Denver Trip

Over Mother's Day weekend we were in Denver because of Eden's medical appointments. Fortunately though, we are so blessed to have family from my side and Brad's nearby so we were able to have a great time visiting them too.

Both kids were so good throughout the drive to and from. Bentley actually loves the car and is instantly soothed as soon as the car is moving. He never made a peep except when he was overdue to eat. And Eden was a trooper and kept herself entertained with movies and books.

We stayed with Tiffany and Camren, and Jade was such a good little helper with Bentley. She loved holding him, despite the fact that he pooped almost everytime she held him. :)

Eden's appointment at the hospital went great. The doctor did a bronchoscopy to check her airway and he also replaced the tubes in both her ears. He was happy with the way Eden's airway is progressing and we were so happy to get some good news. Since he saw her last November, the grafts where he reconstructed her airway have healed nicely, and her airway has grown on it's own! At this point he doesn't think she will need any further surgeries or intervention, but she does need more time for growth before he is comfortable starting the trach removal process. Her airway is growing, but it still isn't as big as it needs to be for her trach to come out.

The plan is to see him again in 6 months to check airway growth again, and then at that point we may begin the process of getting the trach out. We are so happy to have good news and get the confirmation that we have made such significant progress after the difficult year we had last year.

I just feel so very blessed to be Eden's mommy and am so amazed by her strength and all that she has overcome. Hopefully this time next year she will be trach free!!