Surgery is Over!

Landon did really well with his surgery. He woke easily in the morning so we could leave by 6:20a for the hospital. We checked-in, got his patient bracelet, his hospital scrubs covered in tigers and bright colors and played in the waiting room. As we waited and played (thank goodness for the toys in the outpatient waiting room of a children's hospital) Shay and Julie came to visit and brought Landon a blankie and stuffed animals! A nurse came to explain Landon's procedure to him (as much as he could comprehend) and it was nice for Brandon and I too to know exactly what he would go through. He went back for surgery right on time at 9 and we were called to talk to the Dr. post surgery at 9:20. By 9:30 Landon was waking from anesthesia and ready to see us. He didn't cry as much as we thought he would which was great! He went through two quick stages of recovery and we were on the road by 10:20.

After a drive-through at Wendy's (we had to keep our promise!) and a Frosty snack at home, Landon was down for a 4 hour nap. He woke well rested and ready to go! Our little man was back to running all over the house and playing like usual! What a trooper!

I certainly would blog more if I didn't always feel obligated to download pictures. I can sometimes catch a free moment while eating lunch at my desk to put a few sentences together.

Snow, ice and freezing rain have made work travel interesting (and LONG) this week, but so goes to say for our entire state and large part of our nation.

We are gearing up for Landon's surgery on Monday, Feb 7... tubes in his ears. We are crossing our fingers that this will relieve much of the pain, discomfort and frequent ear infections that he has had since the middle of October. A simple outpatient surgery that I am sure will result in a Wendy's Frosty!

Brandon is adjusting to his new work schedule, 7p-7a. The bonus to this schedule is more days off, less day care and more evenings together as a family. So far, so good!