Our Little Trooper!

Colin did great...We got up early and told Colin we had to go to the doctors, so he quickly said he wanted to bring his doctors kit, so cute! We arrived at Children's in Boston and the whole process went really smooth. We registered and about 15 minutes later we were in pre-op. This was the worst part, he hated the undressing, the blood pressure cuff on his leg, and the ID bracelet. He screamed and cried and we felt horrible for him...It was great though because we had our own personal TV and Sesame Street was a great distraction. Then we met with the surgeon and the anesthesiologist. At this point I am ready to lose it because I know it's time. Ryan was a saint and took him in. I gave him a big hug and a kiss, tried not to breakdown in front of him, and Ryan walked away with the surgery team. The anesthesiologist assistant was left behind and grabbed my hand and said, "try and go get something to eat and we are going to take good care of your son" just what I needed to hear....which they did....everyone was so great and clearly they deal with children and parents all the time and it shows...Ryan said this time with the anesthesia went much smoother, he didn't fight it and there were no gurgling sounds, they slyly got the mask onto his face and as he became drowsy they put him on the table. They didn't have to intubate, just IV and a tube that went down close to his larynx I think...Ryan and I grabbed some food (since we couldn't eat before hand because we felt guilty because Colin couldn't)...then we waited...he was in surgery for exactly the time they told us he would be which was great. A small hernia repaired, no complications, all went well. We waited another 10 minutes and then met him in the recovery room where a really nice nurse was cuddling him in a rocking chair. They were quick to put him in my arms where he quickly fell asleep. They let him sleep for about 1/2 hour, then woke him up, took out his IV, and we got dressed and left...He was kind of out of it for a few hours, but did manage to have a popsicle when we got home. Lots of movies and TV for the rest of the day and the funniest thing is that he tried a couple of times to get up and walk around (almost like he was ansy and just needed to get up), but he walked like he had a few too many....he ate some toast and soup for dinner which was great and has kept it down which is even better...in addition to the anesthesis he had morphine and a local block to the surgery site so they said he should be comfortable today with just additional tylenol, but we will probably give him some tylenol with codiene later on...He is watching the Grinch right now (one of his favorites) and then off to bed. We are grateful to everyone at the hospital, they made the whole experience so much easier...thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers, we love you all...