Gavin's Date In The OR

Yesterday was Gavin's surgery to remove his adenoids and the little guy did great! Of course we had to be there bright and early, leaving our house at 5:30 a.m., but he was so good while we waited, just playing with his trucks.

After we got his cute little hospital gown on him he became a little nervous and clung to Bret's leg for several minutes. All these different doctors were coming in to talk to him and I think he knew something was coming.

You never like to see your little one have to go under, but I must say that it is sure adorable to see those open gowns with diapers sticking out!

The surgery took about twice as long as expected and we were getting a little nervous in the waiting room, but the doctor finally came out and said all went well. When the nurses came to get us to come to recovery, her first words were "he's sure a fighter!" I guess he was not a happy camper while coming around.

Gavin was coming out of the anesthesia and even though he was so out of it, in and out of consciousness, the first thing he wanted was to hold his truck. I just couldn't get over this little hand with an IV holding his truck and the sleeping body that was actually being still on my lap.

We made it back home late morning to three loving and concerned siblings. Zachary made him this note with help from the babysitter. Definitely a keeper.

He got sick while driving home and threw up all over the car and was white as ghost when we pulled in the driveway. McKenna was quick to love on him.

But within the hour he was out wanting to ride his bike. You can tell he's not feeling himself, but the desire was there. Overall he had a pretty good day. He was fuzzy and not himself. He took a 4 1/2 hour nap and didn't eat a whole lot. But not too bad for the first day. Hopefully today he'll be back to normal!