The last supper

Today was Stephen's first and last full day at home from surgery and before going back to start the diet.  He is feeling great, everything looks wonderful and we are so thankful to have the tube in place!  Today was a busy day running around trying to get everything ready for our hospital stay next week.  On the ketogenic diet everything that has carbs must be removed, it's crazy the everyday items that contain carbs.  We have had to change everything from toothpaste, to lotion, to shampoo, to medicines, to bug spray and more. Stephen and Danielle spent the first half of the day running around town getting new products. Crazy fact that we discovered today- a 3 month supply of Stephen's medications cost $25,716.72 and most of these meds are generic!! I can't imagine what the cost will be when we switch to brand name. He was exhausted after a full morning of errands. 

 We want to say thank you to all of our sweet new friends we made at Target today and a huge thank you to Noodles and Co.  I decided that since today was Stephen's last day on carbs, he should overindulge in everything he loves, which is where Noodles and Co. came into play.  Stephen loves Noodles and Co. and they are always so sweet to him when we go.  Today the manager treated us to a free meal since it was Stephen's last time at Noodles! :)  He had his favorite Thai noodles with shrimp and he had a delicious piece of cheesecake of dessert. 

The rest of the afternoon was fairly low-key, we helped get Lily Gray off to the mountains to spend the week having tons of fun with the Clarke family! Lily Gray- Stephen and I miss you already, we can't wait to hear about all the awesome things you get to do in the mountains! :)  Send us pictures too!!!

Tonight we got an extra special surprise for dinner, being Stephen's last supper before we start the diet I wanted to do something extra special and yummy, just as I was trying to decide what we should eat Julie's sweet friend Byrd Kirby came to the door carrying lots of goodies.  She brought us some amazing BBQ pork, coleslaw, and Stephen's favorite potato salad.  He was in absolute heaven after eating this delicious meal.  

   Byrd- This was the perfect last meal for Stephen and you were so sweet to think of us! 

Tomorrow is the big day, we've got a few things left to pack and then we will be ready to go.  We are hoping to get into the hospital sometime midday tomorrow to get things started.  We will keep ya'll posted!

PS- Lily Gray, Stephen says that he LOVES YOU!