Drain tubes are out !

Last Friday, Geoffrey and Kate took Brayden to his pediatrician to get his drain tubes pulled out.  Last time when I was in Iowa with him in July, Steph Bellcock came over to pull them out and all you do it snip the thread and gently pull out the tubes at the same time and your done.

Well on Friday it wasn't this easy for Brayden.  His pediatrician is a older lady and I guess she's never done this before (which we could have taken them out at home by ourselves, but we felt better going to a doctor) and she really didn't know what she was doing, she had the tweezers out and she was pulling Brayden's skin and his hair on his nevus and Brayden was screaming and she did one at a time to make it worst. So long story short, we are looking for a new pediatrician because we don't feel comfortable with the one we have.  We have a hard time understanding her since she is Chinese and it makes things difficult.  We are glad that is over with and so is Brayden, he did not like those tubes in.

Friday night he had his 1st bath in a week and he loved it! Now we just have to keep a ace wrap on him for another week or 2.  Next week his hundreds of stitches will come out, this will not be a fun day for Brayden or for us.  Poor little guy will have to sit still while they take these out and I imagine it will take well over an hour.  Geoffrey & I will be taking him to Dr. Price and she has been kind enough to offer to take them out.

Dr. Price is Brayden's dermatologist doctor and she is always willing to help out.  Which is great to have her. Brayden will have his 2nd laser treatment at Phoenix Children's  Hospital on Oct. 5th with Dr. Price.  We will know the day before what time he will be going in for that.

On a good note Brayden's stitches are healing up good and healing.  No holes or infection, which is great! He just wants to play, play and play....he still has no teeth and he is 10 1/2 months and he just army crawls where ever he goes.  He has started to pull him self up and walk around the furniture now, won't be long until he's a walking. 

Brayden did start a new thing since he got back from Chicago, he only wants Geoffrey, if Geoffrey is around.  He will cry and cry until Geoffrey picks him up and once he's in daddy's arm he smiles and gives off this laugh, like ha....I'm with dad now.  Even if Geoffrey is holding him, I will reach out for Brayden and say come here, and Brayden looks at me and shakes his head no and latches on to Geoffrey for dear life.  It's funny but wrong....I swear when he was in Chicago, they gave him so daddy drug ;)

Brayden is being so strong throughout all of  this and everyday he amazes me with his strength. It helps Geoffrey and I out, knowing that he is so strong, that we can also be strong for him.  I know we couldn't get through all of this without all the love and support from everyone!