all better....

.....the teanuts are all better!.....praise, praise!

you all know me well enough now to know that of course i took my camera to the hospital.....i mean, as if :) i did restrain myself and only take pics in our little room with our little family and our little patient.....and i must brag on my little patient for a moment ~ he did great!! he was NPO (no food by mouth) after midnight but could, luckily, have clear liquids up until 10am....he only asked once at home for his *gits & eggs* and once at the hospital for a snack.....whew, that could have been a lot worse.....

he had a *bag of tricks* to occupy his time but we really didn't need them too terribly much.....by the time we got in the pre-op room things got rolling fairly quickly.....we met lots of nurses, CRNAs & anesthesiologists that were taking great care of us......after a quick wardrobe change, he got the good stuff.....

..... versed!!!!.....this is my baby on drugs.....silly boy!

i mean, just look at those thighs up there.....god love 'em!! below is him after the giggles wore off and the floppy head, relaxing set in....

honestly, they took him to surgery ~ with blankie & monkey of course!....i went down stairs to get us lunch, brought it back up.....ate our lunch, played on my phone a few minutes......and then he was back......awesome!! dr. mac came in and talked to us shortly before grant got back.....he only had a hernia on one side & it was very small & easy to fix....we even have pics of his insides, but i spared you all ~ this time :) oh, by the way.....brett says that our next date night will be the children's hospital cafeteria.....he LOVED the *blazing spicy chicken sandwich*.....it was really good, but i will opt for GianMarco's :)

here is our sweet angel boy finally resting once he got back to us from recovery......i say finally because he was a bit ill when he first got in the room.....there was no easing into waking up for him.....when they rolled him in the room he was already trying to sit up & he wanted EVERYTHING off of him!.....within a matter of 10 minutes he managed to *not so nicely* convince the nurse to take out his IV, off his blood pressure cuff & pulse ox.....he also got off his arm band & gown.....whew!! it was a whirlwind.....he also wanted the steri-strip off his belly button but we put our foot down there :) once he was stripped down he finally settled himself into slumberland for a few moments....ahhhhh....

he woke up so much better after his little nap.......we got him dressed and headed home!

daddy went to get the car and he went on a red wagon ride......the hospital is already decorated for christmas so he was in awe of all the pretty ornaments & decorations.....as we were headed out he said, "look tiger, ROAR!".....and i even got a smile.....

as i type this today he is just vegging out in front of the TV, watching a little *baby crack* & is quite content......he is a little sore, but doing great! this morning when he asked for his *gits & eggs* i happily obliged.....

we really appreciate all the thoughts, prayers & well wishes you guys poured upon us....thank you so much!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!