We finally bit the bullet and bought our plane tickets. Ouch! Well, it would have been more of an ouch if someone hadn't given us their Companion Fare for Alaska (Thank you Shelli!!). We used their coupon for 2 of us and ours for 2 of us and it saved us about $800! So now we have a place to stay, a way to get there and now we wait.
I find myself wishing it was still the end of May. June crept up and now it is racing by! Next week is the last week of school. Wait, what!? No, that can't be! I feel ready for July but I don't want it to come. I feel like it is going to be that one part of the ride that you really don't like but all you can do is close your eyes tight, hold on to the railing as hard as possible, hold your breath and wait for the moment to pass where you can once again open your eyes, relax and enjoy the ride. I might feel that way by Monday, July 13th...or once he is moved out of the ICU and is doing and feeling better.
We watched a movie this weekend that the Mayo Clinic sent about your child's experience and what to expect. The day of surgery, when it is time to go back, only one parent is allowed to go into the OR with your child and stay with them until they are asleep. Ugh, I just keep imagining that moment when he is wheeled away from us..THAT is the part of the ride that will be the worst! Even writing about it now is making my heart race and I feel a little panicky.
We just need to get through and enjoy the next few weeks. We have the end of school, a camping trip, a Mariner's game and Alistair & his buddy Levi are going to overnight camp for a week! Then we gear up and head to the Midwest!
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