Surgery Day

The day came that we had been dreading...surgery day.  Dexter was born with hernias. We were advised to wait until he was about 6 months old to see if things would work themselves out on their own. Unfortunately, things did not, so we had to schedule the surgery.  The procedure is fairly common, but we were still pretty scared. It was his first time under anesthesia and you never know how someone is going to react until they have it.

He couldn't have anything to eat or drink after midnight the night before. I was so worried that he was going to be super cranky and starving at hospital. Just the opposite happened! Poor little guy was hungry, but he was also so interested in all of the things and the people at the hospital that he really didn't get upset.

Before surgery, being weighed. Dexter was so cute in his little gown.

Sitting in the waiting area felt like forever.  I just wanted to see my baby and know that he was alright.

Once the surgery was completed the doc spoke with us and let us know that everything went well.  Dexter will have more follow ups with the doc over the next year to make sure the procedure was able to correct everything

Here he is right after, in recovery...Very hungry.

He was acting fine when we got home. Then about an hour later the sadness began. He cried so much and he was having trouble keeping his formula down. I held him the whole afternoon and slept with him that night. (Which was the first time he ever slept beside me all night.)  He woke about every couple hours crying. It was so sad.  Then the next morning around 7am he was happy as can be. It was strange, the anesthesia must have making him sick.  

The evening of, laying on my shoulder, exhausted :(

The day after, Best Buds. I should note, he is pulling up like a pro now!

Daddy got him an activity table! He absolutely loves it. Can you tell?