Harper Cole had his very first surgery this morning at Children’s Healthcare- Scottish Rite. (He was re-circumcised, if you didn’t already know). Along with Shane and myself, Granna Tana, Mamaw and Papaw, and Grammy and Granddaddy were there with the little guy. That hospital is so neat- with everything revolving around children. There were toys everywhere, the nursing staff was amazing, and they really took care of my little sweetie. We arrived at 6:00 am (we’ve been up since 3:45am), did all the pre-op stuff, and then went to a pre-op room where there were toys and a television. A nurse brought a tiny little hospital gown for Harper Cole and an adult sized one for Mommy. She then let Harper go into a large, lit up cabinet to pick out a brand new toy. We waited there until 8:30 (Harper hadn’t eaten since last night, but he was such a trooper!).

At 8:30, Dr. Scherz (pediatric urologist) arrived and Mommy and Harper Cole went back to the operating room. I stayed while they put the mask on his face and he drifted off (that was a little difficult for me and I was emotional, but I knew God had the whole thing under control). I then joined Daddy in a post op room where we waited for about an hour for Harper Cole. He was rolled in a big hospital bed (he looked so tiny!), with his right hand draped across his face with a “Woe is me” look! He snoozed in my arms for about another hour while our fantastic nurse, Mrs. Nancy, took care of him- keeping his iv going.

We left the hospital and he had a rough ride home, getting sick a couple of times from the anesthesia- poor little guy! We got home, ate a little bite, then he laid down for close to 4 hours. He was given a “caudal” and is still numb “down there”. 🙂 He has some good medicine to help him rest, also. He’s playing now and is in good spirits…

Thanks for all of your prayers and we all look forward to watching him re-coop!

From Harper Cole 15 months

From Harper Cole 15 months