being patient with our patient

Sawyer's surgery to correct his hypospadias was this past Tuesday. Having never had surgery in a hospital myself, I was nervous and did not know what to expect. Spencer has been through the process more times than he can count, so it was old-hat to him I'm sure.

We arrived bright and early at 7:30. Sawyer's usual wake up time is around 9am, so this was an adjustment for him.

He got suited up in a baby hospital gown and bright yellow socks. He was a big fan of the socks.

A pre-op visit with Grandma and Grandpa kept him occupied for a little while as we watched the time slowly pass on the clock. Sawyer soon realized it was almost 9 o'clock and there was no bottle to be found and no cereal to eat. His curiosity with the hospital gadgets soon turned to distain. Lots of crying ensued.

After the little dude went off to surgery, we (me, Spencer, my Mom, my Dad and my sister) all settled into the Pediatric Surgery Waiting Room for a 3-4 hour borefest.

But who knew that this small waiting room, wherein we were the only people waiting, would become a pretty fun hang out spot when we are stuck sitting around at a hospital. There was Nintendo 64, which we tried playing but we couldn't handle how seriously dated that thing is. We played cards, messed with the kid toys, ate Mediterranean Cafe and made fun of each other. Seriously, a good time considering the circumstances.


And after 3 hours exactly, he was out of surgery, sleepy-eyed and ready to EAT. We were on our way home about 30 mins later.

Overall we are surprised at how well Sawyer has done with this week of recovery. He has had his moments of legitimate discomfort and pain, and those of grumpiness and just being fussy, but for the most part he has endured this pretty well. But we will all be happy when the catheter is removed and he no longer has to wear double diapers.

Until next week when all that happens, we'll still be seeing alot of this.