Pre-Op

Today was Brennan's pre-op appt! My good friend Becky took Faith for the day which was a huge help for us. We left around 10am and went to lunch down in West LA at a pizza place. We then went to Diddy Riese across the street! Diddy Riese is a very popular 'hole in the wall' ice cream place that specializes in ice cream cookie sandwiches and always has a long line. It was B's first time, which of course he LOVED! It was a good way to start out the day!


B with his M&M cookie ice cream sandwich



Yummy!


At the pre-op appt. we were given our surgery packet to look over and paperwork to fill out. Next, B had his picture taken at every angle. These pictures will be used to compare with pictures that will be taken after surgery.

His picture on the computer screen on the left

Side view

Looking up view


Now this is AMAZING and such a blessing! His buddy August, from my previous blog post, had a 6 month post-op appt today right after our appt. We were able to hang out with his mom and the boys were able to play together! It was great to see him and his new ear again! His ear is healing so well and it's amazing to see how good it looks. Once again it made me feel really good about our decision to go through with the surgery!

The two crazy boys :)

My favorite picture!!! The boys with Dr. Lewin!
It was great to meet with her again. We feel so blessed to be able to put our son in the care of such an amazing doctor. She is so caring and understanding. The next time we see her will be on March 1st as she works on our son for over 8 hours...yikes. Reality is starting to really set in... in a good way though, I'm excited. I'm excited to help out our little guy and finish his hearing journey with a new ear!!!

After our appt. we were able to hang out a bit with Rochelle, August, and his little sister Lotus(4 months old). Where else to celebrate being together than B's favorite place... Jamba Juice!

The boys waiting for their smoothies!

Yummy!

Great buds!

We met August's parents at a Microtia/Atresia conference up north over 2 years ago. We met as we were all researching the best surgeons and procedures for our boys. 2 years later here we are with our boys going through the process together. It's such a blessing!