A Special Day

Most of you all know that Ethan has had a nephro tube draining his kidneys for the past 2 months. A few posts below, you can read why he had to have the tube. Having the nephro tube in, PREVENTED Ethan from having another scary surgery, A TRUE BLESSING. Last Friday, we were so blessed.. Ethan finally got his tube out!!! This tube had such a huge impact on the way we lived our lives for those two months. Ethan could not go in water, he could not be in the heat..so no outside, he was uncomfortable when he slept, his dressing changes ruled our days, he was limited to a lot of physical activity for the most part (his birthday party was an  exception..we protected him "extra" that day..it was a must). Not to mention, the heavy medications and non-stop hospital visits because of the tube. Ethan was a completely different "Ethan" with his tube, honestly it was really sad. He was not himself at all.
Now that the tube is out "hooray" Ethan is ready to be Ethan! He now spends his days in water, being very active, and sleeping like a champ. At times, he will feel his back (back is where the tube was placed) and say "no more tube or tape (tape means bandages)" and will have this confused look on his face. We just remind him that he is doing so good, that the tube went bye bye. I thank the lord he is still so young while going through all of this. So far, since the tube has been removed Ethan is doing great!!!
Thank you all again for praying for our little guy. He loves you all! We thank god for the prayers, love, and support. We pray that Ethan continues to do well:) We return back to his urologist in October.
Today my mother, sister, Ethan and I celebrated by going to a place called Inflatables. It was Bounce House Heaven. All I can say is, the smile on Ethan's face the entire time was simply priceless. He was so happy and enjoyed himself tremendously.  He really is a Special Boy full of love and laughter. We smiled and laughed the entire time we played there, it felt so good to be so happy. Just watching Ethan be so happy to be active was such a good feeling.  Thank you Aunt Shannon for planning such a Special Day:)

Here is a video and some fun pictures.