Feels like Summer

Today we had a great day, we went to my favorite town North East, Maryland. We went to Elk Neck State Park, it backs up to the Chesapeake Bay and has a really quiet little beach there. Today, we were throwing a little going away Party for Courtney, Neeko and Piper, and lucky for us we had the whole place to ourselves. We played in the water, played on the park and then when we started BBQing we got caught in a little down pour. Luckily it didn't last long and everyone got right back to playing and eating.

The Beach

Brodie was really excited to get back in the water

Piper

He was collecting rocks in his buckets the whole time

Brodie and Daddy

Showing off his muscles

you can walk out about 100 yards and it is still only knee deep

Brodie and mommy, and Piper and Nana

When the rain started Britt and baby Gabi hid under towels

most of them ran for shelter

Brodie and I watched Finding Nemo in the car

And Joe and Da took turns holding the umbrella over the BBQ

Once the rain stopped the sun came back out and Brodie played on the playground with Da

Neeko playing on the zip line

Brodie and I took a turn

He loved it

Delaware Park and Dulaney

Yesterday we had a great day at Delaware Park, the weather was good and all of Brodie's cousins were there. It was the first time that Brodie has seen any of them since his surgery. He ran up and said hi to all of them, and then he got to Dulaney. It was so cute I had to share the pictures of him and "his Dananie".

so cute

Zero to Sixty

Brodie has been recovering so fast that it is amazing. He is now completely off of all pain medicines, and we are beginning to wean him off of the post surgery meds as well. It is hard to believe, but the surgeries have been so successful that in a few weeks Brodie will be medication free for the first time in his life. That is something that in the beginning of this whole ordeal we were told would be unlikely, so to me it seems like the biggest victory ever. My mom was here for a few days and we had the best time with her. Brodie was very happy to have an audience to show off to, so she got to see all of his tricks. We also had our first post-op appointment and they said that everything looked great, they also gave us the green light to go outside. So lately we have been enjoying the sunshine again. During the appointment I mentioned to our doctor that we might want to leave Delaware this winter and go to Oaklawn, he just shrugged his shoulders and said "that's fine, we are pretty much done". That hit me like a ton of bricks D.O.N.E. That is something that I wasn't sure we were ever going to hear.

Walking in the woods behind our house

Loving being outside

Fishing with daddy

He wants to touch a fish about as much as I do

Home

We are home!!! Sorry I haven't updated for a few days, but we have just been enjoying being home. Although we did bring home a few habits from the hospital, like Finding Nemo. In the hospital I think Brodie watched it at least 5 times a day. At home we are still watching it at least twice a day. Brodie is doing great, we go back to AI DuPont for our first follow up on Tuesday. Also, Maam'a is coming on Monday to spend a few days with us, so we are really looking forward to that. So far Brodie hasn't minded staying inside all day, but unfortunately we are missing the opening day of Delaware Park today. So we will be watching a rooting for Joe from home.

Leaving the hospital

Snuggled up with Cookie Monster to watch Finding Nemo
I think Joe and I can now recite every line

Playing with his new Truck and trailer that Nanny got him

Apparently foals ride in the cab

And the wild ones on the roof