Well, I should admit that Zach was braver than Andy and I were. He had surgery this week to repair an inguinal hernia. The Drs. said it was a very simple surgery, but since he had to go under general anethesia we were pretty anxious. He did so well and it was so obvious by how smoothly everything went that there were so many people praying for him. So if you were one of them...thank you!
Here he is before he went in. We had to wear the garb too as we were able to go back with him into the OR until he fell asleep. He laid in my lap while I rocked him and we sang the ABC's (his favorite song at the moment). The worst part was when he was asleep we laid him on the table and walked out of the room.
I guess Andy was too cool for the OR hat. Zach's least favorite part of the day was the hospital bracelet they made him wear. He hated that thing! He wanted it off and was willing to do almost anything to make that happen. He was not impressed by the fact that I was wearing one to match!
The surgery only lasted about a 1/2 an hour. Felt more like 1/2 a week! They brought us in while he was still asleep and as soon as he woke up I was able to pick him up and cuddle with him in the rocking chair. The nurses gave him some apple juice which he loved (not something he gets very often) and a cute stuffed duck. He was much more excited about the apple juice.
He has been doing great and is healing quickly. The only problem is that he is not supposed to play too rough or do anything where he may hurt himself. Not so easy! It is everything I can do to keep him from swinging from the chandeliers. Thanks again for all of your prayers, and encouraging notes and messages. We felt so loved!
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