Spencer's Surgery

Today was a very long day! Spencer did a great job though, and is now sleeping soundly next to me in his hospital bed. Here are some pictures from our day. The first two were from right before his surgery. He was such a good boy for not having had anything to eat since the night before! He loved all the attention he got from everyone I think! The nurse that dressed him in his little jammie shirt said that it wasn't pink, it was light red! It didn't matter to us...he looks cute in any color! He was very patient while we waited for the 2 hours from when they told us to be there to when they actually started doing anything! It was harder on us than him...and believe me the time just ticked by! But, they finally came and got him about noon and they started the surgery pretty close to right on time. The docs were all very nice and explained everything to us all, and we had a pretty big group. It was me, Dean, my Mom and Dad, Eric, Dean's Mom and Dad and his Grandma, and his sister Julie. But, they let us all be with him at every step until he made it to the PICU, then they only let us in. Due to the flu season and H1N1, we are only allowed to have 4 people other than Dean and I, so our moms and my dad and Eric are the lucky ones to visit him up here. This his my little angel after his surgery. He looks pretty good, although they warned me that he will continue to look worse as the swelling continues and he may have some bruising. So far though, his swelling isn't that bad and he isn't bruised. He is sleeping soundly, thanks to the meds, and doing great. He did have his eyes open and was looking around for a while before he started crying...I was able to calm him down while we waited for the nurse to bring the next round of pain meds by singing "You Are My Sunshine"...it was sweet.

I want to say thank you for all the prayers and support...we love you all! I am going to go the "quiet room" for parents and get some sleep for a while...I am sure I will be up in a few hours to check on him out of habit and worry. I can't even imagine what he is going through, and I don't let myself go there too often because it breaks my heart, but he seems comfortable and looks like my Spencer...I can't ask for more than that!! Goodnight all and I will update more as we get more info!