Bryan is doing surprisingly well today all things considered. He's reasonably comfortable and getting lots of rest.

Bryan is out of surgery but we won't see him for another hour or so. The doctor said that things went well but Bryan was in worse shape then they thought. His intestine had perforated (probably why he went from feeling fine to being in horrible pain so quickly) and the infection had spread through his abdomen. They removed the unused intestine and created a new colostomy site because his old one had developed a hernia.

Just got a call from the operating room. It's going to be awhile, but it's going well.

They still haven't taken Bryan for surgery. Once he's out it will probably be about 4 hours before I have anything to report.

Surgery tonight at around 5:00.

Bryan news

Bryan has been in the hospital since Sunday. He has an infection in the part of his intestine that is no longer being used due to his colostomy. The infection has entered his bloodstream and is causing considerable pain in his abdomen. It was decided today that he will have an operation tomorrow to removed the unused intestine. They will also most likely create a new colostomy site because the current one has a large hernia. Bryan would prefer not to have any visitors at this time. I will try to post here when we know the time of the surgery. Thank you for your prayers!

Jen

First day of preschool!

Today our little girl went to preschool! Her teachers tell us she did a great job and we are very proud of her.


Excuse the poor photography- I was trying to be stealthy :).

Anna's story time

So tonight Anna told several bed time stories. Here is one of them:

Once upon a time there was a cat. And there was a monster. The cats were scared. They hid. That was a good story.

I think Anna has gotten caught up in the commercialism of the season. She just asked me if I was happy because I was holding my head in my hands. I told her I was feeling a little tired and sad. She told me that money would make me feel better and started throwing imaginary money at me. When Daddy asked what Mommy should do with the money she said I should build a sand castle with it. :)

Birthday party sneak peek