Surgery :(

Caleb had a little surgery done this week and everything went better than I could have hoped for. I was totally freaking out! My baby was going to have to be put to sleep and I was worrying myself to death!! I felt like we were being so superficial doing a surgery that really was mostly cosmetic (my 9 month old was having plastic surgery!) but we were really just fixing something that wasn't done correctly when he was born. I could hear the mean kids picking on him when he was older and I just knew it HAD to be done. So I sucked it up, said my prayers and signed my 9 month old baby boy up for surgery. I was so afraid he was going to be sore afterwards but you would not even know he had anything done to him. He slept for a couple hours when we got home and as soon as he woke up he was back to his normal, all over the place, exploring, playing, happy self!! All of my prayers had been answered: he made it through the anesthesia perfectly fine and he wasn't hurting at all! Now he won't be teased when he's older, well at least not for that. Of course I took some pictures to document this big day!!

Just arriving at the surgery center waiting to go back

Changed into his gown and socks and getting weighed and prepped for surgery.

His doctor was in surgery with another child and we were waiting our turn. You can tell Caleb was worried sick :) Him sleeping like this and cuddling up next to me is really what kept me calm and the tears held back) while we waited.
After it was all over and we were able to go back and see him in recovery. I could actually breath now. It was all over and he was in my arms. Passed out from all the drugs!!
About 4 hours later! Man nothing can keep this little angel down for long!!
After all this I thanked God for blessing us with a healthy little boy. It was such a minor thing and I was so worried. Going through this really made me even more appreciative of a healthy child. I can't even imagine having a sick child. I pray that God will pour out his blessings on the families with sick children. Because there is no other way to get through it without the strength from above!