After a whole post about Peter, I have to mention Bella and Christian's latest news too.
Bella had her Eagle Scout court of honor a few weeks ago. Kelly and I were so focused on the moment that we didn't get a single photo. That stunk but it's so typical of me. I got this semi-ok photo of an award she received afterwards that show her in her new Eagle Scout neckerchief. We're so proud of all the hard work she put into this journey. What an amazing accomplishment.
As for Christian, he got a superior rating at the latest piano federation competition he competed in. He had worked very hard on his pieces. I wasnt' allowed into the judging space, so no pictures or video but from what I heard from teh hallway, it sounded perfect. He's really a talented musician between his snare drum in the marching band, his saxophone in teh symphony band, and his piano at home. He's amazing. Here's a picture outside afterwards. Relief! All done for a while.
Two days later, he had his pectus excavatum surgery. That was an ordeal. The surgeons and everyone else at the hospital were fantastic but it's a very difficult surgery from which to recover. He's been mostly in bed ever since. We can see steady improvement, though, and we are sure that in the end he'll be happy with the result. I promised him no embarrassing hospital pictures or post-op recovery pics, but here's an x-ray of his new chest. You can see the bars they placed under his sternum and the way they curve outward to push his ribs and sternum into place.
To end on a happy note, before the surgery, Christian helped Peter build a cool fort in the living room. They build a rocket-ship style fort and the two of them had a great time inside. It was a bit small for Christian, but they made it work.
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