The Owen Family - Jeremiah Owen, Sarah Owen, Brynn Owen

No more helmet!

We saw the plastic surgeon on Saturday and we were given some great news: Brynn no longer needs to wear her helmet! Very exciting that she is now “hat” free. She has been such a great sport about having to wear the helmet and in a strange way it’s weird not seeing her with it [...]

Brynn - Almost 3 weeks Post Op

Well it was a beautiful warm evening at our house when I got home so we decided to play outside. Thought I’d post up a shot of Brynn and how great she’s looking. Each day the swelling goes down a little more, her eyes get a little wider and we get closer to seeing how [...]

Post Surgery Update - Plastic Surgeon

Well we met with Dr. Hammoudeh yesterday and things are going well! He had a hard time remembering which side her Cranio was on by looking at her (which is good!) He liked how she was healing. The bummer news which we were prepared for is that she will have to wear a helmet for [...]

The Doctor says….

She looks great. She will have to come back in a month but so far we are looking good! Praise the Lord!

2 Weeks Post Op - Update

Hard to believe just 2 weeks ago we were sitting at CHLA waiting to hear how Brynn was doing and how the surgery went. Today we have her 2 week post op appointment with Dr. Krieger, the Neurosurgeon. Hopefully we hear she is doing as well as we think she is. Anyway I’ll post an [...]

Wednesday Update - Brynn

Well it has now been over a week and Brynn is still not sleeping! Last night was closer to how the weekend went with her up most of the night just wanting to talk and play. The good news is her swelling continues to come down and her eyes become more and more open. Are [...]

The Longest Weekend

So something no one mentioned in the weeks leading up to the surgery was that after the surgery it’s like having a newborn but with the powers of a 15-month old. Yeah since Friday Sarah and I have had like 0 sleep. I take that back we have had a few hours thanks to my [...]

Friday Update - Brynn

Big news of the day! Brynn was able to come home last night! I’ll put up more pictures tonight when I get home.

Swelling is continuing to drop a little each day.
She can now see so that has helped a huge amount!
She slept pretty well last night but woke up about midnight and just sat in [...]

Quick Update Wednesday - Brynn

Real quick update will explain more tomorrow…

Rough day cried almost all day just wanted to be held, and even sometimes that wasn’t enough
Eyes completely swollen shut, frustrating for her she just wants to see , she points to her eyes and rubs them saying “eye” sad
Still has an appetite and is drinking pear [...]

Brynn Surgery - Tuesday Morning Update

Spoke with Sarah this morning here’s the scoop:Brynn cried all night and seems to be in a fair amount of pain. They are giving her Tylenol. Yeah I was surprised that was all too. They did give her some morphine last night to try and make her more comfortable but most of the comfort will just come [...]