The look on Wes’s face when he opened the apartment door and Henry was on the other side was wonderful. Surprise, confusion, disbelief, and JOY. He was speechless until he could exclaim, “Wait, what the heck?!” The four of us had lunch with Mollie and Bruce, and walking there Wes had pep in his step for the first time since leaving Scotia as he hopped, skipped, and jumped alongside Henry. After lunch we walked through Brookline Village, got some coffee, and did some outdoor lounging. While Mollie went to settle in at the hotel and the boys and Emily played at the apartment, Andrew and Bruce grabbed a beer. The four of us had a snack-y dinner while watching a Grand Tour special. The boys snuggled up for bed together with all of the giggles you could hope for.

Wednesday morning the four of us hung out in the apartment until we ventured out to the Amory Park and explored the Hall’s Pond Sanctuary. We grabbed lunch at Tatte and ate it at nearby Monmouth Park where the boys explored the little playground. We wandered home along the Emerald Necklace, and after the boys spent some more time playing Legos and watching videos it was time for Mollie, Bruce, and Henry to head home. Being left here in Boston was harder than doing the leaving in Scotia, and much harder than we expected. The three of us snuggled up on the couch and read together, then Wes suggested “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and it did the trick of perking him up.

Then the day got hard. We received a call from the hospital at about 4pm that the Thursday cardiac surgeries have been cancelled because the cardiac ICU beds are full. We spoke with both the cardiologist and the surgeon. It’s upsetting and disappointing, and we’ve been trying to work through it. We don’t know what the next steps are or when the surgery will happen. Since the calls we’ve been sitting and waiting and trying not to lose our minds. We were hoping to hear something this evening/tonight but it’s clear we’ll hear tomorrow instead. The only thing we do know is that we don’t need to be at the hospital at 6am tomorrow. Wes is happy, we’re a bit lost. We’ll share when we know what comes next.