kyle and his shoulder

seven years after injuring his shoulder pitching, kyle had shoulder surgery this morning to repair a torn labrum. we reported to the clinic at 6:45am (all three of us) and kyle was changed, hooked up to monitors and IVs, given a cocktail of drugs, and wheeled to the OR by 7:50am! they don't waste time up there on Gonda 15!! miles and I got to hang out in the family waiting room. it was a lovely, large area equipped with three tvs, four computers, coffee pots, bathrooms, a children's room (very handy for a nursing momma), and a really nifty screen where you can check on the status of your family member. I could actually see that he arrived in the OR at 7:50am, the procedure began at 8:56am, and he was in recovery at 10:11am. they also gave me a pager to page me when he was finished. this allowed us to go down to the subway to get a little breakfast. well...kyle did awesome. he was super groggy coming out of the anesthesia, but that is to be expected. we waited in the little recovery room for about an hour before I discovered that miles had pooped through for the SECOND time that day. are you kidding me? off we went to the family waiting room again. and wouldn't you know it? the dr came to explain the outcome of the surgery while I was gone...grr. now you tell me...does it really make sense to explain in great detail (and with the aide of photos) what you did to a patient if he is practically asleep and doped up on a trifecta of medication? geesh. needless to say, I haven't a clue as to what was actually done in the OR. nice. kyle will be in the sling for another week or two and then start rehab for the next 3-6 months. for now he will settle for sleep and vicodin! thank you for the prayers and well wishes. surgery is always a little unnerving, but we both looked at each other and thanked God that we weren't there for miles. we certainly feel blessed to have a happy, HEALTHY baby!

helping daddy with some last minute projects before his surgery the next morning
watching tv (not actually sleeping as it may appear)

even though he can't pick miles up...they can still have lots of fun together!

piece of cake

miles is getting this sitting thing down like it's no big deal! he looks so old sitting on the floor all by himself. we still need to stay nearby to catch him in case he tries to look above his head or turns too fast to watch a speeding puppy fly by. other than that he's doing really well! the bumbo and boppy are certainly coming in handy these days. even though I say he's growing too fast...it's exciting to see him learn new things everyday...we are so proud of him!!

miles loves to be surrounded by his toys
sitting in the bumbo makes it much easier to talk to auntie beth


and now, "how to get back to your tummy" by miles kroening
ta da!

trick or treat - part two

the annual becker family halloween bash was held last night...and everyone came dressed up in some sort of fun costume!!! it's always fun to see what everyone will be. this year our family came as hot dog vendors with mr. miles dressed as a little hot dog. miles only donned the wiener portion of his costume for a few minutes...he discovered rather quickly that it would make an excellent chewie.

hot dogs for sale

a two foot two inch long wienie!

gardeners and a flower garden [my parents & nykkole]

my two grandmas! SEE...everyone gets in on the fun!

grandpa & grandma greseth

king of queens [brian & blair]

mccain & palin...from a couple of HUGE obama supporters! [marc & jen]

bun in the oven! [seth & beth]

trick or treat - part one

miles had a frightfully fun first halloween! on friday, he dressed up as a dragon and went "trick or treating" - ok so he went to grandpa randy's, the great-grandparents', and grandma and grandpa becker's - but he dressed up nonetheless! I don't have a great picture (yet) - but he did look pretty adorable!

"mummy" and miles


watching nykki get on the bus

grandma, miles, and nykkole

a little fire-breathing dragon