Landon's surgery

Hi everyone! Yesterday afternoon Landon was brought to UW Children's Hospital because of a defect in his aorta. He has a narrowing that is a concern for circulation. He also has two holes in between his ventricles, that are less of a concern, but the combination of the two problems can be pretty severe. The plan that several cardiologists have come up with is to repair the narrowing with surgery tomorrow. Landon has been on a medication to help increase that part of his aorta to help blood flow to the lower portion of his body. It has worked, but they don't want to just rely on that and see if that has done the trick. They are thinking that the holes will repair themselves as he grows.

This morning he had ultrasounds done of his head and abdomen, which is standard procedure to make sure that everything else looks good. They also serve as baselines for them to check and make sure that nothing happened after surgery.

The surgery will be done tomorrow afternoon. We are very pleased to hear that because originally we were told that he wouldn't have surgery until early next week. They are planning to go in through his side to do the repair. This is ideal because if they go through the front there can be many more complications and a longer recovery time.

He has been doing great and handling everyone bothering him very well. I think he is handling it better than me! He is so amazing and we feel very blessed to have him and can't wait to be able to bring him home. We are able to hold him despite all of his wires and lines, but it's very difficult to not snuggle him close to me. Nick and I truly appreciate all the support we are receiving from family and friends. We are able to stay here at the hospital. There is a bed in Landon's room and we also are provided a sleep room. Last night we split shifts so that we both could get some decent sleep. We will probably continue that.

Please continue to send out some prayers for our precious little guy. He is very brave and very strong, but we need all the help we can get. Below is an amazing picture that Megan was able to get on Monday night at not even 24 hours old. He has very long legs, long feet and long fingers!