Two Down, Hopefully None to Go

Andrew had his second hernia operation on Thursday. This time it was on the right side. The doctor told us last time that there was a chance that it would happen on the other side, and it did. Andrew couldn't eat after 7:30 in the morning and his surgery was at 2:00pm. I was prepared for hours of screaming, but he did so well. We paced the halls of the hospital for distraction and he stayed very content. He was even charming the nurses with his smiles and talking. They took him for surgery at 1:45pm and I went to get him a little after 3:00pm. He had general anesthetic this time so he was out cold for about 2 hours after the surgery. He nursed a lot that evening (mostly for comfort) and slept from 11to 5. He woke up at 5am with bright eyes and a smile. We were walking through the hall around 7:30 that morning and two doctors who had just come on shift passed us. Andrew smiled big and squealed. One replied something like "You sure are bright this morning. We're still trying to wake up." He was pretty much his normal self Friday, except for wanting a few more cuddles. I won't object to that! We are thankful that all went well.

So, 2 surgeries by the time he's 5 months old. Hopefully we've gotten hospital visits out of our system. It's not likely though. If he gets his dad's daring side and is mom's clumsiness we may be in trouble!!