Zoo Day

This morning, we took Andrew to the Zoo for the first time. He seemed to enjoy the animals a bit, but he really had fun picking up all the leaves and sticks from the ground. We think he tried to make it his personal mission to collect as many as he could...it was so funny. We had a beautiful day for the trip, and we will definitely be going back again soon!

Walking on our way to see the animals...

Looking at some of the big blue birds...

We're not sure if he was more interested in the animals, or his reflection...

Giving rocks to Daddy.

On our way to lunch with Mommy.

Fall Fun

The weather has been absolutely beautiful here this week, and since we received "clearance" from the doctor on Wednesday, we have been outside as much as possible... As you can see, Andrew really enjoyed being able to play outside again!

Playing in all the leaves...

A quiet moment... a rare occurrence these days ! :-)

Andrew really missed playing outside...

Having so much fun!

This one is my favorite...

Playing with Mommy

Here are a few pictures of us playing while Andrew's been at home recovering...

Andrew's Second Halloween

We returned home from our second hospital stay the day before Halloween.  Since we still need to be concerned with preventing infection, we were not able to go trick-or-treating this year, but we did dress Andrew up anyways.  He loves frogs, but was definitely not a fan of the frog hood that we kept trying to put on him!  We did manage to get a few pictures though, once he resigned himself to the fact that we weren't going to take the costume off right away... Hopefully next year will be a better year for tolerating his costume!  

The first attempt with wearing the hood...

Chasing Mommy around the house is such a fun game!

Who wouldn't love this huge smile???

Whoops!  Busted...

Snuggling with my froggie--aren't they going to take this costume off yet?

Snack Time

As a part of Andrew's recovery, we need to have him on a very low sodium diet to prevent fluid build up around the pacemaker. Dr. Christian recommended Teddy Grahams as a good snack. She may have had a smaller serving size in mind...

Going Home!!!

On Monday, they sent us home... We were so excited to get back to our "normal" routine, and to our own beds. Andrew was so excited to see all of his toys once we got back, and he slept really well our first night home.

Andrew's first steps post-surgery. He didn't walk for 4 days, so he was quite wobbly and off balance...

At the butterfly garden before we left the hospital.


Yes, the Gabba Gang is still with us...

More Recovery Pictures

On Sunday, they finally let us take Andrew on a wagon ride around the hospital. He was so excited to get out of bed and his room (as were we), so we took him outside to the family garden, and then down to the food court, to the butterfly garden, and to see the big train set. The longer we stayed out, the more he perked up. Once we got back to the room, he was sitting up in bed and playing like his normal self. It was amazing to see what a difference it made to get him out.