instead of 3.5hrs away from home.

If we are allowed to have visitors it will be a lot closer for people to come and visit us too.

On a more stressful note we have 5 days left till we leave for Brocs surgery.The boys have been talking about the surgery this week and have been telling each other how they are going to miss each other. They love each other so much.

True Brotherly Love

We were talking about Buddy's surgery today and Mark came and whispered to me that he made a card for his Buddy to make him feel better.

Oh My Goodness.I really had to help myself from breaking down in tears in front of him.
This is the sweetest thing I have ever read.

I had to share it with you all.Although they fight and have many arguments deep down they love each other so much.

He drew a picture of him lying in the bed and he said that he drew a blanket on him so that he doesn't get cold. He even drew Mark and I standing on either side of him. He said that the hearts on the top of the page is how much he loves him.

Glasses....

Well Both our Buddies have our eye genes.
Mark and I both have eye issues. He wears glasses at night for driving and for seeing well. Otherwise he doesn't need them. I wear contact lenses. I am as blind as a bat without them or my glasses and it seems that our boys are the same way. Just not as bad.

The glasses will help them at school so that they don't have to strain their eyes.

Here is a pic of both of them.They were not impressed that I wanted to take a pic. I think its rather funny. LOL

They each chose their own frames at different times. It was so weird how they chose similar frames. Broc is a little lighter blue than Marks.

Broc's Pre-school Graduation

I am sure you are all anxious to see our Buddy's graduation pictures.Sorry it has taken me a while to get them loaded.Our Buddy is ill again and I think he made mommy sick too this time.

Not good timing at all considering he has surgery in less than 2 weeks and I need to be healthy to take care of him.

One or two pics maybe blury as I am learning how to use a new camera.

Here are the much anticipated pictures.

                                                           He was so proud of himself.

Sorry its a blur, but you get the picture.

                                              Mr Macias and Miss Dakota - Brocs teachers.

His favorite Uncle Scott

I have some video of him singing too but I have to change the format so it may take some time.

We were so happy that Daddy was able to make it,even though he was in work clothes.

Thank you too for Granma and Granpa and Uncle Scott for coming too.It really made Buddy's night.

We went out for Wings to celebrate afterwards.

Our Buddy is now a Kindergartener !!

Well Done Buddy.Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you.