5th fill done & our trip to Oxnard, CA

Over the weekend, Brayden and I went to visit my good friend Kristy in Oxnard, CA.  We had a great time and it was so nice to enjoy the cooler weather.  We even took Brayden to his 1st zoo trip, Santa Barbara Zoo.  He loved it!


Brayden, Krity & I at her place in Oxnard


Brayden playing in the sand, he did not like the sand touching his feet, what a little prince ;) ha!

Brayden also went to the beach, the last time he was at the beach he was only 7 weeks old in South Africa, so this time he got to enjoy the beach. He didn't like the sand touching his feet, it was pretty funny! Brayden's nevus buddy, Drew and his parents even came for a play date at the beach.  It's always nice to spend time with out nevus families.  We are happy they could take the time to see us. 

Drew, Jacyln, Brayden & I at the beach

 Feeding the giraffe lettuce at the zoo...Brayden's favorite!

Tonight we did the 5th fill at home.  Brayden did such a good job, he was laughing away at my funny noises while Geoffrey did the fill and he was also watching his favorite, Mickey Mouse Club.  Both sides were numb, yay! On the right side we got 60 in and now it is up to 350 cc's and the left side we got 70 in and it's up to 435 cc's.  Brayden's expanders are 500 cc's and we can even double that size.  We have 6 fills left, well unless he gets sick and we have to miss a fill.  But we are doing great so far! And I know we will reach 500 with both expanders.  My goal is 700, I hope we can reach it.  The more skin we can stretch, the more nevus will be removed when he goes for suegery on October 10th. 

We have to keep an eye on his stiches, they still look alittle red.  Dr. Prices office called today and they have the laser that we use for his satelite spots.  They were waiting since April for a new laser and now they have it.  Only problem is, we are waiting to hear back from insurance if they are going to cover it or not.  If we get denied from insurance it's $2200 for each time and he will need 4-5 more laser treatments. Once we hear if we got approved or denied, we will decide if we can afford for more laser treatments.  We want the best for Brayden, just hope some how it all works out for us.  He is such a strong little boy and every day I feel so blessed to have him as my son. 

We still have cookbooks for sale, please let me know if you would like one.  They will be great stocking stuffers for Christmas :)

Front side...he is doing so good!

Back side ...the right is the smaller one at 350 and the left is 435 cc's