July 5th

Happy Fourth of July Weekend!! I hope everyone is loving the time they are spending with their loved ones. Today was a big day for Brody... He had a wound vac dressing change and the surgical team said his tissue looks great... Maybe another couple weeks and it will close up. They removed his mediastinal  chest tubes ( large chest tubes in his abdomen that were draining fluid from around his heart and lungs, Which was fantastic! Doing so caused stress on his lungs and he ended up with a pneumothorax ( air around his lung space causing his lung to collapse) So another chest tube had to be inserted into his right side to decompress and drain the fluid and air. So again big step foward with a small step back.. The chest tube is small and much "nicer" looking than those two "garden hoses" that we're comming out of his  abdomen.

We are still fighting infection but Infectious disease team is confident that things are moving in the right direction. Brody is stil on many different drips.. Again for all my

Nursing friends.. Dexmedetomidine, fentanyl, LASIK, Dopamine, heprin, milirinone, and of course lots of PRN's. Our boy is making progress. I got to hold him last night after 8 days, Seth too! Was wonderful!! We watched fireworks on TV and we're just so thankful we were spending it with our little warrior awake. Our  girl Charli is camping with family in Az but missing us terribly. Being separated from one child definitely doesn't help this mama's stress. Explaining to a 7 year old that this is only temporary doesn't go over to well. I'm so thankful for my cousin Corrie who has gone above and beyond not only for Charli but our whole family. I have so many people that have helped us. I can't begin to name names but I want every single person to know who has helped us  and prayed for us how much we appreciate your support! We have been blessed with amazing family who have traveled back and forth from all over the country to see us!! We feel the love!! Today was a good day ( minus the new chest tube) tomorrow will be even better! Kiss the ones you love😍 please keep the prayers comming!!!