Vaction Part 1: Indianapolis

Over the 4th of July weekend we headed out for Louisville, KY to have a mini-reunion with Eric's family. While planning for the trip Eric and I realized that we would be driving through Indianapolis where another family with M-CM lives. So on Thursday, July 1 we finally got to meet Makenna, and her mom and dad. This is the first time that we have had the chance to meet another kid with M-CM. We met for lunch at Red Robin and then spent some time at Makenna's house just playing with the kids and talking. Makenna is two years old and has gone through a lot the past year. Like Jackson, she also has hydrocephaly, but has had many complications with her shunt. After 12 shunt revisions she finally had her shunt removed in April and had a third ventricularostomy done where they basically make a bore hole in the third ventricular and she has had no complications since. Makenna and Jackson at first ignored each other, but after a while they started to check each other out. It was so great to actually talk to someone who understood what we were experiencing and we plan to meet up again in August in Michigan.

Jackson and Makenna

Makenna and her new wheelchair

After spending the afternoon with Makenna and her family we headed to downtown Indianapolis and stayed in a hotel for the night. The first night in a hotel with both kids was horrible and neither one of our kids wanted to go to sleep. I think we finally had both of them sleeping by 11:30. Needless to say they were both crabby the next day, but we still took them to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. This is the largest children's museum in the world and it was so much fun (I think that Eric and I had more fun then the kids did).

There is a large dinosaur exhibit and this was one of the really cool dinosaurs outside the museum peeking in.

Annika and Eric pretending to be dinosaurs

Annika liked to ride on the motorcycles

There was also a really neat Barbie exhibit which I thought was really cool since I use to love Barbies. Here Annika is at the Barbie reception desk. So cute!

Annika and Eric striking a pose

My little Diva

Jackson played a little, but was so tired that he really just wanted to hang out in his stroller. From here we drove to Louisville, KY. More about our trip to be posted soon.