No balloon needed

The procedure went well.

No severe narrowing at this point

that they felt needed ballooning at this time.

They were able to see more of the heart

to get an idea of the next step to address this blood 

pressure issue.

The plan is to possibly be able to

go home to night.

Thank you all for the prayers!

I will post tomorrow with an update of recovery.

Evie is in the procedure room

We just left Evie in the  procedure room.

She is doing really well

after being given her happy juice.

She was giggling:)

This time around she did declare her love

for her mama because of Zach's prompting.

It did the job and I left feeling good!

Depending on how the procedure goes,

They may NOT have to do the balloon.

After the tests yesterday,

The doctors said the narrowing is very slight,

but they aren't going to know until they get inside.

So they are in the procedure room and will beep us 

when they know more. 

She will need to rest for the next couple days 

to prevent bruising and bleeding.

We will fill you in as we hear more.

Off to Rochester...

today for the pre-opt appointment.

Evie is getting a bit nervous,

but she is happy to have her Auntie Jessica

and Devon in town.

We are going to come back home tonight

to make things a bit easier on Evie.

I'll keep you all posted.

Thanks for the prayers,

keep them coming.



Having some troubles with uploading pictures...

A big apology goes out to those of you who have been

waiting to hear news of the Brown family. 

Although I have been taking pictures,

I've been having problems getting them onto the post again.

I'm hoping the issue gets resolved soon.

Updates:

I had gall bladder surgery a couple weeks ago and

am feeling much better.

My mom was able to come to lend a hand

and we had lots of laughs and got some knitting done.

It was a bit harder for me then I thought it would be,

but I'm doing so much better now. 

As for Evie, we just found out that the doctors

want to get a better handle on her blood pressure

so she isn't on so many medications. 

There is a procedure that inflates the part of the aorta that they

sewed back together(that site is 2mm more narrow than the rest of the aorta).

They are hoping with this balloon procedure,

that her bp will go down allowing her meds to be lessened as well. 

There are no guarantees that it will improve her bp

so we are praying for the best.

This procedure will be in Rochester, MN again,

but the stay will be considerably less(only a one night stay if all goes well).

It is also way less extensive

because they go through the groin. 

Please keep our family in your prayers especially the last week of February.

Thank you and God bless.



Another Family Christmas...

When we got back from Florida,

it was a winter wonderland.

 We did the Brown family Christmas and

it was a blast.

 Evie loving up to her Uncle Oliver, fellow Razor lover.

 We opened presents then the kiddos bundled up and they hit the hills.

 All the older cousins together having a blast.

 I know, I know, maybe not the safest, but only the dads drove

and kept it slow.  I can't say the same for when all the older brothers 

started pulling each other around...it got a little crazy.

 We had a new face to the crowd and were missing a few,

but all-in-all, it was a wonderful Christmas.

The only thing that would have made it better would

to have had everyone with us.

I can't remember a better Christmas.

We are blessed!