It's that time of the year! Elliot visited Dr. Orringer at Mott's Children's Hospital on December 20th (2017) for his 19th laser surgery! He was a champ like always. We opted for a full treatment this time, with plans to do a blending treatment in the spring.
Since we always do his laser surgery around Christmas break he always misses out in the school Christmas parties. This year I mentioned it to his teacher, Mrs. Verde, during conferences and she surprised Elliot with a special party the day before his treatment. It was so nice that he was able to partake in some of the fun activities with his classmates this year.
If you read our blog often you know that Elliot always looks forward to eating lunch at Chipotle post treatment. This summer we went to Chipotle for lunch one day and he no longer enjoyed the food like he used to. He was a little bummed about not having taco's to look forward to, but I told him we would eat at the place of his choosing after we left the hospital. Unfortunately he wasn't feeling well this time and just wanted to head home without stopping for lunch.
December was a crazy month for us all. Rob finished up his fire academy and took his test on December 23rd (still awaiting the results). We had a wonderful Christmas though and we're still enjoying the break from school. Elliot said his favorite gift was his fire truck RC car.
Here are some pictures from the day of treatment, up to today (9 days post op). The spots are healing nicely, though he did get a few small scabs.
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| Waiting to go back (without pre-med still!) |
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| In recovery |
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| I love this face |
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| Reading on the couch |
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| All the kiddo's ready for Christmas! |
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| Kissing our elf Jingles good-bye for the year! |
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| Christmas morning cuddles with his momma and Hatchimal |
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| 9 days post-op. Spots fading nicely |
