The big day

We arrived at the hospital at 5:45am (luckily it is not even 2 miles from our house!). Luke was taken back to the operating room just after 7am and by 7:20am the ENT doctor came and told us that his tubes were in without a problem! He said they were prepping his arm and that our plastic surgeon would begin removing the hemangioma shortly. At 8:45 am our plastic surgeon came and told us that Luke was doing well and was in the recovery room. He said that the hemangioma was taken off without any complications and that it essentially had no blood in it. Luke did terrific, he didn't cry (that we know of) and he only got fussy right before they took him back because he was hungry. We left the hospital at 10:25am and Luke ate some breakfast and is now napping. All the nurses were taken with him and his cuteness :-)
Thank-you all for your thoughts and prayers! After a few days of antibiotics and some follow-up visits, we may be less frequent customers of the medical system!

Here is a picture of the hemangioma before surgery. I'll have to post an "after" shot later (probably next week) as it is covered and I was told "no peeking."

Crawling? Birthdays?

Luke is getting so close to crawling, he can get up on his knees and arms, but can't quite get that forward motion going, he'll have it soon no doubt!




Later in the day, Luke went to Ryne's first birthday party where he watched Ryne eat his cake with interest!

Trip to Illinois

Luke and I recently flew to Illinois for my cousin's wedding. Luke got to meet his papa Floetke's side of the family and take his first airplane ride! Luke did great, he fell asleep shortly after take off and slept through the landing.

While we were there, Luke went swimming in the heated pool at the hotel.




Luke had a great time partying at the reception, he danced and entertained :-)

Luke meets Violet

My friend and roomate from college, Vim, and her 10-week old daughter Violet came to visit us while we were in FL. Luke loved watching Violet, and I suspect she thought he was pretty cool as well :-)

Trip to Cypress Gardens

Luke visited his first theme park, Cypress Gardens, in Winter Haven, FL. He got to ride on the train with his Papa. He had a good time waving (mostly at the little girl in front of him).

Video of Luke laughing

Luke's Uncle Neil sure knows how to make him laugh!

Family Vacation

This Memorial Day Josh, Luke, Noah, and I made the trip to FL. We were able to attend our good friends Linc & Lindsay's wedding (Josh was a groomsman) and my cousin Holly's High School graduation (we'll forgive her for going on to FSU). While we were home, we took Luke to the beach again, but he didn't enjoy the water like he did at Christmas. He did have a good time playing in the sand, the little bit that we let him. Mostly, he just looked fashionable in his hat and shades :-)