Friday, August 31, 2007

The Scar and a few pics...

The Scar looking FANTASTIC! We are VERY pleased with the outcome!
Funny pic at the ice cream store!
Brooke and her best bud, MacKenzie, who unfortunately had to move out of state! Poor kids! The will miss each other terribly!
Walking in the Lapeer Days Parade for their school!
Izaac having fun at a game at Lapeer Days!

Last Days Before School! UGH!

Izaac is so darn cute and funny!
Eli with his new best buddy, the Genius, Dr. Sood!
Nice jump, but a little too soon! Eli and Seth playing basketball!
Seth ready to ride his bike!
Brooke loves to rollerblade!

Monday, August 13, 2007

Getting Much Better!

Right when his stitches were taken out!
Now! Wow!
Do Rag and Finger Paint, can life get any better?
Smiling contest... guess who won? HA!
Fun at the splash pad!

Good Week!

From This...
To this in 2 weeks! WOW!
A little fingerpainting at the park! FUN, FUN! Thanks Grandma!
Do Rags are COOL!
Too cool for his britches!

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

We're on the top of the Roller Coaster once again and I hope we are staying here!

Trying to contain a VERY HYPER Eli by having him play some video games. How did it go? Keep him calm? Well..............
NO! Does anything keep him calm?
So happy to be back with my big brother!
Buddies Forever!
Do you think someone is happy to have his brother home?

Monday, August 06, 2007

Welcome to the Chiari Decompression RollerCoaster Ride!

Just when I was ready to give him a bath, he ended up like this...... headache, ready to vomit..... notice the dirty face and nails, not to mention no jammies! Ugh! Bath first thing in the morning I guess! By the way, yes, he is asleep!
The grim reality of brain surgery! Poor little fella..... he just pushed himself too hard today. I wish everyone enjoyed life as much as Eli does. Obviously, not in this pic, but when he feels well, he just enjoys himself every second. We all have a lot to learn from such a little fella!

Eli is like a Monkey released back into the jungle today!!!!!!!!!!

Happy to be free of pain again!
See how good my scar looks today?
Amazing!
Eli's doll that he made in the playroom at Children's Hospital. As you can see, he has a "Zipperhead" and a place for an IV in his hand and the same shirt Eli was wearing at the time.
Our new kitten, Rose! Eli thought he needed to be covered up to take a nap!

Saturday, August 04, 2007

The Rockstar is down for the count.....

This is Eli's life today...
Not tolerating the pain very well.

Friday, August 03, 2007

"PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR!"

"THE ROCKSTAR"
PARTYING!!!!!!!
Here I am thinking, Please don't fall out the window, Eli! Notice awesome big brother, Seth, has a hold of his shirt tail. He is thinking the same thing! HA! He knows his brother all too well!
LOOK AT THE EXCITEMENT ON THIS KIDS FACE! WOW!
Chicks dig scars and rockstars that ride in limos, right Mom?

Eli's Miracle... From the Best Neurosurgeon in Michigan...

Thank you Dr. Sood for being so thorough with Eli and making sure he got the surgery he needed to lead a normal life! We will be forever grateful for your skilled hands!
From this...
To This...
To This...
To This...... Sutures are all gone! What a handsome, perfect little fella!

MY HERO AND HIS WISH COME TRUE.......

Thank you Mr. Pete........
AND Daddy for making my wish come true!
I am so happy to be with all my family! I love you all!
Am I cool or what?
"WHO'S THE MAN?"

More of my HERO and his HUMMER LIMO ride home...

SO EXCITED!
My wish came true due to some very nice, generous people at Grand Blanc Limo who donated this gorgeous Hummer Limo to pick me up and take me home from the hospital.
MY HERO!
Happy to be with his siblings!
Even in a Limo, you can't expect me to stay up the whole time....... come on, I had brain surgery on Friday! Jeez, People!