Here is Gideon in his hospital gown. We arrived at 6:15 this morning for his 7:30 surgery.
There were play rooms in every waiting area we visited.
Isn't he adorable?
The Ronald McDonald House was a great blessing. We were fed dinner, and given a place to stay.
However, Gideon being the light sleeper he is, and being in a new place... none of us slept.
And we weren't allowed to feed Gideon after 3 am. But this moring he was signing for breakfast so nicely, I felt really mean for saying 'no.'
Gideon made friends with adults and kids alike everywhere we went. He had no idea of what was coming up. At 7:30 we handed him off to a nurse and watched him go through double doors where we were not allowed to follow. (that's when I broke down)
Two hours later, his surgeon, Dr. Earhard, came and told us everything went well and that a nurse would be coming to get us soon.
A few minutes later, we were shown into the recovery room. Gideon arrived about a minute later... This was the hardest moment for JR and I broke down again. He looked SO small and perfect. And then they showed us what they did and told us how to take care of his dressings. That was hard too.
He was a trooper all the way home. But once we got home, his bladder had a spasm and screamed in pain until we could get him settled down. He stayed in my arms for the next 2 hrs. and then I passed him along to my mom. And while I was taking a shower, he started getting up and moving. By dinner time, he was running around like normal.
Thank you for all of your prayers. (Keep 'em coming.) :)
-JR, Daisha, and Gideon
5 comments:
Those pictures in the little gown just break my heart.
I am so glad that he is doing okay, with the exception of his spasm on the drive home, but he's in good hands, of course.
We'll keep him in our prayers.
(Oh yeah -- and if you need someone to hold him tomorrow so you can take another shower, please give a call. I know your folks are hitting the road again and I have to leave for SC, but it won't be until 2:00 or or 3:00 so do call if you need me.)
Him in that little gown is so adorable! I'm so glad everything went smoothly.
Oh, I just can't even imagine how hard that must have been for you! Probably hard for you than for Gideon! So glad everthing went well.
It was so good to see Gideon smiling and walking around this morning! What a trooper!
I'm glad Gideon is back to himself. Sorry you had to go through that. The hospital pics were great though.
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