brooklynn's surgery

so Brooklynn's surgeon's decided to do her surgery before she was 4 months old, because the bones are still very soft and easy to move. she had her surgery on January 25Th, 2011. i was so scared and could not sleep the night before. all i could think about was the worst cases. my baby who has only been on this earth for 3 months was going in to get pieces of bone taken out of her skull to make more room for her brain. The night before JL gave brooklynn and I blessings. i am so grateful for the priesthood in my home, love you JL. We got to ST. Joseph hospital and went into pre-op where we waited and they got brooklynn ready!

family picture before surgery



brooklynn in her gown. this was way to big on her.

right after we got to see her almost 4 hours later. i was freaking out after 30 mintues.

my mom Grandma Motes

my dad grandpa porter

JL's mom Grandma Dodd

Brooklynn did great after surgery. she did need to get some blood (which was hard for me to watch someone giving my baby more blood) she looked so white she had no color to her lips or cheeks. She was in the PICU for 3 days. she had a drainage tube inside her head to drain out excess of blood and other liquid. she had 2 incisions on her head. they took out a large retangle piece of bone top of her head and 2 triangle pieces on each side of the head by the ears.

she had to look cute!!

she had to get an IV in her head because all of her other viens were bad.

so sad!!!

do not judge how look please

brooklynn and I had a favorite nurse named Sarah. she was amazing!! She always could make brooklynn smile! loved her

ready to go home!!!!!