Since Colby is older now, a child life specialist came to speak with him about his surgery and what he should expect. She had a little doll and asked Colby to show her where the doll's heart was and where his boo-boo would be. I never dreamed Colby would know, but he did! He knew right where to draw the heart and his boo-boo. He had a lot of fun using the markers to draw a face on his doll, put bandaids on his doll, listen to his doll's heart, check his doll's blood pressure, and even give his doll some medicine. I love that the hospital offers this education for kids. This is a tough thing for kid's to go through, and I'm glad that we have support right here for all of us. The child life specialist even offered to talk with Brody if he wanted to visit Colby while he is still in the PICU...to help him understand what all the machines and tubes are for so he won't be scared. Jason and I really don't want him to visit the PICU, but if he asks to see his little brother, we will do what we have to do! 
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Pre-Op Appointment for Fontan
Colby's Pre-Op appointment on Monday went so well!!! We are amazed by Colby's spirit and strength every day. He started the appointment with going pee-pee in the potty for the nurse (so she could get a urine sample). I still can't believe he potty trained himself...just like Brody did! God knew I wouldn't have much patience with potty training, so he blessed me with boys that could do it themselves! Nurse Tina then did his EKG. As she put on the stickers, he counted each one. Then, as she attached the cords to each sticker, he told her what color the cords were. Our smart boy was trying to impress his nurse!! When she got a good EKG reading, Jason tried to take off the stickers for him, but Colby said, "no, me!" So, Colby pulled all 13 stickers off by himself. The worst part of the visit came next...drawing blood for labs. To our surprise, he did not even cry, though! He made a funny face when the needle went in, but then he just sat there and watched the blood fill the tubes. The nurse loved him! He even conned her into giving him some extra bandaids for his "boo-boo." When did our baby get so big????? 
Since Colby is older now, a child life specialist came to speak with him about his surgery and what he should expect. She had a little doll and asked Colby to show her where the doll's heart was and where his boo-boo would be. I never dreamed Colby would know, but he did! He knew right where to draw the heart and his boo-boo. He had a lot of fun using the markers to draw a face on his doll, put bandaids on his doll, listen to his doll's heart, check his doll's blood pressure, and even give his doll some medicine. I love that the hospital offers this education for kids. This is a tough thing for kid's to go through, and I'm glad that we have support right here for all of us. The child life specialist even offered to talk with Brody if he wanted to visit Colby while he is still in the PICU...to help him understand what all the machines and tubes are for so he won't be scared. Jason and I really don't want him to visit the PICU, but if he asks to see his little brother, we will do what we have to do!
Since Colby is older now, a child life specialist came to speak with him about his surgery and what he should expect. She had a little doll and asked Colby to show her where the doll's heart was and where his boo-boo would be. I never dreamed Colby would know, but he did! He knew right where to draw the heart and his boo-boo. He had a lot of fun using the markers to draw a face on his doll, put bandaids on his doll, listen to his doll's heart, check his doll's blood pressure, and even give his doll some medicine. I love that the hospital offers this education for kids. This is a tough thing for kid's to go through, and I'm glad that we have support right here for all of us. The child life specialist even offered to talk with Brody if he wanted to visit Colby while he is still in the PICU...to help him understand what all the machines and tubes are for so he won't be scared. Jason and I really don't want him to visit the PICU, but if he asks to see his little brother, we will do what we have to do! 
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