The Dreaded Day...

...actually went really smoothly. We arrived at the hospital a little before 8 am and got Mason checked in and about 5 minutes later the nurse came to get the process started.

We knew Mason was already a little scared so we had a drug called Versed administered to him to relieve his anxiety. It definitely put him in a happy state! We then spoke to the surgeon and then the anesthesiologist.

When it was time for him to be wheeled away, he didn't even have a bit of hesitation. I on the other hand shed some tears but for the most part I was a little more relaxed that morning than I had been the weeks prior.

Now for the pictures after the surgery. This is Mason right after. I really think he thought he was smiling. We have a few pictures and every time Tom took a picture and told Mason to smile he'd make this face.

The surgery went really quickly. We went to the cafeteria and had breakfast and then went back to the Pediatrics Surgery Center and it seemed we were only there for about 10 minutes before they came to get Tom and I when the surgery was done.

Mason seemed pretty out of it at first but then when I was holding him he started fussing and wiggling and so the nurse gave him some morphine. I think that what he really wanted was to have his IV taken out because he kept grabbing at it. She tried to administer another dose of morphine but Tom stopped her because he thought that was the problem too. The shift changed shortly after that and the other nurse took out the IV and he finally fell asleep. We then were discharged and on the road back to home by noon. I thought that was pretty good considering they took him away for surgery about 9:30 am.

Things went so much better than I expected. The night before I had a hard time because Mason was in bed with us and I believe he knew something was going on because he kept clinging his arms around my neck and saying mommy. Once he fell asleep I said a prayer and felt calmer but of course I didn't hardly sleep a wink.

Thanks to Chris and Lisa for allowing us to stay at their house the night before. We really appreciate your friendship and love you guys! Also thanks to my mommy, my mother in law Sharalyn, and Aunt Christi (Tom's sister) for making the drive over so early in the morning and spending time with us. It definitely helped calm our nerves! We love you all very much. Oh, and thank you Mom, for taking Jayni home with you and bringing her back on Saturday. It helped a bunch!! Also, thank you to all of you who checked on us and for all the many prayers, emails and phone calls. We truly are blessed with amazing family and friends!! We love you all!