Gabetastic Weekend

We had a great turnout for the "Meet Gabe" party. Thanks to all of those who helped us celebrate Gabe being with us. Sunday was his baptism and that was very nice. I was worried about him during the longer service and his all white outfit, but he did a great job. He didn't much like the water, but he quickly recovered.

Gabe had all of his cousins (6 boys ranging from 21 months to 9 years old) here at one time. They all love him and he thinks they are the greatest. It was so sweet to see them interact. We even had the 5 oldest over for a sleep over on Saturday. It was fun, but I am certain that I don't want 5 kids! Not even close!

We had a terrific weekend with friends and family and it was a great way to spend the last weekend before the surgery exactly like this.

To continue with the festivities, my friend Leslie and I took Gabe and her baby, Landon to the zoo today. If you live in the area and you haven't seen the new Africa exhibit at the zoo, I suggest you go. It was very nice and the kids loved it. Gabe especially loved the meerkats. He was cheering and signing more for them. He thought they were hilarious.

In regards to the upcoming procedures, we consulted with the surgeon today regarding the first surgery. The procedure is to start at 8:30 on Wednesday morning and last around 2-3 hours. We probably won't be able to see him until around 1:30 or so, we are guessing. I will try to post when I can regarding his progress. This surgery will be much easier and less risky than the second. It sounds like the next one to work on the repairs will be about 4-6 hours long and should be sometime between 2-4 months from now. It all depends on how the shunt works for him. He is only expected to be in the hospital for about 5 days this round and a couple weeks for the next one. The doctor said for having pulmonary atresia, his is the best case scenario and he sounded very positive and optimistic. Exactly what I was hoping to hear.

I will post at some point on Wednesday night or Thursday to let everyone know how the surgery went. Thanks for following and keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Brian, Ang, and Gabe