The first day
post surgery has come and gone. He was sleepy most of the day, but was awake longer and more alert at each waking time. He still gets tylenol every 4 hours which seems to help him a lot. I held him for a while, which he loved, but he must have loved being held by N even more because he pooped out of his diaper while N was holding him! This is huge because it shows that his intestines are working and things are moving along. They plan to take out the catheter tomorrow, so we hope that will help him be able to move around more freely. I know he is hungry, but he doesn't seem too fussy about wanting to eat. I think he is just still a bit overwhelmed by it all.
I am so proud of him! He is such a great spirit and a good baby. He is just rolling with things and barely cries during the times the nurses mess with him, and quickly goes back to his cute, thumb-sucking, contented self. He is now sleeping peacefully and will hopefully rest well all night.
Thank you so much for the nice comments, emails, stuffed animals, offers of help and prayers you sent out to us and to BBZ. We are so lucky to have so many people loving us. I consider myself a worrier. I have irrational fears and have always been afraid of what I would do if this happened or that happened, so for those of you moms and dads who are reading our story and think to yourself,
I don't know what I would do if that were my baby, believe me when I say that you will do whatever your baby needs you to do, you will stay strong when you need to and let down when you are able. You will hold onto your partner for strength and advocate for yourself and your baby. It is scary, but it is not impossible. You will take on one minute at a time and do whatever you can to make sure your baby has the best care. You will take the time to ask every question of the doctors and make sure they ask you everything they should. So do not worry about what could happen, know that if something bad does, you have strength to handle it and loved ones to lean on.
And let's face it...chicks dig scars...
